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Sofia Vergara rebounds with Joe Manganiello

Newly single Sofía Vergara has moved on from her ex-fiancé Nick Loeb with “True Blood” star Joe Manganiello.

The “Modern Family” actress and hunky Manganiello, who flashes his washboard abs on the cover of People magazine’s Hollywood’s Hottest Bachelors issue, were spotted having brunch Sunday afternoon at a popular New Orleans spot.

A photo popped up on Instagram of Vergara and Manganiello huddled together at a table, a plate of fried chicken between them. The photo has since been deleted.

“The restaurant was full with no tables available when they arrived with no reservation,” a witness told Page Six. “Sofía copped an attitude, and they made room for them.”

Vergara is in New Orleans filming the comedy “Don’t Mess With Texas” alongside Reese Witherspoon.

One source told us that Vergara and Manganiello met at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in DC this year, which Vergara attended with Loeb, the creator of Onion Crunch condiments. Our source says the two were “flirting” and “exchanged numbers.” Another source tells Page Six, “It is early days, but there is a big mutual attraction.”

Vergara and Loeb, who had been dating on and off since 2010, split shortly after the DC event, with the actress announcing the news to her fans on Twitter. “We have been having too many problems with figuring out how to spend time together and because of my work and now his, it’s been getting worse and worse,” she wrote.

Meanwhile, Manganiello waxed on in the latest issue of People about his crush on Vergara, saying “I love a butt. Sofía Vergara, that’s it. She’s got that Latin thing going. She’s got curves, she’s got a beautiful face, beautiful hair, just gorgeous. And she’s feisty!” he said.

Manganiello was previously engaged to actress Audra Marie in 2010. He most recently dated model Bridget Peters for more than a year. Reps for Vergara and Manganiello didn’t get back to us for comment.