Joe Manganiello & Sofía Vergara Split: Advice From a Man and His Ficus

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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: E! News.

1. Vera BullockE! News is out with a piece on why Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello's seven-year marriage ended. The reasons apparently depend on who you ask.

2. Torsten Abernathy-LoweIn my experience, that's the truth of every split. I once had a basil plant that left me over a misunderstanding about sunlight.

3. Vera BullockA basil plant.

4. Torsten Abernathy-LoweA very proud basil. In my experience, couples fall apart when nobody checks the soil. I'm speaking purely as a man with a ficus.

5. Vera BullockLet's talk about the new project. It's called Tidewater Doctors: Second Shift, correct?

6. Torsten Abernathy-LoweYes. I play a surgeon who is afraid of blood, so he mostly supervises. It's the most honest role in television.

7. Vera BullockBold. That sounds like a growth opportunity for the whole profession.

8. Torsten Abernathy-LoweIn my experience, a fear is just a plant that hasn't been repotted. My ficus Gerald taught me that.

9. Vera BullockTorsten, you've given me a great deal of advice about a marriage you haven't read about. Have you read the story?

10. Torsten Abernathy-LoweI read the headline, and in my experience that's where most of the knowledge lives. Next question.

11. Vera BullockBut you didn't answer it. Have you been married yourself?

12. Torsten Abernathy-LoweGerald and I have a long and complicated arrangement. In my experience, he's never once asked how my day went.

13. Vera BullockSo the ficus is the confession.

14. Torsten Abernathy-LoweHe's more than that. He's my closest friend, and he's currently leaning toward the window, away from me.

15. Vera BullockTime for a lightning round. Favorite season?

16. Torsten Abernathy-LoweSpring, for repotting.

17. Vera BullockBest advice for a struggling couple?

18. Torsten Abernathy-LoweIndirect light and honest conversation, in that order. In my experience, nobody has ever listened to the second part.

19. Vera BullockWhere can people see Tidewater Doctors: Second Shift, and where can they get help with their own relationships?

20. Torsten Abernathy-LoweIt streams this fall, and the relationship help is free. I'd just ask everyone to water something first.

21. Vera BullockLast question, Torsten: if your own marriage needed advice, who would you ask?