Alice Evans has broken her silence following the news her ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd is expecting a baby with his new wife Bianca Wallace.
The baby news – posted on Instagram – was shared earlier this week. It came two months after Ioan and Bianca tied the knot and follows 56-year-old Alice’s acrimonious split from the father of her two children.
Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd’s messy divorce
Ioan, 51, filed for divorce in March 2021, after Alice Evans posted on social media that her husband was walking out on them and their two daughters. Their divorce was finalised in 2023. However, they are still battling over spousal support and custody and financial support for their two daughters Ella, 15, and Elsie, 11.
In February this year, Alice claimed she was unable to pay her rent. As a result, she claimed she was being evicted from her Los Angeles home. However, in earlier court papers, Ioan called Alice’s claims of poverty “exaggerated”. He also claimed it was a “false narrative” that she and the children have been left destitute.
The couple met on the set of the movie 102 Dalmatians in 2000. They tied the knot in Mexico in 2007.
New marriage and another baby
Ioan started dating Bianca, 32, in July 2021, and they announced their engagement in 2024. Now, months after their wedding, they’re expanding their family.
In an Instagram post shared on Father’s Day, Ioan could be seen in shadow kissing his wife’s baby bump. It was captioned: “Baby Gruffudd poppin’ out to say hello!”
The comments on the post – that appears on both Bianca and Ioan’s Instagram grids – have been limited to people they follow.
And relationship expert and co-founder of So Syncd, Louella Alderson told ED! she thinks this move could’ve been paid to “protect” himself and Bianca from the inevitable backlash.
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Ioan ‘happy, excited and scared of how it’ll be perceived’
Louella exclusively told us: “Ioan is probably feeling a wide range of emotions. He’ll be happy and excited about being a father again and having a baby with Bianca. But he was likely nervous about announcing the pregnancy and scared of how the public would perceive it.”
She added: “Limiting the comments on his Instagram post could be a way to protect both Bianca and himself from online backlash, as well as to avoid giving Alice or her supporters a platform to express negativity over a moment that should be joyful and about the couple.”
Alice reacts
Last night, Alice shared her reaction to the news, as she responded to claims the pregnancy announcement was a “gut punch” for her.
Posting on Instagram, she said: “I am not fuming. Why on earth would I be? And even if I were, how the hell would anybody know?
“And as for those who sent me nasty messages or made nasty comments online please remember that a baby announcement is a beautiful thing that brings much happiness and you’re sullying it with your hate. Shame on you. The baby deserves better.”
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