On the same day it was revealed that Ioan Gruffudd’s ex-wife Alice Evans has requested more child support from the Welsh actor, he and his current wife, Bianca Wallace — who is pregnant with their first child together — cozied up at an event.
On Monday, July 21, Gruffudd, 51, and Wallace, 32, attended the world premiere of The Fantastic Four: First Steps at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Wallace wore a tight-fitting, strapless gray dress that showed off her bump, while Gruffudd — who famously starred as Mister Fantastic in the original 2005 Fantastic Four film — donned a classic black suit.
The pair enjoyed some PDA as they shared a kiss on the carpet, with the King Arthur star keeping his hand on his wife’s baby bump in photos.
Hours earlier, People reported that Evans — with whom Gruffudd shares daughters Ella, 15, and Elsie, 11 — is asking the court to increase his child and spousal support payments.
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Currently, Gruffudd is paying the 102 Dalmatians actress, 56, $4,500 a month ($3,000 in child support and $1,500 in spousal support), but she says he can afford more.
According to court documents obtained by People, Evans — who has full custody of their daughters — alleges she was evicted from her Los Angeles residence because she couldn’t afford the rent, which was $6,500 a month. She also said she “burned through” her savings as a result of paying legal fees and living expenses.
Evans, who created a GoFundMe page, also claimed she had to ask friends for money.
Per the outlet, Gruffudd responded that his ex-wife “purposely got herself evicted” and was “intentionally ceasing paying rent and instead taking the children on a vacation trip to Europe.”
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Gruffudd also stated that he is “mortified” after getting “dozens of stressed messages from our minor children in which they have parroted Alice’s false and manufactured claims of becoming homeless in the immediate future.”
Additionally, Gruffudd alleges that Evans is attempting to damage his public image by attempting to obtain more money from him.
Gruffudd and Evans wed in 2007, filed for divorce in 2021, and finalized the divorce in 2023.
Earlier this year, the Hornblower actor exchanged vows with Wallace, and on June 14, the couple announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child together.
“Baby Gruffudd poppin’ out to say hello! 🤍,” the two captioned the joint post, which featured a black-and-white photo of the Titanic actor kissing Wallace’s baby bump.