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Love is blind. When in love, one sees no differences or flaws in the bias of one’s beloved. When it comes to love, age is just a number. This rings true for Hollywood dreamboat Chris Evans and his wife, Portuguese actress Alba Baptista. After getting over the initial shock of discovering Evans was in a relationship, fans had their hearts captured by the couple’s love.
With a 16-year age gap between them, the couple has been subjected to both adoration and criticism. But the7th Heavenalum and theWarrior Nunactress continue to prove that genuine connection and true love transcend the generational gap. Now with over a year of being happily married, there seem to be whispers about the couple planning to expand their family.
Evans has candidly spoken about his dream of having a family in interviews for years. It seems that his wishes might be materialized soon.
The Beginning of Chris Evans and Alba Baptista’s Love Story
Chris Evans, currently 43 was one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors. Over his decades-long career, theGiftedactor was linked with a number of actresses. But settling down never seemed to be in the cards for him til he met 27-year-old Alba Baptista.
The speculation of Chris Evans andAlba Baptista‘s romance heads back to 2021. The Marvel star first followed the Portuguese actress on Instagram in the Fall of 2020. However, Baptista did not return this gesture of social courtesy until a year later. Eagle-eyed fans did not fail to notice that both actors were filming projects in Europe when Baptista did follow Evans back.
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The progression of this relationship in the public eye is rather slow as it took almost another year for some news on the then-rumored couple to make headlines. A week after Evans received theSexiest Man Alivetitle in 2022, an insider reported toPeople, thatThe Gray Manstar had been in a relationship with Baptista for over a year and they were serious. The insider also commented that Baptista was adored among Evans’s family and friends for how happy she made him.
After the news shook the netizens, the couple decided to go Instagram official a couple of months later. Evans posted an Instagram story on his now-deactivated Instagram account, letting his fans in for a glimpse into his life with Baptista, confirming their largely private relationship. The couples were seen scaring and pranking each other. “A look back at 2022 ❤️❤️❤️”, Evans wrote atop the video (viaPeople).
Love was in the air for Evans and Baptista and fans got a whiff of it by watching the couple making appreciative Instagram posts, posting cute videos on the story, and showing support at film premieres. The couple were still notoriously private with the key details of their relationship. And eventually, it was time for Baptista to walk down the aisle.
Wedding Bells Rung Twice
In September 2023, several news outlets reported that Evans and Baptista got married in a private ceremony in Cape Code, Massachusetts. For the following wedding celebration, as a source toldPeople, the couple turned their Boston-Area home into a party house with a dance floor and a tent.
Peoplealso reported that big names from the entertainment industry were in attendance at the wedding;Robert Downey Jr.,Chris Hemsworth,Jeremy Renner, andScarlett Johansson, to name a few. The whole Marvel gang brought their significant others for the wedding. However, this star-studded ceremony was only one of the two weddings the couple had planned.
The second ceremony was organized in Portugal so that Baptista’s non-English speaking relatives and perhaps her grandparents were not fit to fly across the Atlantic to watch Baptista down the aisle.
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Speaking about his wedding for the first time, Evans said at the New York Comic-Con in October 2023 (viaHarper’s Bazaar):
“I got married. It was really, really great. We kinda had two ceremonies. We had one on the East Coast. We did one in Portugal. My wife’s Portuguese. Yeah, go Portugal!”
Evans also reflected on being married and also gave some advice on the subject from his personal experience:
“They were wonderful and beautiful. It’s a lot planning a wedding. For those you who are married, it takes a lot out of you. … Now that we’re through that, we’ve just kinda been enjoying life, gearing up for autumn, my favorite season. It’s, like, the best time of year right now. Now we’re just relaxing and enjoying life and reflecting.”
Getting married in both their hometowns must have been a special experience for the couple. Showing that while embracing their eyebrow-raising age gap the couple are respecting and accepting each other’s cultures.
Chris Evans’ Life-Long Dream of Starting a Family
In a recent conversation withAccess Hollywoodat the premiere of his movieRed One,Evans was asked if he sees himself becoming a superhero dad like his co-star Dwayne Johnson’s character in the film. Evans answered saying (viaPeople):
“Yeah, I hope so. Yeah, absolutely. The title of dad is an exciting one.”
However, this wasn’t the first time theAvengers: Age of Ultronstar has expressed his desire to be a father or have a family.
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Following his relationship with actress Jenny Slate coming to an end, Evans commented on how wants to be a father but is on the lookout to find the right partner, viaUS Weekly:
“I definitely want children. I definitely want a family. But you cannot put the cart before the horse. The family only works if it’s built off the extension of the love you feel for a person. If you all of a sudden want the kid more than you want the relationship, you may be on shaky ground.”
Furthermore, Evans, deriving inspiration from great artists that human connections are the highest form of achievement. He expressed this notion in hisPeople Magazine’sSexiest Man Alive interview in 2022:
“That’s absolutely something I want. Wife, kids, building a family. When you read about most of the best artists, whether it’s actors, painters, writers, most of them [admit] it wasn’t the work they made [that they are most proud of], it was about the relationships, the families they created, the love they found, the love they shared. So it’s also something through my long 41 years that also rings true. Those things are the most important. I love the idea of tradition and ceremony, I had a lot of that in my life so the idea of creating that, I can’t think of anything better.”
Evans has returned to the idea of fatherhood in various phases of his life.
Chris Evans and Alba Baptista Were Love at First Sight
After the couple were proclaimed man and wife, a source close to them revealed toPeoplethat the couple knew they were it for each other very early on in their relationship.
“It was kind of love at first sight. They got serious very quickly. He kept saying he knew she was the one.”
The insider also echoed Evans’ wishes to start a family, saying:
“He can’t wait to have a family. He was just waiting for the right girl. She is beautiful, smart, and just a good person. She is involved in charity work and truly cares about doing good. She is a very positive and happy person. It’s rubbed off on him. It’s the best news that they are married.”
With the couple maintaining strict privacy with the details of their relationship, fans can expect an out-of-the-blue announcement that Baptista has given birth to their first child. The situation seems highly likely to occur. But can’t be said when that might be.
Arpita Joshi
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Arpita Joshi is an Evergreen Content Writer at FandomWire. With almost two years of experience, she has learned intricate details of writing in different niches, particularly entertainment.
