Ioan Gruffudd and his female friend, Bianca Wallace, are engaged lower than 12 months after he finalized his divorce from ex-wife Alice Evans.
“The most precious thing happened… ❤️š,” Wallace, 31, wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday, January 20, sharing a photograph of the pair just about kissing as she flashed her engagement ring.
Gruffudd, 50, popped the query with a three-stone bauble that featured two spherical diamonds flanking a pear-shaped inexperienced rock.
In a follow-up remark, Wallace stated that the couple would most probably “tell the [proposal] story one day soon.” She added, “It was a super adorable shock šš«š¤.”
Gruffudd and Wallace showed their courting in October 2021. “Thank you for making me smile again,” he captioned a pic of the pair on Instagram.
A number of months previous in March 2021, Gruffudd filed for divorce from Evans, 55, after 14 years of marriage.
“As you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for our family and we remain committed to our children,” Gruffudd and Evans instructed Us Weekly in a joint observation. “Thank you for respecting our privacy.”
The 2 actors percentage daughters Ella, 15, and Elsie, 11.
Amid their separation, Evans claimed by way of since-deleted social media posts that Gruffudd have been untrue ahead of they broke up. He later received a three-year restraining order barring Evans from citing him on social media and sharing personal correspondence from their daughters.
Us showed in June 2023 that Ella filed her personal transient restraining order (TRO) towards her father and Wallace for “domestic violence prevention.” According to the courtroom paperwork, Ella alleged that Wallace allegedly “slammed a door” on her head after an issue after they first met. A pass judgement on denied the request for a TRO towards Wallace however granted one towards Gruffudd. Neither Gruffudd nor Wallace have publicly addressed Ella’s claims.
One month later, Us showed that Gruffudd and Evans had finalized their divorce. The court cases have been settled in “status only,” in step with courtroom paperwork, for the reason that pair had but to succeed in a agreement.
Gruffudd’s courting with Wallace endured to warmth up regardless of the circle of relatives drama. He additionally remained in his female friend’s nook after she was once recognized with a couple of sclerosis.
“Look, it’s not an easy illness. I’m more proud of the partners. I feel more sorry to the partners of people with MS because for us you have to face it, you genuinely don’t know what it’s going to be like,” Wallace instructed The Day-to-day Mail at an MS fundraiser in Would possibly 2022. “But when you’ve got an amazing support system, everything’s different, everything changes. I feel very lucky to be with someone so supportive. It’s amazing, I haven’t had this before. To have someone who is understanding is incredible.”