Fantastic Four actor Ioan Gruffudd, 51, is engaged to his girlfriend Bianca Wallace - two years after his very acrimonious split from actress ex Alice Evans.
Bianca, 31, posted a photograph to her Instagram page on Saturday, 20 January, showing the pair kissing, while holding up her hand to show off a three-stone ring on her engagement finger. She captioned it: "The most precious thing happened", followed by the love heart and diamond ring emojis.
The couple have been officially dating since 2021, the same year Ioan filed for divorce from his now ex wife Alice, the mother of his two daughters.
Fans were quick to congratulate an elated Bianca, with one quickly writing: "My heart literally smiled when I saw this. Sending so much love and wishes of continued happiness to you both. Love wins".
Another added: "Love the true love!! when you know….. You know. Here’s to a lifetime of joy."
A familiar face to congratulate the happy couple was actress Kate Ford, who plays Coronation Street's Tracy Barlow, who wrote: "Oh wow !!!! Congratulations".
Titanic star Ioan and his ex Alice Evans, who he met on the set of 102 Dalmations, split after 14 years of marriage and much of the drama played out in full view of the world.
The Vampire Diaries actress first announced in early 2021 that her Welsh husband had told her was leaving, saying he'd given her no other explanation "except that he 'no longer loves me'".
Taking to Twitter at the time, she shared: "'Sad news. My beloved husband/soulmate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced he is to leave his family, starting next week. Me and our young daughters girls are very confused and sad. We haven't been given a reason except that he "no longer loves me." I'm so sorry."
It was made official in March 2021 when Ioan - with whom Alice shares two daughters, Ella, 14, and Elsie, nine - filed legal divorce papers.
Alice then went onto accuse her ex of cheating on her for "three years" with actress Bianca - his new fiancée.
The pair have been embroiled in legal proceedings since as Fantastic Four actor Ioan also took out a restraining order against his ex wife, and claimed she set up fake Twitter accounts to accuse him and Bianca of abusing their children.
Their divorce was was made final in July last year.
