Chris Evans is a single man no more. The Captain America star has been in a long-term relationship with 26-year-old actress Alba Baptista—and the couple recently made it official by saying “I do” in a secret Massachusetts ceremony. This may come as no surprise to fans.
In news that shouldn't actually surprise anyone, Marvel-famous actor Chris Evans announced that he married Alba Baptista in September, over a month after multiple outlets — citing anonymous sources — reported on the nuptials.
Following their nuptials in September 2023, a source talked with PEOPLE about the couple's initial connection, saying "it was kind of love at first sight" for Evans. "They got serious very quickly," the source said, noting that Evans first met Baptista in Europe. "He kept saying he knew she was the one."
But when it's Chris Evans marrying a woman who is 16 years his junior, the age gap doesn't matter. Make it make sense, come on!” While some people have expressed negative opinions about Chris Evans and Alba Baptista's age gap, others have defended the couple and expressed their happiness for them.
The rumors are true: Chris Evans and Alba Baptista are married — twice over, actually. During a panel at New York Comic-Con, the “Captain America” actor, 42, revealed that he and Baptista, 26, had two ceremonies, one in America and one in Baptista's native Portugal.
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Who was Chris Evans first wife?
Evans married Carol McGiffin in 1991. Their 1993 break up was not amicable and the two divorced in 1998. McGiffin was scathing about Evans in newspaper articles as late as 2003.
Though they called it quits in 2006, the 7th Heaven alum had high hopes for their future together. "We always talk about [marriage]. We both want to be married, and we both want to have children," Biel told Cosmopolitan one year before her and Evans' split. She eventually tied the knot with Justin Timberlake in 2012.
Chris and Alba dating rumors take off when fans notice that Alba is following Chris and several of his family members on Instagram. People speculate that they met in the summer, when Chris was filming The Gray Man and Alba was filming Warrior Nun's second season.
The Avengers actor married his girlfriend Alba Baptista on Sept. 9, 2023, at a private estate in Cape Cod, Mass. While Evans has previously shared snaps of the two on his Instagram, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive and his wife have mainly kept their relationship private.
Evans is a follower of Buddhism. He is a fan of the New England Patriots, and narrated the documentary series America's Game: The Story of the 2014 New England Patriots and America's Game: 2016 Patriots.
Chris Evans and Alba Baptista are enjoying their lives as newlyweds. The Captain America star has confirmed his marriage to his longtime girlfriend while opening up about their nuptials for the first time.
Popularly known for his superhero role of Captain America, Evans is not new to being in fans' demand. Throughout his journey in the MCU, he has constantly been linked with his co-star Scarlett Johansson, and they have also admitted to being best of friends.
Chris and his wife, Natasha Shishmanian, share twins Walt and Boo, as well as sons Eli and Noah. Natasha gave birth to their first child together in 2009. After she survived a near-fatal ectopic pregnancy the following year, the couple used IVF to conceive their son Eli.
I don't want to occupy too much space in an industry that I've already poured 20 years into. 'Sometimes I wonder if I'm lacking some sort of—like, I think I'm a very driven person. I have a lot of energy. I wake up early, I get a lot done in a day, but it's not always focused on acting.
Chris Evans is an English television and radio presenter, DJ, and producer who currently presents the breakfast show on Virgin Radio UK. Prior to that, he held numerous BBC roles, hosting the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Top Gear, and The One Show - to name a few.
