Ioan Gruffudd and Bianca Wallace.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
Ioan Gruffuddis engaged!
The actor, 50, proposed to his girlfriendBianca Wallace, the pair announced in ajoint Instagram poston Saturday.
“The most precious thing happened… ❤️💍,” Gruffudd and Wallace, 31, wrote in their caption alongside a sweet photo of the pair.
In the image shared, the couple were captured embracing as Wallace held up her hand to show off herengagement ring.
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Gruffudd’s engagement news comes about after the actorfiled for divorcefromAlice Evansin March 2021. The pair — who share two daughters,EllaandElsie— met on the set of102 Dalmatiansin 2000, andwere married in 2007.
Gruffudd thenconfirmed his relationshipwith Wallace in October 2021 through a post shared on Instagram. “Thank you for making me smile again @iambiancawallace ❤️💫💙,” he wrote alongside a happy snapshot of the pair.
Ioan Gruffudd and Bianca Wallace.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
In the years since after their split, Gruffudd and Evans were involved in a contentious legal back-and-forth about subjects includingchild custodyand domestic violence claims.
Last year, the former spouses' older daughter Ella said she feared abuse from her father’s girlfriend in arestraining order she filed against Wallace. She alsofiled a restraining orderagainst her actor father.
Gruffudd and Wallace did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.
source: people.com
