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Hannah RobertsFriday 28 November 2025 08:30 GMTComments
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Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd and his wife, actress Bianca Wallace, have announced the birth of their first child.
The couple, who married in April 2025, revealed via a shared Instagram post that their daughter, Mila Mae Gruffudd, arrived a month early on 2 November.
Gruffudd, 52, is best known for his portrayal of Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four film series.
They shared on social media: “November was a biggie… Daddy and Mummy: Completely and totally in love with our tiny little angel.
“Extremely grateful this thanksgiving.”
The actor, from Aberdare, confirmed his romance with Wallace in 2021 when he shared a photo of them sat together and wrote: “Thank you for making me smile again.”
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd and actress Bianca Wallace attend the 31st Annual Race to Erase MS Gala held at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on May 10, 2024. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)The pair star in drama A Ray Of Sunshine, about a woman coming to terms with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, a lifelong condition Wallace was diagnosed with at the age of 25.
In March 2021, Gruffudd filed for divorce from actress Alice Evans.
The couple’s relationship had hit the headlines in January of that year after Evans tweeted, and then deleted, a post to say Gruffudd was leaving her and their two children.
Gruffudd and Evans met on the set of 2000 film 102 Dalmatians and had been married since 2007.
The Welsh actor has credits in films including Black Hawk Down, Titanic, Horrible Bosses, and San Andreas.
He has also starred in ITV thriller Liar as Andrew Earlham and played a forensic pathologist in ABC drama Harrow.
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