Chris Evans may want some new superhero gear for his subsequent gig. Maybe a supercharged stroller?
The Marvel alum, 44, and his spouse, Portuguese actor Alba Baptista, 28, on Friday welcomed their first little one collectively in Evans’ dwelling state of Massachusetts, Folks reported Tuesday. The couple named their new child daughter Alma Grace Baptista Evans, in line with the outlet.
Representatives for Evans and Baptista didn’t reply instantly Tuesday to The Instances’ request for remark.
Evans and Baptista, who started courting round 2021, wed in 2023 in a pair of ceremonies in Cape Cod and Portugal, Evans defined amid a lot fanfare throughout a panel that 12 months at New York Comedian Con. The couple’s East Coast nuptials had been attended by Evans’ fellow Marvel legends Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Web page Six reported on the time.
In the course of the Comedian Con panel, Evans known as the festivities “great and delightful,” however stated that he and his belle had been comfortable to be winding down after the entire ordeal.
“Planning a marriage, it’s loads,” he stated. “For these of you who’re married, you understand, it takes loads out of you, however now that we’re via that, we’ve simply kinda been having fun with life and gearing up for autumn, my favourite season. It’s like one of the best time of 12 months proper now. … Now we’re simply stress-free and having fun with life and reflecting.”
Evans final 12 months confided about his aspirations towards fatherhood to “Entry Hollywood,” saying he “completely” hoped to be a “superhero dad” like his “Purple One” co-star Dwayne Johnson.
“The title of ‘dad’ is an thrilling one,” the actor stated.
Since passing Captain America’s defend to Anthony Mackie in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” Evans has flexed his artistic muscle tissues with excessive(er) forehead indies together with Celine Track’s buzzy romance “Materialists” and Ethan Coen’s darkish detective comedy “Honey Don’t.”
However regardless of intel from the supply himself, Marvel die-hards aren’t shopping for that Evans’ time with the franchise has come to a detailed. They’ll know as soon as and for all come December, when “Avengers: Doomsday” hits theaters.
Baptista for her half has tacked a number of movie credit onto to her resume since Netflix canceled her cult-favorite sequence “Warrior Nun” in 2022. She is notably slated to seem in A24’s upcoming movie “Mom Mary,” which is able to characteristic authentic songs by Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff and an ensemble forged together with FKA Twigs and Hunter Schafer of “Euphoria” fame.
