Hollywood A-lister Chris Evans, the face of Marvel’s Captain America and the voice of Pixar’s Buzz Lightyear, has entered a relationship with Portuguese actress Alba Baptista, whose acting credits include Warrior Nun on Netflix and the 2022 film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. The couple has reportedly been together for over a year, and by all accounts, it’s serious.
News of Evans’ and Baptista’s relationship comes accompanied by Chris Evans’s appointment as PEOPLE Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2022, likely leaving many of his voters devastated that the Hollywood heartthrob is off the market. PEOPLE reports that the relationship is reportedly “serious,” with an unknown source revealing that “They are in love and Chris has never been happier. His family and friends all adore her.”
What We Know About Chris Evans and Alba Baptista’s Relationship
Chris Evans, 41, has spoken before about his desire to have a wife and a family and to settle down after a long career in Hollywood. Evans’ career began with his role as Cary Baston in Opposite Sex (2000), and over two decades later, Chris Evans has climbed the ranks of the Hollywood elite, starring in big-name roles like Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four (2004) and Steve Rogers – aka Captain America – starting with the character’s on-screen debut in 2011 and going until his last appearance Avengers: Endgame in 2019. Since the conclusion of his role in the MCU, Evans has also starred in Knives Out (2019), Defending Jacob (2020), and most recently, The Gray Man (2022).
“When it comes to seeking out the people I play it’s more of an issue of where the movie shoots,” Chris Evans recently told PEOPLE. “I’m too old to be living out of a suitcase for six months and I’ve settled into a nicer phase where I’m just happy being at home.”
When asked about the possibility of adding a wife and kids to his new, settled-down lifestyle, Evans has admitted that the idea is “absolutely something [he] wants” and “Those things are the most important. I love the idea of tradition and ceremony, I had a lot of that in my life so the idea of creating that, I can’t think of anything better.”
Alba Baptista, 25, is Chris Evans’ newly-revealed long-time girlfriend. She reportedly speaks five languages, including her native Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and German. She has starred in multiple foreign films, including Amanhã é um Novo Dia (2012), Filha da Lei (2017), and Jogo Duplo. Baptista made her English-speaking film debut in the Netflix series Warrior Nun, where she stars as Ava Silva, a 19-year-old girl who wakes up in a morgue with a divine artifact buried in her back, plunging her into the secretive world of the Order of the Cruciform Sword.
Chris Evans and Alba Baptista have chosen to stay quiet on their new relationship for now, and any details regarding their plans for the future have been kept under lock and key.
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