How Fantastic! Ioan Gruffudd & Alice Evans Show Off Baby Girl
Oct. 13 2009, Published 1:21 p.m. ET
Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd and his actress wife Alice Evans have debuted their new baby in Los Angeles.
Standing on the doorstep of their home, they introduced five-week-old baby Ella Betsi Evans Gruffudd to the world – she was born on September 6, weighing in at 6 lbs. and 3 oz. and at 21 inches long.
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Gruffudd, who played Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four, and Lost actress Evans, 38, knew the sex of their first child before she was born.
The couple – who met while filming 2000’s 102 Dalmatians before marrying in 2007, announced that they were expecting in April.
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As they peeked outside their home they seemed like the perfect doting parents as they took turns to cuddle and kiss Ella who sucked on a dummy totally oblivious.
The Welsh star – who last played ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair in W – admitted that when his English wife was pregnant his role changed all the time.
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He said: “You go from being lover to husband, lackey, taxi driver – you just have so many caps on. Listen, it’s a blessing that I am here, at home and not working, being able to be there for her.
Still it’s been tough – I’m sure we have no idea what we are heading into – but we both love each other so much and really hope that we will create an environment of love and happiness.”