Ioan Gruffudd and his estranged wife Alice Evans: A timeline of their relationship

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd is currently in the middle of a bitter divorce and custody battle with his estranged wife and Vampire Diaries star Alice Evans. Last August, the Titanic star obtained a three-year restraining order against his estranged wife Alice Evans, which also bans her from mentioning him and Wallace on social media, after he claimed his wife had used social media accounts to “to harass, threaten, and disturb the peace of both me and my girlfriend”. Gruffudd captioned the post: “Thank you for making me smile again.” February 2022: Gruffudd files for a restraining order against Evans According to multiple US media reports, Gruffudd alleged that Evans repeatedly told him between August 2020 and 1 January 2021 that “if I left her, she would make false public accusations about me, sell false stories about me to the press, and destroy me and my career”. Gruffudd also claimed that Evans had made “many false and harassing” posts on social media targeting Gruffudd, along with “hundreds of harassing, abusive and threatening communications by text, voice message video message”.