Alba Baptista and Chris Evans Welcome Their First Child — What We Know
Marvel’s First Avenger just grabbed a new title: dad. Chris Evans and wife Alba Baptista have welcomed their first child in Massachusetts, TMZ reports, with the name and gender still under wraps.
Chris Evans just went from Captain America to Captain Dad. The Marvel star and his wife, actor Alba Baptista, quietly welcomed their first child, and yes, they actually managed to keep it under wraps until now.
The baby news
TMZ was first to report it, with records indicating the baby was born in Massachusetts. No name, no gender, no cutesy Instagram reveal yet. Given how private these two are, I would not hold my breath for a rollout anytime soon.
The pregnancy itself stayed off the grid, but fans started connecting dots over the summer. A fan account did a Father’s Day post that tagged both of their dads, and Baptista’s father jumped into the comments with: 'your turn is coming.' Internet translation: okay, so they’re expecting. Not exactly a formal announcement, but it did the job.
A relationship that stayed mostly offline
Evans, 44, and Baptista, 28, got married in a private ceremony in Cape Cod back in September 2023. Before that, they were already keeping things low-key. The two were first linked a few years back, with people noticing Evans followed her on Instagram around 2020, and rumors intensified when they were both working in Europe in 2021. By November 2022, a source told People they’d been together for more than a year, and Evans finally made it Instagram official on January 6, 2023.
'Love at first sight' is how one source put it to People. The same source said he knew right away she was the one, was ready to settle down, and genuinely couldn’t wait to start a family.
How we got here: quick timeline
- 2020: Evans reportedly follows Baptista on Instagram; early whispers begin.
- 2021: Dating talk ramps up while they’re both filming projects in Europe.
- Nov 2022: People reports they’ve been together for over a year.
- Jan 6, 2023: Evans makes the relationship Instagram official.
- Sept 2023: They get married in a private Cape Cod ceremony.
- Father’s Day 2024: A comment from Baptista’s dad nudges the internet toward baby speculation.
- Now: Baby arrives in Massachusetts; name and gender are still under wraps.
Between a stealth wedding and an even stealthier pregnancy, these two might be the rare celebrity couple actually allergic to the publicity machine. Either way, congrats to the new parents — and to Marvel fans who just got a wholesome subplot they didn’t see coming.