Ioan Gruffudd’s estranged wife Alice Evans claims the actor has accused her of being a ‘neglectful parent’ as their acrimonious divorce rumbles on
- The actress has been increasingly vocal about her bitter separation from husband of 14-years Gruffudd
- The Welsh heartthrob, who shares two daughters with Evans, filed divorce papers at Los Angeles Superior Court on March 1
- The document also reveals the former couple separated on New Year’s Day – a month before they announced they were breaking up
- Evans took to Instagram in March, calling the screen star a ‘s**t’ and claiming her daughters had been left devastated by the news
- She claimed she didn’t know the Fantastic Four star was filing for divorce in an Instagram statement
- In January Evans revealed that they were breaking up in a shock Twitter statement and accused him of ‘mentally torturing’ her
Ioan Gruffudd’s estranged wife Alice Evans has claimed that the actor has accused her of being a ‘neglectful parent’ as their acrimonious divorce continues.
The actress, 49, has been increasingly vocal about her bitter separation from husband of 14-years Gruffudd, 47 – with whom she shares children Ella, 11, and Elsie, seven – after announcing he had walked out on her in January.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Alice claimed that her estranged husband had told his lawyers that she is a ‘neglectful parent’.
Claims: Ioan Gruffudd’s estranged wife Alice Evans has claimed that the actor has accused her of being a ‘neglectful parent’ as their acrimonious divorce continues (pictured in happier times)
Update: The actress, 49, has been increasingly vocal about her bitter separation from husband of 14-years Gruffudd, 47 – with whom she shares children Ella, 11, and Elsie, seven – after announcing he had walked out on her in January
The actress shared a sweet video of their youngest child Elsie, seven, doing an obstacle course on their swimming pool as she posted an update amid their divorce.
Alice claimed: ‘Oh no!! My husband is telling his lawyers that I am a neglectful parent. I bow unto my STBX [soon to be ex] husband but must honestly share thus clip as evidence that my offspring are as nutty as their mother.’
In the video, it sees Elsie attempting to do an obstacle course on their swimming pool as she falls in leaving the mother and daughter in hysterics.
Children: Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Alice claimed that her estranged husband had told his lawyers that she is a ‘neglectful parent’ as she shared a sweet video of their youngest child Elsie, seven, doing an obstacle course on their swimming pool
Family: In the video, it sees Elsie attempting to do an obstacle course on their swimming pool as she falls in leaving the mother and daughter in hysterics
During the footage, Alice jokes: ‘Noo, oh my God I am so sorry, let’s take you inside and get dry clothes, ok? I’m so sorry, I can’t stop filming!’ while her giggling daughter adds: ‘I fell!’
MailOnline has contacted Gruffudd’s representative for comment.
It comes after Alice continued to hit back at online critics in March while insisting the Welsh actor is not the man many admiring fans perceive him to be.
Taking to Instagram, Alice defended her right to speak out against the 47-year old heartthrob after previously accusing him of abandonment.
Speaking out: It comes after Alice continued to hit back at online critics in March while insisting the Welsh actor is not the man many admiring fans perceive him to be
Vocal: Taking to Instagram, Alice defended her right to speak out against the 47-year old heartthrob after previously accusing him of abandonment
Alice also claimed she had been a figure of contempt and jealousy for Gruffudd’s predominantly female fan base ever since their engagement in 2006.
She wrote: ‘Have you ever been dumped OUT OF THE BLUE from a 20 year relationship where until a few weeks before you were planning holidays, and making plans for a ‘family Christmas’ in the snow?
‘It happened so fast that I can hardly catch my breath, let alone my kids. So yes, I’ saying my bit here. But do you know why I HAVE to? Why it is IMPERATIVE that I speak out now?
‘Because about 500 of you belonged to the Ladies Of The Forum in the 2000’s, which eventually became an ‘I hate Alice’ website. But why? Why did you all hate me so much? You knew nothing about me, and not that I had met Ioan on a film, and we had hit it off.
‘And you were so incredibly jealous that you refused to even see me a person that Ioan had fallen in love with. I wasn’t what you’d imagined. I wasn’t Welsh ( funnily enough I am actually, but Ioan’s family made it clear that North Walians weren’t counted. They were called ‘Gogs’. )’
Acrimonious: The actress has been increasingly vocal about her bitter separation from husband of 14-years Gruffudd after announcing he had walked out on her in January (pictured in 2015)
‘True, said my father, who had grown up in Shotton, Deeside, where the nearest hospital is Hawardan, England. This didn’t appear to cause any problems for my dad but there was a guy named Michael Owen who made a bit if a splash when he started playing for England.
‘And you all loved it. ( apart from agnes from Italy, Claudia from Austria and Joanne from Canada).’
The actress also suggested her estranged husband is colder and less caring than he is generally regarded, adding: ‘But to return, my belief is that Ioan made you ALL THINK he was the man you wanted to marry.
‘It’s funny because he’s been anointed many times as ‘the man you’d be proud to introduce to your mother’.
‘Well, bizarrely, mum died suddenly about 17 hours before I first set eyes on Ioan in an audition. His first words? ‘Condolences’’
‘I’m sorry’: The actress took to Instagram in March to admit she ‘should have been more careful with my words’ about her children (pictured together in happier times)
‘That’s at least one silver lining already’: A hopeful Alice joked her eldest has already ‘worked out that she can get more deliveries by going back between two abodes’
The post comes after Alice apologised for claiming their daughters ‘cry every day’ amid her ongoing divorce from Gruffudd.
The actress took to Instagram in March to admit she ‘should have been more careful with my words’ about her children.
A hopeful Alice joked her eldest has already ‘worked out that she can get more deliveries by going back between two abodes’ as she thanked her fans for their support following her public split.
The screen star wrote: ‘I can’t find where I said this but I’m sure I did, and I should have been more careful with my words. They cry a lot, but kids tend to anyway, and ‘they cry every day’ is definitely hyperbole! I’m sorry.
‘They’re doing much better than I would have imagined, to be honest. Just that there are certain discussions about the future (near and far) that come up that make them sad. And as yet, I don’t have any answers.
‘But Ella has already worked out that she can get a lot more Ubereats deliveries by going back and forth between two abodes.
‘So that’s at least one silver lining already. Thank you again for all your love and support. You’ve no idea how much it means to me. Alice xx ❤️.’ (sic)
Back in January, Alice revealed she and the actor they were breaking up after 20 years in a shock Twitter statement and claimed he ‘mentally tortured’ her.
The thespian has been taking to social media regularly to update fans on the split and, in a recent post, shared a picture of an columnist article on her page.
‘Their dad abandoned them’: Back in January, Alice revealed she and the actor they were breaking up after 20 years in a shock Twitter statement and claimed he ‘mentally tortured’ her
The piece slammed her for opening up about her painful break-up from Gruffudd so publicly and commented on how it could affect her children in the years to come.
Hitting back, Alice said her daughters had no idea about their public profile and ‘probably never will’.
She wrote: ‘You know what they ARE upset about though? That their Dad walked out and abandoned them out of the blue. Without explanation.
‘Yes that’s what they cry about every day. Will their Dad ever come back and play in the pool or the yard with them? Will they ever have a family again?’
Explaining why she has been so vocal about her split, she continued: ‘I choose to share the details of my divorce because a) I am lucky enough to possess the gene that enables me to not give a s**t about what people think of me and b) I have realised that there are thousands, if not millions of women out there going through the same thing, who, during this endless pandemic, believe that they are completely alone. I want them to know they are not.
‘Peace and love Alice. Xxx’
MailOnline contacted Gruffudd’s representatives for comment at the time.
Fury: The thespian recently accused the Fantastic Four star of ‘winding the s**t up me’ as she posted a vitriolic video about their ‘collaborative divorce’ talks
Alice also accused her estranged husband of ‘winding the s**t up me’ as she posted a vitriolic video about their ‘collaborative divorce’ talks.
She said: ‘I have been served with a petition for divorce and it’s came out of the blue and I won’t cry. But we’ve been 20 years together, we have two amazing kids. I don’t know why.
‘At the moment we’re doing something called collaborative divorce which is somewhere between a really kind way of doing divorce and a phenomenal scam.
‘Because in one way it’s “okay, let’s hear what you would want and take it to the court afterwards” and in another way it’s like, people in the acting business will know when an agent says to you “we just can’t find you the roles”.
‘It’s a bit like, I’d like my daughter to stay with me on Saturday nights, “it’s just not within our possibilities”.
The TV and film star then insisted he misled her with collaborative divorce, adding: ‘And then I read nothing is binding in collaborative, absolutely nothing.
‘So if I want my daughter to stay one more night in my house, the court hasn’t said anything so I can do it. So my husband is winding the s**t up me, saying what he says is the law, well we haven’t got to the law yet.
‘Lawyers aren’t the law. Lawyers are there to f*** the law. That’s what I always said. Anyway I may have some more thoughts later
Gruffudd’s divorce papers cite irreconcilable differences as the reason behind his split from his wife of 14 years, Alice.
Heartbreak: In another post, the TV star alleged that Gruffudd had changed her Twitter password
The couple met on the set of 102 Dalmatians in 2000, when Alice was in a relationship with Pablo Picasso’s grandson Olivier.
The pair became engaged six years later after she gave him an ultimatum about their relationship, and tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Mexico in September 2007.
Gruffudd recently stepped out without his wedding band for the first time.
The document, which was filed Los Angeles Superior Court on March 1, also reveals the former couple separated on New Year’s Day – a month before they went public with their relationship status.
The papers state the exes are in a ‘collaborative process and intend to resolve all issues including spousal support by written agreement’ – which mirrors their joint statement about their shock break-up.
Last month, they said: ‘As you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for our family and we remain committed to our children. Thank you for respecting our privacy.’
Up and down? In February, the media personality confirmed the couple were pressing ahead with discussions over a ‘legal separation’ (pictured in 2018)
Open: The blonde has taking to social media regularly to update fans on the split
In January, Alice said the actor had walked out on the family in a shock Twitter statement, in which she accused the Liar star of ‘mentally torturing’ and ‘gaslighting’ her.
The Blast claims that it is ‘unclear’ whether Gruffudd and Alice signed a prenuptial agreement or if the actress will ask for child or spousal support.
News of the split came following his return from Australia, where he has been shooting season three of Harrow alongside Ella Newton, 30, and Anna Lise Phillips, 46, who plays his ex-wife.
Gruffudd has spent three long spells in Australia filming the TV drama Harrow.
Early beginnings: The couple met on the set of 102 Dalmatians in 2000 (pictured), when Alice was in a relationship with Pablo Picasso’s grandson Olivier
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