Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd's divorce has become increasingly contentious, marked by public accusations and legal battles. Evans's claims of homelessness and financial hardship, contrasted with Gruffudd's success, fuel the ongoing conflict.
Evans has publicly detailed her financial difficulties and housing challenges on social media, soliciting help from followers. She claims these struggles stem from the divorce and lack of sufficient spousal support from Gruffudd.
Gruffudd disputes Evans's claims of financial ruin, suggesting they're exaggerated. He contends that she is strategically using her public struggles to maintain relevance in the industry.
The conflict took a serious turn when Gruffudd accused Evans of attempting to provide cocaine to their children. This allegation is part of his ongoing court bid to extend a restraining order against Evans.
A detailed timeline highlights the progression of the dispute, from the initial separation announcement to the current legal battles and public statements.
Insiders suggest Evans is aware that her high-profile, tumultuous relationship is her most significant source of current public attention. The ongoing drama may be a calculated effort to relaunch her career, possibly through a reality show or other media opportunities.
IF awards were given out for most toxic break-up in Hollywood, Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd would sweep the board.
Four years after the coupleâs marriage ended, their bitter feud continues to overshadow anything either party has ever delivered on the big screen.
And the end credits are still some way off from rolling, especially when Alice is the leading lady.Â
In recent weeks, the actressâs behaviour has become increasingly erratic, from declaring herself homeless to begging her Instagram followers for a place to stay.
Her antics have left fans understandably concerned for her well-being, but there are also suspicions that her brutal honesty is also part of a 'game plan' - one she secretly hopes may spark a career renaissance.
An insider told The Sun: âAlice is aware her car crash relationship is the only thing keeping her relevant right now.
âThe acting jobs have dried up, and even she admits sheâs currently unhireable.
âSo documenting both her innermost feelings and stark truths of her desperate situation on social media maintains a profile, and therefore could lead to other opportunities away from acting but still within the industry, like her own reality show.â
The insider added: âAlice knows what sheâs doing and will continue airing her dirty laundry in public. She has nothing to lose.â
While Alice, 56, continues to offload on social media, her Fantastic Four actor ex Ioan, 51, is quietly getting on with his life.Â
Heâs recently remarried to Australian actress Bianca Wallace, whoâs felt the wrath of Aliceâs sharp tongue, which led to Ioan filing a request for a restraining order against her.
And his most recent movie, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, banked an impressive $403million worldwide.
Heâs still battling Alice for spousal support and custody and financial support for their two daughters, Ella, 15, and Elsie, 11, but is doing all of his talking via lawyers - unlike his ex, whom he met on the set of the 2000 movie 102 Dalmatians.
Indeed, Alice is updating fans with every cough and spit of the fallout from the pairâs divorce, which she claims has left her financially ruined.
In February, Alice told her 95,000 Instagram followers she, her two daughters, plus their dog Emma were on the verge of being evicted from their home in Los Angeles.
She said it was due to being unable to pay her rent, all while Ioan, who says his ex-wifeâs poverty claims are âexaggeratedâ, was living in comfort in a $5,500 (ÂŁ4,000) a month apartment with a home gym.
Alice knows what sheâs doing and will continue airing her dirty laundry in public. She has nothing to lose
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She claimed there was âno way of renting even the cheapest room anywhere in the cityâ due to Januaryâs wildfires, which has decimated the rental market.Â
Alice wrote: âFour years of hell. And now the girls and I are going to be homeless. Somebody please help. I think I have reached rock bottom.
âIn 16 days, we have nowhere to go. Does anybody have a spare room? Iâm so sorry for this. So embarrassed.â
In the comments section of the post, Alice replied to many fansâ offers of help, once again opting for stark honesty surrounding her situation.
She revealed that âboth sets of grandparents estranged themselves from my girlsâ when quizzed why her family arenât supporting her.
Four years of hell. And now the girls and I are going to be homeless. Somebody please help. I think I have reached rock bottom
Alice Evans
She explained: âIt breaks my heart. It would be perfectly possible to take sides against me whilst retaining a relationship with my kids.
âThey both have their own phones that I have vowed to never touch. Nothing is stopping them from communicating.
âI think it's a terrible mistake. And punishing children for something they believe their mother has done. Not fair at all.â
She also responded to fansâ offers of rooms to inhabit in countries including Ireland and Mexico, saying she canât leave LA âwithout authorisationâ, but would have âlovedâ to take up their kind gestures.
Such was her desperation, she repurposed her GoFundMe page - originally set up in 2022 to help pay for her divorce - to seek funds for a new home, and sheâs now just over $6,500 (ÂŁ5,000) from reaching her target of $25,000 (ÂŁ18,000).
Thanking donors this week, some of whom shelled out $2,500 anonymously, she wrote: âJust wanted to tell everybody that me and the girls and Emma are safe with a roof over our heads!
"It's been a whirlwind, but we made it through the last three days and managed to save all our belongings too!Â
âWe could never, ever have done this without the incredible love and kindness from all of you. Honestly, I was at my wits' end and you saved me.Â
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will keep you posted. Love you so much.'
Confessing she felt shame in turning to the public for help, she previously wrote: âI'm so embarrassed about this. If you're here, you know my story.Â
Alice is aware her car crash relationship is the only thing keeping her relevant right now
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âYou know how much I struggle to keep my two girls healthy and happy and a roof over their heads.Â
âYou know what I've been through. It never ends. I'm just getting squeezed in every which way and smeared in the media so that nobody even wants to employ me.â
Ioan agreed to pay Alice $3,000 (ÂŁ2,200) per month in child support and $1,500 (ÂŁ1,100) a month in spousal support in September last year.Â
However, Alice has claimed the $4,500 (ÂŁ3,300) fee was not sufficient to live in LA, and that money raised from the sale of their old marital home has slowly dwindled away, citing legal fees.
In March, the Vampire Diaries star slammed Ioan in a court filing for saying he "does not really believe" she was facing eviction and that she secretly had the money to pay for it, saying it was an effort âto make him look bad.â
Last month, the rift took another dark twist when Ioan claimed he saw Alice try to give their children cocaine after leaving the door of their family home unlocked so a drug dealer could enter.
The bombshell revelation came in the Welshmanâs latest court bid to extend the aforementioned restraining order against him and his new wife, Bianca.
Alice and Ioan married seven years after co-starring in the Disney sequel, tying the knot in Mexico in 2007 during an intimate service attended by close friends and family who had âtravelled from all over the world for itâ.
They welcomed their first daughter Ella in 2009 before Elsie arrived four years later.
But in January 2021, the pair announced their separation, and it was New Jersey-born Alice, who was brought up in the UK, who revealed the news in a typically blunt style, kick-starting their public feud.
She wrote: âSad news. My beloved husband/soulmate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced he is to leave his family, starting next week.Â
âMe and our young daughters are very confused and sad. We havenât been given a reason except that he âno longer loves meâ. Iâm so sorry.â
But the rift turned really ugly when Ioan went public with new love and A Ray of Sunshine co-star Bianca, 32, nine months later, sharing a snap of the pair on Instagram alongside the caption: âThank you for making me smile again.â
Previously, Ioan requested a restraining order against Alice in February 2022 after accusing her of harassment, making up âfalse stories about himâ, and sending his mother âthreatening emails.â
The actorâs daughter, Ella, then filed a domestic violence restraining order against him in June 2023 following an incident at his Los Angeles home, which was later rejected.
Two months later, Ioan accused Alice of keeping their children from him and had not seen them in three months, which his ex-wife denied.
She said he was to blame, claiming the actor had not bothered making contact with their daughters for 11 weeks.
Over the last two years, Aliceâs complaints have centred around her financial struggles in the wake of their split.
She has said sheâs relying on âfood stampsâ, while Ioan continues his âlavish lifestyleâ, buying Rolex watches for his new partner, and is now reportedly considering working at Starbucks.
There have been worse angles for a reality show.
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