
New twist in Ioan Gruffud's battle with ex-wife Alice Evans that speaks volumes about their relationship... despite her best wishes for his new family
Actor Ioan Gruffud claims that his ex-wife Alice Evans has breached her restraining order '5,000 times' in the past three years - and is seeking to have her permanently gagged from talking about him and banned from ever contacting him or his new wife at a hearing in August.
The Fantastic Four actor, who announced at the weekend that he and new wife Bianca Wallace are expecting a baby, filed documents at court last month.
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