Australia actress Bianca Wallace announced her engagement to Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd last weekend.
And while details of Ioan’s messy divorce from ex-wife Alice Evans have been well documented, fans may not know much about the woman who helped him smile again.
Bianca is an actress and producer, best known for films Expired (2022) and Elvis (2022).
She was born in Australia in 1992 to Kerryn Hayes, a marketing executive, and Shawn Wallace, a deep-sea game fishing captain.
After discovering her passion for acting, she moved to Brisbane in 2011 to pursue a career on-screen.

Australia actress Bianca Wallace, 31, (right) announced her engagement to Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd, 50, (left) over the weekend. And while details of Ioan’s messy divorce from ex-wife Alice Evans have been well documented, fans may not know much about the woman who helped him smile again.
She spent some of her formative years attending St Mary’s Cathedral College in Sydney, having previously uploaded a throwback photo of herself posing with in a school jersey.
Also spent time growing up in Itacaré, Brazil and in Cairns, Queensland.
A look at Bianca’s social media channels sheds insight into the life of the Australian actress, whose Instagram is a hotbed of steamy bikini-clad snaps and photos of the outdoorsy lifestyle she shares with Ioan.

She spent some of her formative years attending St Mary’s Cathedral College in Sydney , having previously uploaded a throwback photo of herself posing with in a school jersey
She often shares photos of the couple going on hikes, swimming, hitting the beach, climbing mountains and hanging out with her dog.
In the past, Bianca has also expressed her belief in the Law Of Attraction – a spiritual movement focused on bringing positivity to one’s life.
Posting on her now-defunct X (formerly Twitter) page, Bianca often re-shared messages from the official Twitter account for the 2006 Rhonda Byrne self-help book The Secret, which claims that thoughts can change a person’s life directly.

Bianca previously shared this throwback photo of herself posing by the beach at her ‘second home’ Itacaré, Brazil

The brunette also recently shared this photo of herself returning to one of her childhood neighbourhoods in Cairns, Queensland
Just some of the inspiring Tweets she shares from The Secret read: ‘Everything is possible. Trust your instincts – it’s the Universe inspiring you. You are responsible for your life, and when you take responsibility for all your past mistakes, without blame, you change your life.’
Bianca began displaying symptoms for Multiple Sclerosis when she was 25, before an MRI scan revealed lesions on her spine and brain.
The brunette has spoken on several occasions about her condition, telling Daily Mail at an MS fundraiser in May 2022: ‘Look, it’s not an easy illness.’

She often shares photos of the couple going on hikes, swimming, hitting the beach, climbing mountains and hanging out with her dog

In the past, Bianca has also expressed her belief in the Law Of Attraction – a spiritual movement focused on bringing positivity to one’s life
‘I’m more proud of the partners. I feel more sorry to the partners of people with MS because for us you have to face it, you genuinely don’t know what it’s going to be like,’ explained.
Bianca went on to praise Ioan for being her rock during such a difficult battle.
‘But when you’ve got an amazing support system, everything’s different, everything changes. I feel very lucky to be with someone so supportive. It’s amazing, I haven’t had this before. To have someone who is understanding is incredible.’
In April 2023, Bianca once again detailed how supportive the star was over her MS diagnosis, admitting she gave him the chance to ‘run’ before the relationship was serious.
Writing for The Telegraph, the star explained that she gave Ioan a ‘get out of jail free card’ in 2021 after openly discussing her illness.

Bianca began displaying symptoms for Multiple Sclerosis when she was 25, before an MRI scan revealed lesions on her spine and brain
Despite asking him to take a few days to think the news over, Bianca explained: ‘Yo (Ioan) didn’t hesitate for a second, listing all of the reasons he was in love with me and why he was here to stay, and that no MS diagnosis or scary future would deter him’.
Of her illness, Bianca added: ‘When things are hard I sob to Yo about not feeling strong enough to face what is ahead of me, alongside the guilt I feel that he has entered into such a complicated journey.’
Ioan and Bianca went public with their romance in October 2021 while Ioan was still the midst of his messy split from Alice.
Shortly after the lovebirds went public with their romance, Alice accused them of having an affair.

Ioan, who met Alice (right) when they co-starred in the 2000 Disney movie 102 Dalmatians, filed for divorce in March 2021
Ioan, who met Alice when they co-starred in the 2000 Disney movie 102 Dalmatians, filed for divorce in March 2021.
In January 2021, Alice had claimed on X that her husband of 14 years was walking out on her and their two daughters Ella, eleven, and Elsie, seven.
‘Sad news. My beloved husband/soul mate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced he is to leave his family, starting next week,’ she wrote at the time.
‘Me and our young daughters are very confused and sad. We haven’t been given a reason except that he ‘no longer loves me’. I’m so sorry.’