{"id":46387,"date":"2026-08-15T09:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46387"},"modified":"2026-08-15T09:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:31:27","slug":"chris-evans-reveals-how-fatherhood-with-alba-baptista-changed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46387","title":{"rendered":"Chris Evans reveals how fatherhood with Alba Baptista changed him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F137435873.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chris Evans has revealed that his \u201cpriorities have shifted\u201d since becoming a dad last year.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance at Fan Expo Boston 2026 earlier this month, the \u201cCaptain America: The First Avenger\u201d star opened up about how fatherhood has changed his approach to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a daughter now. You need a really good reason to want to go to work now,\u201d Evans, 45, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db4JzUlNshi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a clip from the event<\/a> shared by a social media user. \u201c[My] priorities have shifted a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chris Evans, pictured above at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, said his \u201cpriorities have shifted\u201d since becoming a father. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Evans, seen above with his wife, Alba Baptista, opened up about fatherhood at Fan Expo Boston 2026 earlier this month. <span class=\"credit\">chrisevans\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cKnives Out\u201d actor shares his first child with \u201cWarrior Nun\u201d actress Alba Baptista, 29. The couple <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/28\/parents\/chris-evans-and-wife-alba-baptista-quietly-welcome-their-first-child\/\">quietly welcomed their daughter<\/a>, Alma Grace Baptista Evans, in Massachusetts in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors that Baptista was pregnant began in June 2025 after her father, Luiz Baptista, seemingly let the news slip in a comment on a fan account\u2019s Father\u2019s Day post celebrating him and Evans\u2019 father, G. Robert  Evans III.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany thanks, dear Chris. Your turn is coming! \ud83e\udd70\u201d Luiz wrote, appearing to mistake the account for the \u201cScott Pilgrim vs. the World\u201d star\u2019s own.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Evans, pictured with his wife, Baptista, welcomed his daughter, Alma Grace, in October 2025. <span class=\"credit\">chrisevans\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rumors that the couple, seen above, were expecting began circulating in June 2025. <span class=\"credit\">chrisevans\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Evans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=outdrFtXxE0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously told Access Hollywood<\/a> in November 2024 that \u201cabsolutely\u201d wanted to become a father one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope so,\u201d he said when asked if he wanted to follow in his \u201cRed One\u201d co-star Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson\u2019s footsteps. \u201cThe title of dad is an exciting one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the days after the birth, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/31\/parents\/inside-proud-chris-evans-first-days-as-a-girl-dad-after-welcoming-first-child-with-alba-baptista\/\">a source told People<\/a> that Evans \u201ccompletely in awe of his daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Evans, pictured above, had previously said that he \u201cabsolutely\u201d wanted to become a father. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the days after Baptista, pictured with Evans, gave birth, sources said Evans was \u201ccompletely in awe of his daughter.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">chrisevans\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div 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new addition began circulating, an insider told People that he and Baptista were \u201cenjoying their privacy and these special first few days as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, less than five months after becoming parents, Evans and Baptista <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/15\/entertainment\/chris-evans-and-wife-alba-baptista-make-rare-red-carpet-appearance-at-oscars-2026\/\">made a rare post-baby appearance<\/a> at the 2026 Academy Awards, hitting the red carpet together for their first Oscars as a couple.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Evans and Baptista made a rare red-carpet appearance at the 2026 Academy Awards, pictured above. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Evans confirmed his relationship with Baptista with an Instagram post for Valentine\u2019s Day 2023, seen above. <span class=\"credit\">chrisevans\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Evans and Baptista\u2019s romance <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/10\/chris-evans-is-dating-actress-alba-baptista-report\/\">first made headlines in November 2022<\/a>, when reports revealed they had been quietly dating for more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>He seemingly confirmed their relationship months later, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/14\/chris-evans-posts-photos-with-girlfriend-alba-baptista\/\">sharing sweet snaps of the pair<\/a> on Instagram for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>They <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/09\/10\/chris-evans-marries-alba-baptista\/\">tied the knot in an intimate Massachusetts ceremony<\/a> in September 2023 before celebrating again with Baptista\u2019s family in Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" 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