Speaking on the premiere of his new film Materialists, Evans shared how laborious it was to maintain his apply secret earlier than making a memorable second together with his proposal to Alba Baptista.
For Chris Evans, it was extra than simply figuring out he needed to marry his now-wife Alba Baptista. He additionally knew how he needed to do it, and he knew he wasn’t prepared.
The star of the brand new movie Materialists opened up about his course of — and the way he virtually blew it — in making ready for the position of a life time, and why it was so necessary to him to get it excellent.
“She’s Portuguese, so I realized methods to say, ‘Will you marry me?’ in Portuguese,” Evans shared with The Knot at his movie’s premiere on Saturday.
He spent the entire week practising to ensure he obtained it excellent, but it surely’s not like practising movie traces at house the place he may be wish to hear the way it sounds — although after per week of practising in his head, Evans admitted it virtually occurred.
“I had practiced it a lot that whereas I’d be making breakfast and also you virtually simply begin saying it out loud,” he shared. “Like, ‘Oh God, that’s not only a tune that’s caught in my head! It’s gonna let the cat out of the bag.'”

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As for the large second itself, Evans stated, “I obtained actually nervous when it got here time to do it.” Asking somebody to marry you is nerve-wracking sufficient in itself, however making an attempt to do it of their native language and get it excellent provides so many extra layers.
So how did he do? “I truly suppose I screwed it up,” Evans admitted, “however I nonetheless realize it.”
The couple by no means actually publicly introduced their engagement or wedding ceremony unil Evans confirmed it in October 2023 at New York Comedian-Con, the place he shared that that they had two completely different ceremonies, one within the U.S. and one in Baptista’s native Portugal.
So did he be taught extra Portuguese for the ceremony?