Speaking on the premiere of his new film Materialists, Evans shared how exhausting it was to maintain his follow secret earlier than making a memorable second along with his proposal to Alba Baptista.
For Chris Evans, it was extra than simply realizing he wished to marry his now-wife Alba Baptista. He additionally knew how he wished 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 nearly blew it — in getting ready for the function of a life time, and why it was so essential to him to get it good.
“She’s Portuguese, so I realized the way 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 verify he acquired it good, but it surely’s not like practising movie strains at dwelling the place he may be wish to hear the way it sounds — although after per week of practising in his head, Evans admitted it nearly occurred.
“I had practiced it a lot that whereas I’d be making breakfast and also you nearly simply begin saying it out loud,” he shared. “Like, ‘Oh God, that’s not only a music that’s caught in my head! It’s gonna let the cat out of the bag.'”

Instagram/Getty
Kristin Cavallari Shuts Down Chris Evans Courting Rumors: ‘Actually Nothing Ever Occurred’
View Story
As for the massive second itself, Evans stated, “I acquired actually nervous when it got here time to do it.” Asking somebody to marry you is nerve-wracking sufficient in itself, however attempting to do it of their native language and get it good provides so many extra layers.
So how did he do? “I really suppose I screwed it up,” Evans admitted, “however I nonetheless understand 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 study extra Portuguese for the ceremony?