Alice Evans unveils eye-popping 40lbs weight loss and teases how she achieved her body transformation... just weeks after ex Ioan Gruffudd announced his engagement

Alice Evans has revealed her staggering 40lbs weight loss.

The actress, 55, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a throwback snap alongside a lengthy caption revealing she was back to the weight in the image before teasing a post in which she would detail the methods to her body overhaul.

The undated throwback shot saw the star looking remarkably svelte in a blue mini dress with a low-slung belt paired with ankle socks and court shoes.

In the caption, she penned: ‘Back to this weight now. I don’t think it’s important, but for me it just didn’t feel right. I’m going to do a post on how I did it. Cos I lost around 40 lbs’, alongside a note about her ‘obsession’ with neck scarves.

Her image transformation comes just weeks after her ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd confirmed his engagement to Bianca Wallace, following the couple’s extremely acrimonious break-up and messy legal battle.

Alice Evans has revealed her staggering 40lbs weight loss

The actress, 55, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a throwback snap alongside a lengthy caption revealing she was back to the weight in the image before teasing a post in which she would detail the methods to her body overhaul

Alice sported a fuller figure last year but has since unveiled her new look

In recent years, Alice’s social media posts have focused heavily on Ioan’s new relationship however she has since reduced the activity.

Alongside the note about her weight gain, she penned: ”Oh and also those people that keep asking me about my scarves? Yes you’re right. It’s like an obsession. I feel weird when my neck is exposed – always have…

‘I think it might be one I’d those weird childhood issue things? Like the Italians who are constantly afraid of ‘freddo allo stomaco’? For me it’s ‘freddo al collo!!’ Anyone else?’

Back in January, Ioan announced his engagement to Australian actress Bianca in an Instagram post, six months after his divorce from Alice – with whom he shares two children – was officially finalized following a bitter two-year court battle.

Venturing out in Los Angeles shortly after, Alice, revealed a notably slender physique while visiting a local UPS store with daughter Ella, 14.

Welsh star Ioan had previously been locked in bitter divorce and custody battles with Evans after initiating their separation after 14-years of marriage in 2021. They were legally divorced in July 2023.

A friend told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Ioan and Bianca have had the most torrid couple of years but their love has remained strong. Now they are looking to a lovely future together.’

In December, The Daily Mail reported that Evans, who shares Ella and ten-year old Elsie with Gruffudd, is in dire financial straits and has told friends that she cannot pay her rent or afford food, and is even contemplating taking a job with coffee chain Starbucks.

Venturing out in Los Angeles in January, Alice, revealed a notably slender physique while visiting a local UPS store with daughter Ella, 14

Her image transformation comes just weeks after her ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd confirmed his engagement to Bianca Wallace , following the couple’s extremely acrimonious break-up and messy legal battle

She has told friends that the money which she got from the sale of the marital home, believed to amount to $100,000 is all gone, much of it on lawyers, and she is now in a financial crisis.

A friend said: ‘Alice has been extremely upset and says that she can’t afford to make rent when it is due later this month – at least not if they want to eat – and has just hit a financial rock bottom. She says she has nothing – not even medical insurance.’

They continued: ‘She’s been told that she should get a job but has not found any acting work and in any case she needs to look after their children who are school age.

‘This week she has been discussing trying for a job in Starbucks but she thinks they might not want her as she is probably too old for them at 55. Also her agent doesn’t want her to do it in case it looks bad.’

The friend added: ‘She is feeling desperate and is out of ideas about how she can get along. She has been crying herself to sleep.

Evans and Gruffudd finally divorced in July 2023 but custody, spousal and child support have yet to be settled, and the next hearing in the case is due in March.

In court filings obtained by DailyMail.com, a judge ordered Evans to take the girls to weekly ‘reunification therapy’ sessions with their father. 

Welsh star Ioan had previously been locked in bitter divorce and custody battles with Evans after initiating their separation after 14-years of marriage in 2021

And Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Josh Stinn also decreed that the warring former couple could not trash or insult each other in front of their children during therapy sessions.

According to court papers, the two girls now use the last name Griffith, the Anglicized version of their Welsh father’s last name.

Gruffudd, who met Evans when they co-starred in the 2000 Disney movie, 102 Dalmatians, filed for divorce in March 2021, shortly after the actress claimed her husband of 14 years was walking out on her and their two daughters.

Announcing the split in January 2021, she told Twitter followers: ‘Sad news. My beloved husband/soul mate of 20 years, Ioan Gruffudd, has announced he is to leave his family, starting next week.

‘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.’

Gruffudd, who met Evans when they co-starred in the 2000 Disney movie, 102 Dalmatians, filed for divorce in March 2021, shortly after the actress claimed her husband of 14 years was walking out on her and their two daughters

In June 2022, she launched a Go Fund Me page asking for $25,000 to try and pay her bills, saying: ‘I never in a million years thought I would be doing this. However in August 2020, just as the pandemic was really kicking in, my entire world fell apart.

‘Since that date I have been not only struggling as a single mother to my babies, but also trying to cover bills and food and legal fees (ha! don’t even talk to me about legal fees) which dwarf any other expense in my life and have finally drained everything – savings, accounts, pension, the lot.

‘Yesterday all my accounts ran out and I couldn’t buy anything. On the same day, my husband’s lawyer sent me a letter telling me I was due in court on 2 August to argue ‘my case’ in the divorce. I currently have no lawyer and no funds to pay one.

‘If I don’t turn up at court I will be in contempt, and I have no idea what will happen to me or my kids at that point.’