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Ioan Gruffudd's new girlfriend drops major hint she's meeting his family in Wales

Ioan Gruffudd and his new girlfriend Bianca Wallace appear to be taking the next step in their relationship.

The actress seems to have dropped a massive hint on social media that she is in Ioan's native Wales, fuelling speculation he is introducing her to his family.

Suggesting that she and Ioan have left sunny Los Angeles in favour of rainy Wales, she took to her Instagram Stories to share a snap of a window covered in raindrops and looking out onto a garden.

Bianca also included a huge bunch of yellow daffodil flowers - which are considered the national flower of the country - in the photo,

Cardiff-born Ioan, 48, and Bianca, 28, made their relationship Instagram official back in October with the Hollywood star posting a snap alongside brunette beauty Bianca.

Ioan gushed over his new girlfriend who he said encouraged him to smile again following his bitter split from ex-wife and Vampire Diaries star Alice Evans.

He captioned the sweet shot: "Thank you for making me smile again @iambiancawallace"

Ioan's family live in Wales (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

His decision to go public with Bianca came seven months on from his and wife Alice's split.

The blonde actress, 50, has been outspoken about how she has been handling the divorce and the news of his new girlfriend.

She has taken to social media to put both Bianca and Ioan on blast and even made TV appearances explaining her side of the story.

Last month, it was revealed that Ioan filed a restraining order against Alice and submitted 113 pages of messages and social media posts as evidence.

Bianca shared a snap of a rainy garden alongside daffodil flowers (Instagram)

She has denied his claims.

Ioan has requested that Alice is to stay 100 yards away from himself and his new girlfriend Bianca and that she should not be able to contact them.

In response, Alice has denied all of his claims and has said that she does not agree to a no-contact order or a stay-away order.

She says in the court documents: "I believe that Petitioner is filing this request merely as a ploy to gain some sort of advantage over me in our court proceedings.

"As Petitioner has not seen our children for over 8 months, I believe he is trying to set some sort of record that I am a horrible mother.

Ioan and Bianca went public last year (Instagram)
The actor is amid a bitter divorce from Alice Evans (Getty Images)

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"As such, I ask the Court to deny Petitioner's requests. Ever since I received Petitioner's Ex Parte notice informing me that he will attempt to seek a domestic violence restraining order against me, I have been besides myself terrified that he will stop at nothing to hurt me emotionally and financially, and more alarming, try to take our children away from me.

"I have cried on and off all day terrified over what his lies have done to our family, and what they continue to do. I suspect Petitioner will not be truthful in his declaration and make things up to make me sound like an abuser, as this appears to be his strategy from day one."

Ioan and Alice met on the set of 102 Dalmatians in 2000.

The former couple reportedly split on New Year's Day, after 14 years of marriage.

Ioan decided to officially end his marriage to Alice in March by filing legal papers at Los Angeles Superior Court.

At the time, the couple - who he wed in 2007 and welcomed their two daughters through IVF - released a joint statement that read: "As you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for our family and we remain committed to our children.

"Thank you for respecting our privacy."

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