Chris Evans Wants to Pass This Special Holiday Tradition on to His Kids One Day: 'That's What I Hope' (Exclusive)

The 'Red One' actor tied the knot with wife Alba Baptista in September 2023

Nov 15, 2024 - 11:18
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Chris Evans Wants to Pass This Special Holiday Tradition on to His Kids One Day: 'That's What I Hope' (Exclusive)

The 'Red One' actor tied the knot with wife Alba Baptista in September 2023

Dia Dipasupil/WireImage Chris Evans

Dia Dipasupil/WireImage Chris Evans

Chris Evans already has some ideas for family traditions.

The actor, whose new movie Red One comes out on Friday, Nov. 15, spoke with costar Dwayne Johnson about how he and his wife Alba Baptista, who tied the knot in September 2023, are starting new family traditions together.

"This will be our second Christmas together as a married couple. As much as I love Christmas in Massachusetts with snow, she has her own traditions in Portugal, so we're going to start pinballing back and forth," Evans shares. "We just got a place out there, so we're excited to kind of set up some new fresh tracks in the snow."

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Amy Sussman/Getty  Chris Evans and Alba Baptista

Amy Sussman/Getty  Chris Evans and Alba Baptista

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Johnson then asks Evans if there are any holiday traditions that he wants to pass on to his future kids, to which the Captain America alum enthusiastically responds yes.

"Yeah, big-time. I'm one of four, and we are all very tight-knit. We're all very close in age, so we would all sleep in the same room on Christmas Eve, on the floor, pick a Christmas movie, and try to force yourself to sleep," Evans shares.

"That's what I hope, that my kids will enjoy each other's company as much as me and my siblings did."

This isn't the first time that Evans has opened up about becoming a dad one day. Earlier this week, the star spoke with Access Hollywood at the premiere of Red One and was asked if he thinks he'll be a "superhero" dad one day like Johnson's character.

"Yeah, I hope so. Yeah, absolutely," Evans responded. "The title of dad is an exciting one."

Amazon MGM Studios Chris Evans in 'Red One'

Amazon MGM Studios Chris Evans in 'Red One'

A source first told PEOPLE in 2022 that Baptista and Evans were dating, adding that they had been together "for over a year and it's serious."

Since then, the couple went Instagram official in January 2023, before tying the knot on Sept. 9, 2023, in Cape Cod with pals including Robert Downey Jr.Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner in attendance.

An insider also previously told PEOPLE that for Baptista and Evans, "it was kind of love at first sight," adding that they met in Europe and “got serious very quickly."

"He can’t wait to have a family. He was just waiting for the right girl," the source said, adding that Baptista is “beautiful, smart and just a good person.”

“She is involved in charity work and truly cares about doing good. She is a very positive and happy person. It’s rubbed off on him,” they shared. “It's the best news that they are married."

Red One is in theaters Nov. 15.

For more of Evans' exclusive interview and photos, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.