A few days ago, we heard the gossip that Chris Evans and Lily James were out on what looked like a date in London. There was some confusion about when Chris arrived in London, whether he could actually travel and whether he should have quarantined. While Americans have been banned from traveling to continental Europe, from what I understand, the UK might allow some Americans to come in if they have a reason, like an actor coming in for work? Plus, we really don’t know when he arrived in London. All we know is that Chris and Lily went to a hotel together. I wondered if there would be a follow-up date or something. Looks like it:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Chris Evans and Lily James continue their London love-in https://t.co/i2UKQWjEce
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) July 8, 2020
These photos are… a lot. Chris wearing a Patriots scarf as a mask, Lily wearing her scarf mask but pulling it down to eat ice cream and smile at Chris as they lounge around a park. Oh, and Chris wore a Boston Red Sox baseball cap, just in case you didn’t get the whole I AM FROM BOSTON look. Honestly, she could do better! I know that’s not what the Evans stans want to hear, but it’s true!
There’s also some confusion about the status of Lily’s relationship with Matt Smith. I still believe that they broke up late last year, probably November-December. They were seen together after the alleged split, but I just took that as “we’re still friends even though he broke my heart.” They were together for years and they lived together too. It wasn’t a casual relationship, and I always thought SHE thought they would get married. The way Lily and Chris are happy to be photographed… it’s giving me a “revenge rebound romance” vibe, pandemic-style, on her side. Who knows. It’s just fun to have some new-couple gossip that isn’t Afflarmas.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Avalon Red.
Uh-oh, we got some pap-strolling competition! Quick Anna and Ben, to the Dunkin Donuts as fast as lightening!!
LOL. I’m laughing because this will probably happen.
You know, I’m sure Disney and WB salivate over the money they could make by having a DC/Marvel crossover. However, I’m not sure Batman and Captain America battling for the title of America’s thirstiest superhero is what they had in mind.
It’s a pap-strolling competition with a side of Boston-bro-dude-off.
I secretly don’t want any other celeb couple to dethrone BenAna because they give me SOOO much joy (as does her fan account which she blocked lol).
Chris mr. Privacy Evans doing PR game?? Wow
that whole hotel fiasco made her look like the backdoor girl, it was handled very badly. I mean, call ahead to the hotel dummy. So she may have insisted on this. I would have. If it’s a one time thing, then that would be the answer. If not, something changed. Maybe he’s in love! They make a nice couple, good for them.
The thirst for attention and accolades is real. He is an actor; most of them don’t do it for the craft, you know what I mean?
The thirst is real. 2020 coming for everyone.
He wants attention for his ill-conceived “let’s listen to both sides” political site.
Just in time for Emmy voting and the launch of his political website.
So they called the paps to make sure that everyone sees that they are NOW wearing masks?! Lol, the damage is already done, nice try, he already looks like a rich entitled celeb who doesn’t care about Covid. And he looks like RIDICULOUS! Ben shows his hometown “respect” in a more subtle way,lol Is there Dunkin Donuts in the UK?!:D
I love to read comments From dailymail, they are good at that game: photos by backgrid, an agence knockout for PR (so they are called), big park in london (not private i Have already Been and it is not a secret place) and twice caught in 3 Days and when he wants he can stay under the radar and private . But true it is fun after ben & ana
The park is round the corner from where he is staying
This is so obviously set up to do damage control for whatever that club/hotel thing was on Saturday. it screams PR. Maybe it is a rebound thing, who knows. But if you can, check out the video. Talk about lack of chemistry. They look like they barely know each other
https://twitter.com/CevansContents/status/1280998600701472769?s=19
LMAO so true!
OH MY GOD, that’s hilarious!! Aren’t these two actors?! Lmao
Yikes. That video was awkwaaarrrdddd. The secondhand embarrassment for them is real. Also, when did he become so thirsty?? She’s known for her antics with the paps. He is not.
I mean….they look like two ‘normal’ people having ice cream and waking down a street? I’m not seeing this awkward chemistry.
They look like two people whose pandemic hook up got caught and now they have to do an outing to save their (mostly his) reputation when they are walking down the sidewalk. They’re not even trying to sell us the “love during corona” angle.
I’m not sensing awkward vibes. It seems more normal than the Benana laughs.
Agreed. I get the nitpicking because this coupling is kinda random and weird esp during a pandemic (tho I love Evans in Knives Out and as Capt America and have zero clue what Lily is about and have never seen her in anything) but they seem perfectly normal in the video.
Yeah, that’s my read, too. They didn’t know they were gonna get caught in hotel hookup pics–which are very off brand for Mr. Captain America, even if he’s no longer Marvel-owned–so this was a reputation cleansing photo op for the normally private Evans who hopefully now knows that hiding out from paps in London is a lot harder than ducking them in Boston, New York or L.A., where it really just takes not actively visiting known pap hot spots, or calling them yourself, to stay off their radar.
Also, you know how you can easily avoid getting papped? Just stay the f at home with your latest hook, particularly during a global pandemic.
Yep, damage control. A nice wholesome ice cream date with his All American Boy gear on. Should’ve brought the shield.
There was a story on @deuxmoi insta last night that he was hooking up with a woman’s friend in LA end of May-June (throughout pandemic) and also that he is, ahem, substantial in the trouser dept. Total shitshow.
@so over it How do you get a friend accept from deuxmoi? I keep hearing about this account but they haven’t accepted my follow 🙁
@silvercharms, I only heard of the account from the post the other day and requested and they approved it right away. Maybe try requesting again?
Another couple who are calling the paps. Affleck and Ana have some competition now LOL
From his interviews I always got the impression that Matt Smith is the one who wanted marriage and babies. Lily, not so much. I would like to know what happened (if anything!) with him and Claire Foy, though!
I’m not all that interested in this relationship. I find Chris Evans so boring.
Lily does want kids ,marriage she seemed less sure
Claire’s ex has got his girlfriend Sophie Cookson pregnant .Her and Matt are working together again on stage
Oh my how messy!
I don’t find Chris boring, he just never gets caught lol, or papped. Dude knows how to be private if he wants to be. There’s so many rumors about him but his PR team seem to keep things under wraps.
I don’t really know all that much about Evans, I confess. I just find him boring to look at. Just blah in general. I don’t see his appeal. Same goes of a lot of Hollywood actors these days.
I saw that Smith & Foy were working together again @Humbugged. I thought they were both great in The Crown. I remember reading that Smith’s “close friendship” with Foy was a problem for Lily James.
The I AM FROM BOSTON getup is so true! Every person I have ever met from New England does this. Haha
Ben and Ana will be out for a stroll in 3 ..2..
Chris Evans needs his eyelashes permed. He has weird shifty eyes with lashes that are like keyboard brushes. Sorry sorry sorry.
Don’t care. Love him, especially after watching Defending Jacob. I live in Boston, and the hardcore fanboy stuff is real and pretty standard. Nothing surprising there.
Yes, everyone has Sox and Patriot gear. And the colors are the same so there is a lot of mingling of the two franchises.
Pretty standard unless you’d like to go undercover in London. He knows he sticks out with all that gear on.
I’m surprised Chris and Anna didn’t decide to take part in a faux-mance since they filmed Knives Out together.
Supposedly she wanted to and he didn’t. Take that with a grain of salt, as I can’t remember where I read that.
Yeah I heard that rumour as well and from what we can see between Ben and Ana, I am wondering if there might have been a bit of truth to this rumour… But what do I know? One more reason to be baffled his recent outings
This makes sense. He’s almost 40 and ready to have kids. They’re going to have a couple kids, stay married for a few years, and then get divorced. After that he’ll marry someone half his age and have another set of kids.
Well, I hope she’s allowed to use the main entrance at their wedding and doesn’t have to wait outside in the dark in the middle of the night at some back entrance, lol
Every time any of these Marvel actors start seeing someone new, a certain section screams “PR” and analyzes the photos/video for “proof” it’s all fake, almost like they’re desperate to persuade themselves they still have a chance with their favorite. Just yesterday saw it with Sebastian Stan too. I know these rich actors are privileged to all hell… but I do feel sorry for them. All that scrutiny and hoop-jumping and enforced placating of fans. Yikes.
FWIW – this is a boring match-up. I enjoyed him with Jenny Slate. At least that was more outside-the-box.
I don’t know or even care if it’s a real romance. If it is, cool. Good for them.
But I do think this is, at the very least, one of those they got caught by paps when at least one of them didn’t intend to get caught and now they feel they have to play reputation clean up for whatever reasons they feel they need to.
It doesn’t mean they’re not dating or if they’re not dating yet, that they’re not going to in the future. But who wants their booty call pictures all over the internet?
But this particular photo op seems really off brand for Chris Evans. And that’s all it seems to be to me. A photo op protecting a brand. That doesn’t really show what’s going on except they do want to be seen now.
Yeah, he hasn’t been this open since Slate and before that with his other two actual, verifiable girlfriends.
The fact that she has been seen out in the open, maskless, and indulging in illicit stimulants is more of a red flag. There are rumors about his drug use in the past. He should be careful about going from Mr. Positivity to Mr. Cautionary Tale.
I think the same… Jenny Slate was more interesting and original sincerely. i don’t have anything against Lily because i don’ t know her but she realy seems cute but boring and nothing special to say…. On another side, i am sure he was realy in love with jenny… she was just talking too much
I also liked Jenny and Chris together. Even though it came off a bit messy at times. I didn’t know until this that she was engaged. I always thought they would get back together at some point.
Jenny was completely destroyed by fans because she was not “a beauty” I was sad for her. i don’t get it with looks superficial cause Lily for instance is cute ok but for me it is booooriiiinnnggg. Jenny was messy sometimes but funny sometimes and interesting sometimes.She was talking too much of course. I prefer to go to listen her interview. I was sure that he will go for a more intellectual woman like an Amal Clooney that match better with politic and so. If it was PR, it will be better. But that kind of woman are not everywhere
They analyze pictures with a fine tooth comb! It’s one of the most bizarre things but equally so, so entertaining. It happens every single time one of them is rumored or confirmed to be dating someone. I think this happened last time with Jenny where they thought they were being clever and figured everything out from a set of pictures.
Oh no my celebrity crush! There goes my CE fantasy…
Seriously though it is all so weird… Chris Evans is known for being a very private person, especially when it comes to the ladies. Even his relationship with Jenny Slate he tried to keep it under the radar. And now this? I don’t know much about Lily James, but Cap is not the kind of guy to do PDA like this he does not have that reputation… At this point they must be aware they are being papped and it’s in every media outlets. Him out there with a chick and heavily photographed with little left to the imagination is not typical behaviour. He usually shy away from that kind of attention and now we know they f*** on Saturday night and are cozy and fawning over each other on Wednesday. Wow ! As some people have already mentioned, I am also getting a weird PR vibe, at least from the latest park date thing. But again Chris Evans does not have the reputation to be a PR stunt kind of person, quite the opposite. So what is going on ?
I am also confused about the timeline of this relationship. We know Chris was self-isolating in his home in Boston and Lily was in London. Lainey pointed out he was probably still home late June as he did some interviews from home at that time. So he arrived recently in London (likely for work purposes I guess). So what happened? Did they hook up days ago or just before the pandemic ? Also the status of Lily and her latest boyfriend/ex is unclear and they were papped together in May… so what gives?
I have three theories 1- they somehow met, maybe hooked up a little time before the pandemic. Kept in touch and now the relationship is becoming more of a thing. They got caught or something over the weekend and it looked bad for both of them, especially Chris travelling and not wearing a mask. Now they do some damage control yes we are dating yes we are wearing masks and so on (most likely theory imo) 2- they are way over their head and we are dealing with a hot steamy romance who will burn fast (remember Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift ?) 3- they are working on a project together, got papped and now are playing a little bit with us due to all the rumours (my original thoughts, but I am not sure anymore).
“… but Cap is not the kind of guy to do PDA like this he does not have that reputation”
Cap? You mean like Captain America, the character?
I meant Chris sorry
Her and Matt were still sharing the house and one of them (probably her as it was his house originally ) was going to move out eventually – they talked about buying some where but never did . The rules on moving only changed last week where hotels were free to open up to the public again so that is what she did on the 2nd . And she is off to Bristol in the next few weeks for The Pursuit Of Love ( which is back first according to the trades )which was probably why she didn’t move out when they broke up as she was going off to film in the Spring and they would have had time to arrange move out quietly
As to when her and Matt broke up she did 2 films (Rebecca and The Dig ) back to back in the 2nd half of last year and only announced the break up when she had finished filming and was coming back – honestly she was probably living with Billie Piper or her mother until lockdown happened
And as to how her and Chris hooked up they are both friends with Dom Cooper ,Tessa and Michelle Dockery so probably through them so I would go for option 1 – MD probably introduced them and they have been talking but just hadn’t met yet
Also she did All About Eve with Gillian Anderson and then went off to do her films
Thanks for the tea on Lily ! So my first theory still holds up, but I have to agree with many here as this looks like a got caught hook up moment and now they have to do PR reputation cleanup. Doesn’t mean the dating thing is not real though. I guess we’ll see how it unfolds, but still off brand for CE
I think they got busted hooking up over the weekend (and possibly breaking quarantine) and this is brand clean up. Nice wholesome, vanilla ice cream date in the park.
Ladies, regarding your Chris Evans fantasies, please look up the word fantasy. Did you do it? Okay, so in your fantasies Chris Evans can still be single.
I never really understood this. It’s a fantasy. Who cares? I fantasize about Wentworth Miller sometimes, and he’s gay. If he was straight, guess what? He still wouldn’t be in Darla’s bedroom! Sexual fantasies are healthy and fun. Have at it! Just don’t get confused and think it’s real life.
Totally agreed! Tbh, celebrities who seem like loving partners in stable relationships are more attractive to me — as in, that makes me like them more because they seem like they’ve got their life together, and I’m more likely to have a crush on them, lol. Relationship status doesn’t ruin my fantasies because that’s all they are!
Darla! I had this exact argument many years ago, with my friend, about Wenrtworth Miller! We thought he was so gorgeous when Prison Break came out and then she was disappointed when we found out he was gay. How does it matter?!! We live in the middle of nowhere in South Africa! Even he wasn’t gay, it wasn’t like he would be crossing the street one day, our eyes would lock and we will run across the street into each other’s arms. Thought if that street was in SA, we probably would be run over by a mini bus taxi.
LOL. That’s funny. I remember when he came out and I saw a lot of vicious comments. So ridiculous. That face! My god. What a face. I can’t look at Miller’s face for too long without getting really dirty thoughts, and they’re not romantic, so all of this nonsense, who’s gay, who’s got a gf, irrelevant to me. Maybe I’m more like a man!
I still cannot get over that they allegedly were at a private club without masks. Gross.
The rules in England changed at the weekend . Indoor drinking and dining are on again as long as the tables are separate
Yep. He should be in quarantine. This is all damage control.
This is def weird if anyone has followed Chris. He tends to be a bit low key, but that video was awkward. Like a first date that you want to be over 🤣
That said….he was definitely between la and Boston for most of the pandemic. Started in Boston for all of April then went to la in May to help his brother move and I guess back to Boston in June. Wonder if he flew from Boston?
Anyways the commentary on this is hilarious. He also launches his website today i think? Can’t wait to see what evans stans will say after he releases his interviews with dan Crenshaw and ted cruz
…..for taking a little dig at Chris Evans stans you know an awful lot about Chris’ comings and goings via plane than the average fan. I follow him and I can’t say I keep track of all of that.
Doesn’t he travel via private plane pretty much everywhere these days?
I can’t believe another couple has entered the ring to challenge Ben and Ana. Lol. Thirstiness during the pandemic is quite unbecoming.
I don’t know as much about the British pap walks so maybe this is normal for Lily, but I’m pretty sure Chris Evans tends to keep pretty quiet? This is a weird thing, and the timeline confuses me if they really are dating. Maybe they’re just working on a project together and hanging out? IDK.
They have been chasing both her and Matt about for months to see what was happening with them .
Who will win this superhero battle!? Bloated Batman and Thirsty Armas or Captain “I Really Want To Get Married And Have Children But I’m a Dude-Bro With A Cabin Who Can’t Stop Talking About How Much I Love My Bachelor Life Style” and Bouceback James!?!
The PR gods are salivating and the Pap strolls are happening.
I wouldn’t underestimate Ana de Armas. She’s proven to be more than capable and I admire her hustle.
Chill people… all I see are 2 people at a park with ice creams.
Highly doubt Chris is dating this girl now for their reputations , what the hell for ?? Not wearing a mask, Pass midnight, When there’s little to no foot traffic.
And is it a 2020 thing, everyone that gets papped are going to be labelled thirsty.
Are CE fans and cumberbatch the same set 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Please, they aren’t dating. They hooked up once and got caught.
Now their PR teams are PISSED because neither one really suits their brand, random hookups don’t really suit their brand, and their publicists have tasked them to do clean up. Their publicists scheduled this ice cream date for paparazzi.
Random thoughts. Boston is such an amazing city. He smirks a lot and that tie is awful. She has the Keira Knightley “I always pose with my mouth hanging open” schtick going on.
Thanks for the Boston shoutout!
@lightpurple – you are welcome! Got inspired to go and look back at my photos from my 2016 girls’ trip to Boston. Such a great time.
I like Keira and I like Lily, but the difference between those two is Lily can act.
These posts about how it’s PR clean-up were enlightening, thanks, CBers! When I’m confused about a gossip angle I just check out CB for insight! I like Chris Evans but rarely find him hot.
Are they big enough for this to stick to them?
With Ben and Ana, he’s a solidified power A-lister and she’s up and coming with a GG nod. Chris is barely A-list thanks to marvel and most think he’s boring and she’s has some good known movies but no household name. Honestly though this is an upgrade for him. Probably the only girl he’s been seen with with a good IMBD list under her belt and decent acting.
Ben Affleck is very famous. Most people know him. It is not the case for the others
Didn’t he date Sandra Bullock? There are pics of them out to dinner and then at some event together.
I mean, they’re both good looking people so they’re cute together. But lol at the thirst. How thirsty do you have to be to call the paps during a pandemic?
This is off brand for him, so I’m assuming it’s cleanup. Ever since Capt America, they’ve been selling his reputation as a nice, stable, All American Dude. Then he’s seen doing a early morning hookup after partying during a pandemic so they are in damage control. Be seen with the same girl during the day, do something innocent and sweet like eating ice cream in a park and be seen with masks.
I don’t know or care if the relationship is real, or will be real, but it seems like they care that we think it’s real.
Maybe he’s following bens footsteps? Since he’s never getting an Oscar, or directing quality movies, perhaps seeming thirsty and staging pap shots with a cute white skinny starlet is the next best thing?
LOL what? You seem to care enough where you know it’s “off brand” for him and spend an entire paragraph talking about it.
I get AMM’s point that she/he isn’t invested in whether these two are really dating but more interested in the story and PR strategy.
I get the brand cleanup but I feel like he’s been pretty honest about his beer drinking, Patriots loving, frat boy persona. Dude has a beer in like every quarantine interview. And his obsession with Tom Brady/Patriots after stating that he had problems with the Trump/white supremacy association… is blegh.
I’m not sure why there are so many folks here are so sure that this is PR. Why is this alway PR with Chris Evans and not with Chris Pine. Is ask about Chris Pine because he’s the only other single Chris of the famous “Best Chris” list.
Is Evans not allowed to date and meet with a gal? I get that they were seen late night leaving or going into a club/hotel but so what? I also know that this is during a pandemic, but if dude is allowed by customs to leave the country then whats up? How are people supposed to date?
+1
Crazy how nothing can ever be real, right?
Isn’t Pine dating Annabelle Wallis?
Some of you seem to know a lot about these two, especially Chris Evans and how he supposedly doesn’t do pap walks or stays under the radar. All it takes is a simple click on his tag here and you can see a history of pap walks. I don’t know how random pictures invalidate privacy unless you read too much into pictures but ya’ll do you.
It’s so hilarious seeing comments from undercover CEvans stans trying to be all lowkey but ultimately show themselves because they’re disappointed their little fanfics can’t come true while they’re too busy searching pixel by pixel for clues in the pics.
I read on Twitter people theorizing that this is damage control from her team since she got caught inhaling “hay fever medicine” and drinking in a park. I feel bad for her getting hate from his stans…
I don’t care about either of them, but please wear masks and be responsible!
a friend of mine met CE a few years ago when he was here in town and he was the nicest guy who took a photo wearing this big smile on his face. He has never seemed like a pap strollin kind of dude so this is just odd. Maybe he’s genuinely smitten?
Ok, I have to share this because I rarely EVER meet celebrities and my only celeb encounter of note was with Chris Evans. I saw him in Lobby Hero on Broadway which really made me re-think his acting range (I loved him in Snowpiercer but he has picked some terrible movies outside of that and Marvel/Knives Out). He was super kind after the show, came out and signed autographs. I expected him to walk off since he had just gotten off stage and probably wanted to GTFO but he chilled by the building door with some 40yo+ moms for a good 10 minutes, just making small talk. My BF and I were waiting for our Lyft and I thought it was just a genuinely nice display of civility. I have really low expectations of famous people and I always thought Chris came across kind of grumpy in interviews but was pleased to see that he’s a very lowkey, charming dude who loves himself some mom fans!
Randomly, he’s apparently close to his mother, who is of Italian descent (close to family thanks to Italian culture?).
I think it’s funny there are people on here who are butt hurt that Chris Evans has fans and then want to slam on them on a gossip site for speculating about his love life.
Not understanding why celebrities are expected to never leave their homes? You KNOW the paps were stalking that hotel since they were spotted the other night. Not like Ben A at all. They have the right to have a date.