Ioan Gruffudd: Fan scammed into believing she and Fantastic Four star had ‘extra-marital relationship’
The actor was confronted by a fan who made outrageous claims about him.
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd has warned fans against falling for AI traps and scams after revealing he had been confronted by a fan claiming the pair had been engaging in an “extra-marital relationship” for more than a year.
The Fantastic Four star, 53, met the fan at a recent convention where he was made aware of their supposed relationship, shown “explicit and disturbing” images sent to her by a person claiming to be him.
Gruffudd, who is married to Australian actress Bianca Wallace and welcomed daughter Mila Mae last year, detailed the situation in a post shared to social media.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“Something incredibly distressing and disturbing has been brought to my attention,” he wrote.
“A woman came to a convention I was recently attending and she was under the impression that she was in an extramarital relationship with me for over a year.
“She showed me hundreds of AI images and videos that someone claiming to be me had sent to her. The images were explicit and disturbing.”
Gruffudd appeared in an episode of crime series Elsbeth which aired in 2025, and said the woman had been identified as a scam target on a social media page dedicated to the show.
He then warned fans not to be fooled by accounts that did not bear his official handle.
“She was targeted from an Elsbeth Facebook page by this person who sent her a cell number and asked her to communicate via Telegram. They began sending AI images and videos to ‘prove’ that it was me,” he continued.
“If you believe you are speaking to me via message, Telegram, any social media pages that aren’t this page (@iodngruffudd), or any other means, this is not me.
“I will never give out my cell number to anyone that I don’t personally know.
“Please do not engage and never send money! I urge you to ignore and block all contact from anyone that claims to be me.”
The actor implored fans to report any such behaviour to police, which he himself had done after being approached by the fan.
Shortly after his initial public warning, Gruffudd released another statement “to make an important clarification — this has not been a financial scam”.
He said the guilty party had contacted the fan purely with the intent to “create a false relationship”.
Gruffudd married Wallace in April 2025, and shares two children with ex-wife Alice Evans.
His major film credits include Titanic (1997), King Arthur 2004), Black Hawk Down (2001), the 2005 Fantastic Four film, and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Originally published on PerthNow
