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Luke Evans plans to have kids within the next five years — after going public with his handsome graphic designer friend Fran Tomas this summer
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Luke Evans plans to have children by age 48 within five years – after revealing his romance with graphic designer Fran Tomas this summer.
The Welsh actor, currently 43, was spotted on the PDA with his new boyfriend in August this year after splitting up from art director Rafael Olarra.
Celebrity Gogglebox star Luke told The times“I would love to have my own children in the next five years, but if that happens, I have to accept that I wouldn’t be a young father.
Baby plans: Luke Evans, 43, plans to have children in five years at age 48 – after revealing his romance with graphic designer Fran Tomas this summer
“I want to be an active dad, one that’s really involved and not limited in what they can do.”
The star, who came out publicly as gay in 2002, went on to say that he was afraid to tell his Jehovah’s Witness parents, Yvonne and David, about his sexuality during his teenage years.
He explained: “I was afraid to tell my parents I was gay when I was a teenager. Times were different then, especially from a religious background.
Happy plans: Celebrity Gogglebox star Luke told The Times: ‘I’d love to have my own kids in the next five years, but when that happens I’ll have to accept that I wouldn’t be a young father’
“It can be lonely and confusing not to speak out in such formative years.
“I take my hat off to parents like mine who accept and love their children unconditionally. You can take on the challenges you face if you are happy with yourself.’
This summer, Luke showed off his impressive six-pack in tiny purple swim shorts when he took to the sea for a swim with his friend Fran.
Fears: The star, who came out publicly as gay in 2002, went on to say that during his teens he was afraid to tell his Jehovah’s Witness parents about his sexuality’ (pictured with his mother Yvonne)
The Beauty and the Beast star hugged his new man as they swam through the water together.
Luke’s romance with his Spanish beauty seemed to grow stronger as they enjoyed the warm sun together.
In May, it was reported that Luke had found love with Spanish graphic designer Fran Tomas after the couple met a year earlier while working in Australia.
Luke and Fran had enjoyed traveling together for the past few months and recently went on a skiing holiday with friends Phillip Schofield and Kelly Hoppen to France.
A friend close to Luke told The sun: “The couple has gone from strength to strength, quietly traveling the world together.
“They are like-minded, really understand each other’s sense of humor and complement each other well.”
MailOnline at the time reached out to a Luke representative for comment.
Verdict: He explained, “I was afraid to tell my parents I was gay when I was a teenager. Times were different then, especially with a religious background’ (photos with his father David)