Chris Evansjust sentLizzointo a tailspin of excitement. After the “Good as Hell” songstress, 32, revealed in a hilarious TikTok over the weekend that shedrunkenly slid into Evans' direct messageson Instagram, theAvengers: Endgameactor, 39, later responded to Lizzo with a hilarious and self-deprecating message. Listen below to the episode ofour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more on Lizzo sliding intoChris Evans' DMs and his response! Lizzo’s original message to Evans featured the emojis for dashing away, a woman playing handball and a basketball....

It might be hard to imagine anyone else as Captain America, butChris Evansactually passed on the roletwicebefore Iron Man stepped in.The 37-year-old actor behind the leader of Marvel’s Avengersappears on the cover ofThe Hollywood Reporterwhere he revealed that he really didn’t want the part at first.“Getting the [Captain America] offer felt to me like the epitome of temptation. The ultimate job offer, on the biggest scale. I’m supposed to say no to this thing....

Photo: Michael Schwartz Chris Evansmay be Captain America to the world, but to his dog,Dodger, he has a more meaningful title: dad. TheGhostedactor gave PEOPLE a sneak peek into life with his beloved pooch ahead of his collaboration withdog food brand Jinx. Evans, 41, shared how his canine Dodger changed his life — andhow dogs are “superheroes"in their own right. “If their man or woman is in trouble, they’re just jumping in there,” Evans tells PEOPLE....

Photo:Stevie Dance/GQ Stevie Dance/GQ Chris Evansis aware ofhis Gemini tendencies. ThePain Hustlersactor, 42, opened up toGQin a new interview (which was conducted prior to the ongoing actors' strike) about how he sees his actual personality in comparison to the characters he portrays onscreen. Playing superhero Captain Americain the Marvel movies was “slightly against type” for him, Evans told the outlet. The actor also joked that more than one of his exes have noted that his Gemini sign is fitting, even if he doesn’t put much stock into astrology....

Chris Evansis conflicted over how to approach the rest of his career. In a conversation with hisAvengerscostarScarlett Johanssonas part ofVariety‘s Actors on Actors series, Evans, 38, says he frequently has to talk himself out of retirement. “Every couple of months, I decide I’m done acting,” he said. “This has been my thing for decades now. I’m always looking for a way out, but I do love it.” The actor, who stars in the upcoming murder-mysteryKnives Out, made his leap to the big screen with breakout roles inNot Another Teen Movie(2001) andFantastic Four(2005)....

Asked if he’s ever been ghosted, the 41-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe star is disarmingly honest. “I feel I’ve experienced something much worse,” he says. “I think I’d prefer being ghosted because you can make up any story you want. I’ve had the slow decline in text responses, and you just know the person is pushing you aside casually.” Not that he needs to worry about that these days. The star ofthe new action-romanceGhostedhas been dating girlfriendAlba Baptistafor more than a year....

Chris Evans.Photo: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Chris Evanslikely won’t hostSaturday Night Liveany time soon. While discussing hisGhostedcostarAna de Armas' upcoming appearance on the longtime NBC sketch-comedy show, theGray Manactor, 41, toldEntertainment TonightCanadathat unlike de Armas, he is hesitant to take on hosting duties himself. “A cameo, I can handle. I’ve avoided hostingSNLlike the plague for years now just because I’m so scared. It’s terrifying to me,” he said, responding to a question about whether he would consider making a cameo during de Armas' stint as host....

Photo: Jinx Chris Evansis one proud dog dad! While chatting with PEOPLE about partnering with the dog food companyJinx, the actor, 41, also opened up about his lovable canine companionDodgerand how he is a pet unlike any other. Detailing how Dodger, a 7-year-old boxer mix, is “such a good friend,” Evans tells PEOPLE exclusively, “I’m probably biased, but I would say that Dodger is a cut above the average dog.”...

Chris Evans' mom is getting mileage out of hisSexiest Man Alivetitle. The actor and hisGhostedcostarAna de Armasspeak about their onscreen chemistry and friendship in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, and at one point, Evans shares that his mother Lisa often touts his current reign as Sexiest Man Alive. “She still does a lot of bragging. It’s going to be a sad day when I lose the title,” says Evans, 41, adding, “Heavy lies the crown....

Chris Evans, Alba Baptista.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic ; Arnold Jerocki/Getty Taylor Hill/FilmMagic ; Arnold Jerocki/Getty Chris Evanssays first impressions are important to wifeAlba Baptista. In theGQfeature, Evans recalled telling Baptista, 26, that he wanted to act less in order to devote his energy to other parts of his life. The Portuguese actress is known for films likeMrs. Harris Goes to Parisand the Netflix seriesWarrior Nun. “I haven’t worked all year and I don’t plan to, which has been lovely,” he said....

Photo: chris evans/instagram (2) Chris Evanskicked off the weekend with a musical tribute toPrince. The Marvel alum, 40, serenaded his 12.7 million followers Friday on his Instagram Story, playing the late pop icon’s 1984 hit “Purple Rain” on piano. “Purple Rain on a sunny day,” he wrote on the video. Chrishas been playing the piano since he was young,he toldMen’s Journalin 2019, showing off his Bösendorfer upright piano. He noted that he also knows how to play the guitar and can “fake it” on the drums....

Photo: Chris Evans/ instagram; Jerod Harris/Getty Chris Evansis sharing rare footage from the set of the firstCaptain Americamovie, all thanks to his high school buddies. Evans revealed the footage on Wednesday, explaining how he got two of his friends to join him on the set of the 2011 movie as his “assistants.” Turns out his friends Zach and Jon are also pretty good at making hilarious content. The footage Evans, 39, shared shows the actor completing impressive stunts before the camera turns to his friend Jon, who’s now wowed....

Photo: Chris Evans/InstagramChris Evansis celebrating one sweetValentine’s Day.The actor and current PEOPLE Sexiest Man Alive, 41, shareda photo montage ofhimself and girlfriendAlba Baptistaon Tuesday in honor of the holiday, including shots of the couple hiking and traveling together, sharing some PDA, and hanging out with his dog Dodger.While the post was presented without commentary, the next Instagram Story showed Baptista, 25, become acquainted with an iconic Nintendo game."…Iintroduced her to Mario Bros 3," Evans wrote on top of the video, which showed his girlfriend reacting while trying to evade virtual danger in the game....