Supporting her man through and through. Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes at the Oscars are couples goals! The actress made a subtle nod to her man’s role in Barbie backstage at the awards ceremony.
Eva Mendes posted a behind the scenes Instagram reel of her posing with a baseball cap against Ryan Gosling’s dressing room. In true Ken fashion, she used “I’m Just Ken” as he background music. Mendes did not walk with Gosling on the red carpe. Instead, he brought his sister Mandi, who he also brought as a guest to the 2007 Oscars.
Mendes and Gosling met on the set of their 2012 film The Place Beyond the Pines. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Esmerelda, in 2014. The two had another child, Amada, less than two years later. In an Instagram post in April 2020, Mendes explained why she doesn’t post photos of her husband or her kids on her social media. “I have always had a clear boundary when it comes to my man and my kids. I’ll talk about them, of course, with limits, but I won’t post pictures of our daily life,” she said. “And since my children are so little and don’t understand what posting their image really means, I don’t have their consent. And I won’t post their image until they’re old enough to give consent.”
In an interview with People in 2017, Mendes, who is Cuban-American, opened up about what it’s like raising their children in a bilingual household. “Esmeralda mostly speaks Spanglish right now. It’s really cute,” Mendes said. “She’s definitely bilingual, and it’s really important for us to make sure that she’s not only just familiar with the language, but also with the culture.”
She continued, “My mom, who lives 15 minutes away, makes it is easy because she speaks to the girls in Spanish and cooks them Cuban food. And we’re always listening to Cuban music. It really is a big part of our way of life. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
