Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2013.Photo:Dave Allocca/Startraks/Instar
Dave Allocca/Startraks/Instar
She’s the “girl of his dreams"and he’sher Ken.
In a 2020 Instagram exchange,Mendes said she’d"rather be home with my man than anywhere else in the world.” (We don’t blame her!)
Here, we’ve rounded up the handful of photos we have of the devotedparents of two.
01of 12Eyes Have ItRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2012.Dara Kushner/INF/InstarEva Mendes gazed up at Ryan Gosling at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of their movieThe Place Beyond the Pines.“We did not meet on set. The magic started way before,” she wrote in a 2023 Instagram post.02of 12City CoolRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2013.Dave Allocca/Startraksphoto/InstarThe couple moved on to promote the film at its New York City premiere in 2013.When a fan asked Mendesif she’d be joining Gosling on theBarbiepress tour in 2023, she said they “don’t do those things together. Like these photos I’ve been posting, Im only comfortable posting because it’s already out there.“In a separate comment, Mendes pointed out that she and Gosling “only were on the red carpet together once when promoting” their movie.03of 12Magic in MotionRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/EverettThe couple’s chemistry was clear in their film.04of 12Looking UpRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Eva Mendes/InstagramFor real!05of 12Family MattersRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/EverettIn the movie, the pair played parents to a young son. And in 2023, Gosling toldGQthat the experience helped him discover what he wanted in life.“I wasn’t thinking about kids before I met her, but after I met Eva, I realized that I just didn’t want to have kids without her,“he shared.“And there were moments onThe Place Beyond the Pineswhere we were pretending to be a family, and I didn’t really want it to be pretend anymore,” he continued. “I realized that this would be a life I would be really lucky to have.”06of 12Character StudyRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes.Elder Ordonez/INFThe stars looked every inch the real couple on set in 2011.07of 12To a TRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Thelonius / Splash NewsAnd had that pensive thing down, too!08of 12Live from New YorkRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2017.Robert Kamau/GC ImagesAfter Gosling hostedSNLin 2017, Mendes joined him at the afterparty at New York City’s TAO.09of 12Sweet SmilesRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in Paris.Allpix / Splash NewsTogether in Paris, the stars only had eyes for each other.10of 12The GreatestRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes at Disneyland.SplashNews.comIn an adoring 2023 Instagram post,Mendes wrote of her longtime love, “To say he’s the greatest actor I’ve ever worked with is an understatement.“11of 12Dream GirlRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2014.BACKGRIDAccepting the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in early 2024,Gosling saidthat through his work, “I got to meet the girl of my dreams, Eva Mendes, and have two dream children. I dreamed of one day making movies, and now, movies have made my life a dream.“12of 12’Nothing Else’Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in New York City.Tom Meinelt / Splash NewsIn a 2015 chatwithHello!,Gosling said, “I know that I’m with the person I’m supposed to be with,” adding of what he looks for in a woman: “That she’s Eva Mendes. There’s nothing else I’m looking for.”
01of 12Eyes Have ItRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2012.Dara Kushner/INF/InstarEva Mendes gazed up at Ryan Gosling at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of their movieThe Place Beyond the Pines.“We did not meet on set. The magic started way before,” she wrote in a 2023 Instagram post.
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Eyes Have It
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2012.Dara Kushner/INF/Instar
Dara Kushner/INF/Instar
Eva Mendes gazed up at Ryan Gosling at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of their movieThe Place Beyond the Pines.
“We did not meet on set. The magic started way before,” she wrote in a 2023 Instagram post.
02of 12City CoolRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2013.Dave Allocca/Startraksphoto/InstarThe couple moved on to promote the film at its New York City premiere in 2013.When a fan asked Mendesif she’d be joining Gosling on theBarbiepress tour in 2023, she said they “don’t do those things together. Like these photos I’ve been posting, Im only comfortable posting because it’s already out there.“In a separate comment, Mendes pointed out that she and Gosling “only were on the red carpet together once when promoting” their movie.
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City Cool
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2013.Dave Allocca/Startraksphoto/Instar
Dave Allocca/Startraksphoto/Instar
The couple moved on to promote the film at its New York City premiere in 2013.
When a fan asked Mendesif she’d be joining Gosling on theBarbiepress tour in 2023, she said they “don’t do those things together. Like these photos I’ve been posting, Im only comfortable posting because it’s already out there.”
In a separate comment, Mendes pointed out that she and Gosling “only were on the red carpet together once when promoting” their movie.
03of 12Magic in MotionRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/EverettThe couple’s chemistry was clear in their film.
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Magic in Motion
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/Everett
Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/Everett
The couple’s chemistry was clear in their film.
04of 12Looking UpRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Eva Mendes/InstagramFor real!
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Looking Up
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Eva Mendes/Instagram
For real!
05of 12Family MattersRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/EverettIn the movie, the pair played parents to a young son. And in 2023, Gosling toldGQthat the experience helped him discover what he wanted in life.“I wasn’t thinking about kids before I met her, but after I met Eva, I realized that I just didn’t want to have kids without her,“he shared.“And there were moments onThe Place Beyond the Pineswhere we were pretending to be a family, and I didn’t really want it to be pretend anymore,” he continued. “I realized that this would be a life I would be really lucky to have.”
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Family Matters
In the movie, the pair played parents to a young son. And in 2023, Gosling toldGQthat the experience helped him discover what he wanted in life.
“I wasn’t thinking about kids before I met her, but after I met Eva, I realized that I just didn’t want to have kids without her,“he shared.
“And there were moments onThe Place Beyond the Pineswhere we were pretending to be a family, and I didn’t really want it to be pretend anymore,” he continued. “I realized that this would be a life I would be really lucky to have.”
06of 12Character StudyRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes.Elder Ordonez/INFThe stars looked every inch the real couple on set in 2011.
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Character Study
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes.Elder Ordonez/INF
The stars looked every inch the real couple on set in 2011.
07of 12To a TRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Thelonius / Splash NewsAnd had that pensive thing down, too!
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To a T
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Thelonius / Splash News
Thelonius / Splash News
And had that pensive thing down, too!
08of 12Live from New YorkRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2017.Robert Kamau/GC ImagesAfter Gosling hostedSNLin 2017, Mendes joined him at the afterparty at New York City’s TAO.
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Live from New York
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2017.Robert Kamau/GC Images
After Gosling hostedSNLin 2017, Mendes joined him at the afterparty at New York City’s TAO.
09of 12Sweet SmilesRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in Paris.Allpix / Splash NewsTogether in Paris, the stars only had eyes for each other.
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Sweet Smiles
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in Paris.Allpix / Splash News
Allpix / Splash News
Together in Paris, the stars only had eyes for each other.
10of 12The GreatestRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes at Disneyland.SplashNews.comIn an adoring 2023 Instagram post,Mendes wrote of her longtime love, “To say he’s the greatest actor I’ve ever worked with is an understatement.”
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The Greatest
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes at Disneyland.SplashNews.com
In an adoring 2023 Instagram post,Mendes wrote of her longtime love, “To say he’s the greatest actor I’ve ever worked with is an understatement.”
11of 12Dream GirlRyan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2014.BACKGRIDAccepting the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in early 2024,Gosling saidthat through his work, “I got to meet the girl of my dreams, Eva Mendes, and have two dream children. I dreamed of one day making movies, and now, movies have made my life a dream.”
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Dream Girl
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 2014.BACKGRID
BACKGRID
Accepting the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in early 2024,Gosling saidthat through his work, “I got to meet the girl of my dreams, Eva Mendes, and have two dream children. I dreamed of one day making movies, and now, movies have made my life a dream.”
12of 12’Nothing Else’Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in New York City.Tom Meinelt / Splash NewsIn a 2015 chatwithHello!,Gosling said, “I know that I’m with the person I’m supposed to be with,” adding of what he looks for in a woman: “That she’s Eva Mendes. There’s nothing else I’m looking for.”
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‘Nothing Else’
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in New York City.Tom Meinelt / Splash News
Tom Meinelt / Splash News
In a 2015 chatwithHello!,Gosling said, “I know that I’m with the person I’m supposed to be with,” adding of what he looks for in a woman: “That she’s Eva Mendes. There’s nothing else I’m looking for.”
source: people.com
