Ryan Gosling Honors Eva Mendes with ‘E’ Pendant on His Neck after She Paused Career to Raise Their 2 Girls

• Ryan Gosling honored his long-term partner, Eva Mendes, by wearing unique jewelry at an event and sharing a rare statement about her.
• The couple fell in love while filming their first movie together but never appeared as a unit at red-carpet events.
• Becoming parents changed Mendes and Gosling’s lives for the better.

On July 9, 2023, Ryan Gosling, 42, appeared with other celebrities on the world premiere red carpet event of his upcoming “Barbie’ movie. While at the Los Angeles event, the actor made a rare comment about his relationship with a fellow star.

The celebrity and actress Eva Mendes, 49, have been together for a long time and even have children. Besides his unexpected comment, Gosling also had a particular fashion choice that he sported at the gala event.

The star, who lived a private life with his partner and their children, honored Mendes with a custom-made necklace featuring an “E” pendant, which stood for her name. Gosling was asked who he was channeling in his pink suit, and he said it was Pink, the singer.

An interviewer noted how the actress always raved about him on Instagram and called her loyal. The person said Mendes had described him as the greatest actor she’s ever worked with and wanted to know what that meant to him, with Gosling replying:

“It means everything.”

The actor, who played Ken in the new film, shared two daughters with the actress, and the pair were born in 2014 and 2016. Mendes and Gosling were in love and seemed to have married secretly.

In April 2023, Mendes took to Instagram to share images from “The Place Beyond the Pines,” the first movie she and Gosling did in 2012. She explained that she was “only comfortable” uploading pictures of her and the actor that were already out in public.

A fan replied to the post sharing how they wished for the couple to appear together to promote his latest movie. The actress explained that she and her children’s father didn’t attend red-carpet events together before addressing her rule of only posting available photos.

In a different comment, the star revealed that she and Gosling were only together on the red carpet when they promoted their 2012 film, where they played a couple called Luke and Romina. Mendes also shared how she had met the actor for the first time before they did the 2012 movie.

She said their “magic” started long before but didn’t give a particular date and shared a clip of their magical moment that was captured on camera. “The Drive” star and the actress started dating in 2011 after filming their joint movie.

A year later, they went out together on a Disneyland California Adventure Park date for the first time. Esmeralda Amada was born on September 12, 2014, and her sister, Amada Lee, was welcomed on April 29, 2016.

She felt they were incredible creative beings and took inspiration from them.

The first time the mother of two called Gosling her “husband” publicly was during her November 2022 appearance on Australia’s Channel Nine’s “Today,” hinting that they might’ve gotten married secretively. She later revealed on the “Kyle and Jackie O Show” that she liked keeping her love life “mysterious.”

Welcoming their children was a big deal for the couple, and things haven’t been the same for them ever since. Despite Gosling dating Mendes, the actor once said becoming a parent wasn’t something he’d considered.

During a May 2023 interview, Gosling elaborated on a statement he once made, saying he hadn’t thought about having children until Mendes told him she was pregnant. He explained that it wasn’t true as he hadn’t wished to overshare and be misrepresented.

The actor admitted to not having thought about children before meeting the actress, but that after they met, he realized he didn’t want to have them without her. During their 2012 film, the pair even pretended they were a family, and he didn’t want to pretend any longer, with him stating:

“I realized that this would be a life I would be really lucky to have.”

The couple didn’t employ nannies, and Gosling ensured he had quality time with the duo by taking them on location while filming and only committing to one movie yearly. The star said he wished to spend as much time as possible with them and never wanted a life before having the pair.

Becoming a parent was better than he’d ever imagined, revealing he relied a lot on Mendes. He felt his partner always knew what was necessary, and whenever he was uncertain, he asked her.

In turn, the actress said their children were “self-empowered” little people who made her realize she had to get out of their way and let them lead. She felt they were incredible creative beings and took inspiration from them.

In 2019, the “2 Fast 2 Furious” star revealed that she’d put her career on the back burner to embrace being a stay-at-home parent. That same year, an insider noted how Mendes was “radiant” with her family.

The insider shared how the actress had come out of her shell immensely, and it made sense why she put Gosling and their children first. The couple were lucky enough to have a fantastic family together.