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Where is Ryan Gosling’s wife Eva Mendes in 2023? The 2 Fast 2 Furious actress stepped away from Hollywood a decade ago and didn’t attend her husband’s Barbie premiere – and is a busy mum of two

Photo: @evamendes/Instagram

You’d be forgiven if you assumed Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes were both single IRL – because this ultra-private husband-and-wife duo rarely share anything about their relationship, and they prefer to keep it that way.

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling keep their relationship out of the spotlight. Photo: @evamendes/Instagram
Unlike many celeb couples who enjoy dishing out every detail about their romantic life to fans and the general public, Gosling and Mendes have chosen to keep their private time sacred.
Eva Mendes has spoken about what she’s comfortable sharing with fans. Photo: Eva Mendes/Facebook

“As far as Ryan, I’ll only post flashbacks of things that are already ‘out there’ [like pics from movies we did or stuff like that],” the 2 Fast 2 Furious actress told Instagram fans in 2020. “My man and kids are private. That’s important to me, so thanks for getting that.”

 
Besides her love life, Mendes has remained very low-key in general over the last few years, rarely making public appearances, let alone ones with her Hollywood hubby. In fact, their last “official” public outing together was over a decade ago for their The Place Beyond the Pines premiere in 2012, per Hello! And no, she wasn’t at her husband’s recent Barbie events either.

So, where exactly has Eva Mendes been lately?

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Eva Mendes is a busy mum-of-two

The Place Beyond the Pines starring Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes. Photo: Handout

It’s unclear when Gosling, 43, and Mendes, 49, got married, but they reportedly share two kids together. Per People, the lovebirds, who have been together since 2011, have two little girls: Esmeralda Amada, nine, and Amada Lee, seven. Mendes has been very busy raising her children away from the spotlight.

 

Also, during a Today Australia interview last year, Mendes referred to Gosling as her husband. “My husband Ryan is here … and our children are here, we’re having the best time,” she said.

Her red hair makeover

Eva Mendes changed up her hairstyle last year. Photo: @evamendes/Instagram

Last year, Mendes revealed her fiery new look, swapping out her signature brunette locks for a red makeover, as seen in pics on her Instagram.

Eva Mendes occasionally shares selfies on social media. Photo: Eva Mendes/Facebook

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She “[doesn’t] really miss” acting

Eva Mendes appears to have a penchant for the colour red. Photo: @evamendes/Instagram

After leaving the industry about a decade ago, Mendes revealed in an interview with Variety that she hasn’t really looked back. “I don’t really miss it,” she told the publication last year.

Eva Mendes left the acting world a decade ago. Photo: Eva Mendes/Facebook

“I got tired fighting for the good roles,” she added. “There just was a point where I thought, ‘I’m going to create my own opportunities and become a producer on things and create my own material,’ but it just didn’t feel worth it to me.”

 

But the Ghost Rider star hasn’t completely ruled out acting either. “There are more opportunities for Latina actresses now, but when I bowed out 10 years ago I wasn’t being offered things that weren’t specifically Latina,” she said in her interview. “It is exciting that things are different now, so who knows what I will do in the future. But right now, I’m keeping it in the home with my kids.”

Glam ‘gram life

Eva Mendes is active on Instagram, where she has millions of followers. Photo: @evamendes/Instagram
Maybe we’re not seeing Mendes on the big screen for now, but that doesn’t mean she’s not active on social media – especially Instagram, where she has over five million followers at the time of writing.
Eva Mendes poses for a photo. Photo: Eva Mendes/Facebook

While she doesn’t share much about her family, fans are instead greeted with plenty of selfies, throwback pics and snippets of her holidays, as well as fun fashion choices.

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She has a massive property portfolio with Ryan Gosling

Eva Mendes has plenty of money in the bank. Photo: @evamendes/Instagram

Considering Mendes has a US$20 million net worth and Gosling boasts about US$70 million in the bank, per Celebrity Net Worth, it’s no surprise to hear that this uber-private couple have an impressive list of properties to their name.

Actress Eva Mendes poses on the press line at a benefit gala for The Art of Elysium in Los Angeles in 2009. Photo: AP Photo

Per Architectural Digest, Mendes has owned homes in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, and has since bought a holiday home in Santa Barbara.

  • Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes may be Hollywood superstars in their own right, but they’ve kept very private about their life and rarely share anything about their relationship
  • The duo have been romantically linked since 2011 after starring in The Place Beyond the Pines together, and now share 2 kids but don’t often make public appearances as a couple