Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling’s Relationship


Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes are notoriously private about their relationship. The two started dating way back when in 2011 after co-starring in The Place Beyond the Pines, but since then, they’ve been pretty tight-lipped about their love life. With a little digging, however, you can find all sorts of adorable breadcrumbs they’ve left along the way. They may not be super public, but their love for each other is undeniable. Read up on it here (in timeline form, naturally), starting from day one:

September 2011

After first meeting on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines, which was filmed in Schenectady, New York, Ryan and Eva are spotted on a date at the Happiest Place on Earth: Disneyland. According to Us Weekly, there was plenty of PDA and Eva was even “skipping around like a little girl.” I mean, wouldn’t you, if you were on a date with Ryan Gosling? No word on whether or not Ryan busted out some classic Mickey Mouse Club dance moves or told Eva about his hometown of Cornwall, Ontario.

November 2011

Ryan and Eva spend Thanksgiving in Paris, where they are spotted holding hands at the iconic Père Lachaise Cemetery. Nothing says romance quite like tombstones, amirite?

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December 2011

Ryan and Eva appear in their second project together: Funny or Die‘s “Drunk History Christmas.” And yes, that’s them in bed together:

February 2012

In an interview with Marie Claire, Eva calls Ryan “your dream costar,” adding, “I have never felt so creatively satisfied on a film. He’s amazing.” When pushed for more details about her new romance, Eva says, “Stop, just stop. I’m not gonna budge. I feel uncomfortable talking about it. It’s too personal.”

May 2012

After getting hit with their first major breakup rumor, Ryan and Eva are spotted holding hands in New York City.

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In the same month, Eva appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and sort of talks about Ryan in a conversation that’s onesie-heavy and was filled with giggles. Just watch.

June 2012

Ryan and Eva head up north to attend his mother Donna’s graduation from Brock University in Toronto. According to the Niagara Advance, Ryan told reporters, “This is my mom’s day,” but fellow graduates and audience members shared these observations on Twitter anyway.

September 2012

Ryan and Eva hit the red carpet together for the first time (with their castmates) for the premiere of The Place Beyond the Pines at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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March 2013

Ryan and Eva step out in public again for The Place Beyond the Pines premiere in NYC.

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September 2013

When asked about Ryan in an interview with The Edit, Eva apparently shuts the whole thing down. “I’m sorry. I’m shutting down. I’m such a weirdo. I literally lose my ability to speak—and you were doing so well.”

July 2014

People reports that Eva is pregnant with the couple’s first child. According to one source, things “with Ryan are different” and Eva has “finally found the person she really wants to be with.”

September 2014

Eva gives birth to a daughter, Esmeralda Amada Gosling, in Santa Monica, according to People. A source claiming to be a friend of Eva’s says, “She’s absolutely in heaven being a mom. She’s never been happier.”

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November 2014

In a rare interview with Violet Grey, Eva opens up about motherhood: “I’m completely exhausted. I thought my wild nights were over but these are some of the wildest nights I’ve ever had.” She also talks about taking care of her child without any professional help. “I’m doing it without a nanny for now but I’m open to the idea of having a nanny in the future. Esmeralda has two amazing grandmothers and incredible aunties who come over and really help me.”

On staying out of the spotlight during most of her pregnancy, Eva says she did it for her daughter. “Whether we like it or not, privacy is going to be very difficult for Esmeralda. I think it’s unfair but that’s our reality. So Ryan and I decided early on to give her as much privacy as we could. And my pregnancy was the first opportunity to give her that. It’s such an intimate time for the mother, too. I know that it seems all very innocuous when you’re flipping through a tabloid at the doctor’s office or see a photo of a pregnant lady online, but I find the media’s ‘bump watch’ obsession to be both intrusive and stressful. So I made a decision to eject myself from it completely. I was like, ‘Annnnd I’m out.’” Super fair decision.

December 2014

Eva makes her first post-baby TV appearance on Ellen. “I’m so incredibly tired,” she said on the episode. “I thought I was tired before at times, but no. Nothing like this. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.” She also opened up about how breastfeeding had helped with her slimmer figure. “I’ve always heard it. It really does help to shrink your uterus back to normal size. It does! I know it’s a really weird thing to say, but it does. It’s the best. So breastfeeding is really helping and then obviously you want to be healthy for the baby because she’s eating kind of what I’m eating, so you want to make good choices.”

March 2015

Eva graces the April 2015 cover of Women’s Health some six months after giving birth. “I’m actually enjoying the sleepless nights because it’s bonding with my little girl.” She adds that she hasn’t “earned the right” to give out mom advice, though. “I want to respect all the moms out there. They’re just going to be like, ‘You know what? You’re a few months in. Just shut up.’”

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She later tells Extra that sweatpants are basically banned from her home, which many fans took to be the secret to keeping Ryan happy. “No. You can’t do sweatpants. No, ladies. Number one cause of divorce in America.”

Ryan responds to the sweatpants comment on Twitter, pointing out that it was “obviously” a joke.

To prove she really wears sweatpants at home, Eva shares a photo of them on Instagram. Aren’t her floors lovely?

April 2015

Ryan’s directorial debut, Lost River, starring Eva, Saoirse Ronan, Matt Smith, and Christina Hendricks, opens in theaters.

August 2015

Ryan’s longtime pupper George “models” for Eva’s New York & Company collection.

December 2015

Speaking to Hello! Magazine, Ryan says he’s looking forward to the holidays with his family. “This will be our first Christmas where [Esmeralda is] sort of taking it all in, so that’s exciting.” He also gushes about being with his one true love, Eva. “I know that I’m with the person I’m supposed to be with,” he tells the magazine. He also says that the one quality he looks for in a woman is “that she’s Eva Mendes. There’s nothing else I’m looking for.” BRB swooning.

May 2016

TMZ reports that Eva gave birth to the couple’s second child, a girl named Amada Lee Gosling, on April 29 in Santa Monica, California, according to a birth certificate obtained by the site. News of her pregnancy was only reported by various outlets just weeks before.

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September 2016

A rep for the couple denies that Ryan and Eva are married following Us Weekly‘s report that the couple tied the knot “among a small group of family and friends” earlier in the year.

January 2017

Ryan thanks Eva, his “sweetheart,” in his Golden Globes acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for his performance in La La Land. “I’d like to thank one person properly,” he said. “When I was singing and dancing and playing piano and wanting the best experiences, my lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second, and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer. If she hadn’t taken all of that on so I could have this experience, it’d surely be someone else up here.” Ryan also dedicated the award to Eva’s brother Juan Carlos Mendez, who died of throat cancer in 2016.

August 2017

Eva and Ryan are spotted back where it all began…at Disneyland. According to photos obtained by TMZ, the couple enjoyed a rare date night and stepped out in baseball caps to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, It’s a Small World, and Haunted Mansion.

September 2017

Eva and Ryan hold hands after the Saturday Night Live after-party in NYC. This is among the rare times the couple has been photographed together in public.

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October 2017

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote Blade Runner 2049, Ryan shares a cute story about his daughter Amada’s recent trip—her first—to NYC. “I brought her to the window in the morning and I said, ‘Sweetheart, welcome to New York.’ Two cars went ‘smash’ and smoke started pouring out…these two guys got out and I won’t repeat the hand gestures for you but I quickly covered her eyes and ran away from the window.”

A few days later, Ryan appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote the film. After sharing sweet memories of his dog George, who died last December (R.I.P. George Gosling), Ryan briefly spoke about all the languages his kids have been learning at home. “They speak Spanish…it’s Spanglish right now. My oldest is 3, my youngest is one-and-a-half. She’s not speaking Spanish yet.” Interestingly enough, when it was time to talk about Eva, Ryan started his sentence with “There’s a fun saying that my…” before switching to “That Eva’s family says.” That your what, Ryan?

June 2018

Ryan appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about his new film, First Man. When asked by Jimmy if he had been keeping up with the NBA basketball games, Ryan joked, “I have a two-year-old and a three-and-a-half-year-old, so, let’s be honest, I’m not watching anything that doesn’t have a talking tiger in it.”

He also shared a story about how Eva figured out he had a concussion from training for the movie.

“They built this multi-axis trainer, which is something NASA designed just to help the astronauts prepare for the worst-case scenarios in space. But it’s this thing that kind of sends you ass over teakettle. They would only do it for 20 minutes at a time or something, but in the movie, because we had to get a lot of shots, I was in it for like six to eight hours.”

After being banged around for hours at a time, Ryan started to say some pretty weird sh*t.

“I knew something was wrong when I went home one night and I called Eva, and I was just hellbent on this idea that there were people in doughnut stores all around the world that were trying to charm their way into getting free doughnuts. She was so patient and listening. She was like, ‘I think you might have brain damage. I think you should go to the hospital.'”

Turns out she was right—he found out he had a minor concussion!

September 2018

Eva chats with E! News and gushes about life with Ryan and her kiddos.

“I’m just so obsessed with my kids that I don’t want to leave them,” Eva said when asked whether she would get back into acting. “They’re just still so little.”

But she admitted that she’s still figuring out the whole ‘motherhood’ thing.

“I don’t feel like I have it balanced at all. I kind of have been figuring it out as I’m going along, and it’s just important to have a support system,” she explained. “I have my family, I have Ryan’s family, and that’s just like, invaluable to have family around supporting you.”

February 2019

Photos of Ryan and Eva together are few and far between, but the paparazzi manages to snap some pics of the two out with their daughters on Valentine’s Day. Esmeralda was dressed very on-theme with a red checkered jacket, red skirt, red slippers and red-hearted tights while she helped her dad carry bouquets of flowers, and Eva held Amada in her arms as they walked through the rainy streets of LA.

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October 4, 2020

Eva makes a rare comment about Ryan in a since-deleted Instagram post. In response to a follower who wrote, “You need to tell Ryan to get you out more,” she replied, “No thank you, I’m good. Rather be home with my man than anywhere else in the world.”

June 15, 2022

Eva reacts to the viral photo of Ryan in Barbie and is just as obsessed as the rest of us:

November 15, 2022

Eva hints that she and Ryan are married by sharing her “de Gosling” tattoo with fans:

November 17, 2022

Eva is asked about marriage rumors by Australia’s Kyle and Jackie O Show, and says, “Who says we weren’t already? I like to keep it all mysterious. I’m a very mysterious woman.”

She also chats about the tattoo, saying, “I do have a tattoo. It’s just a press on…no, it’s not a press on. But I got it years ago. I posted a picture and I’ve gotten a lot of funny questions.”

November 20, 2022

Eva refers to Ryan as her husband! Speaking on Australia’s Today (per the Daily Mail), she said, “Everyone is so welcoming here and my husband Ryan is here, and we are having the best time.”

Welp, guess that’s one mystery solved!

April 4, 2023

Eva celebrates the 10 years since she and Ryan played Romina and Luke on The Place Beyond the Pines. “Feels like lifetimes ago,” the actor writes on her Instagram alongside some 🥺 behind-the-scenes pics from the 2013 film.

May 21, 2023

In an interview with GQ, Ryan opens up about the aforementioned movie and muses, “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.” “And there were moments on The Place Beyond the Pines where we were pretending to be a family, and I didn’t really want it to be pretend anymore. I realized that this would be a life I would be really lucky to have,” he adds.

I’m not crying, you are!

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Peggy is Cosmopolitan.com’s entertainment writer, specializing in Leonardo DiCaprio, This Is Us, and the royals. She’s also a proud Canadian and pug lover. When Peggy’s not obsessing over Leo’s latest lover or gut size, she can be found watching old episodes of Friends or Gilmore Girls. Her dream is to one day live on a pug farm and write children’s books, with illustrations by her very talented husband Greg.



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