Current:Home > MarketsWhy Eva Mendes Quit Acting—And the Reason Involves Ryan Gosling-LoTradeCoin
Why Eva Mendes Quit Acting—And the Reason Involves Ryan Gosling
View Date:2024-12-23 16:23:55
Eva Mendes has found her place beyond the pines with Ryan Gosling and their kids.
In fact, the Hitch alum, whose last movie credit was Ryan's 2014 directorial debut Lost River, has no regrets step away from her acting career to focus on raising their daughters Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7.
"It was like a no-brainer," Eva shared on Today's March 26 broadcast. "I'm so lucky if I could have this time with my children."
That's why she's very selective about her own work, choosing projects—such as her Skura Style household product line—that will allow her to be closer to home.
"Acting takes you on location," Eva noted. "It takes you away."
The 50-year-old added that Ryan, who she started dating after filming their 2011 crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines, was also supportive of her decision.
"It was almost like a non-verbal agreement that it was like, 'OK, he's going to work and I'm going to work. I'm just going to work here,'" she said. "He went and he did his job. He just happens to be really good at his job."
The couple's arrangement also ensures that at least one parent will be with the girls at all times. As Eva shared earlier this month, the Barbie actor, 43, was "holding down the fort at home so I could live the Dolce Evita for a couple days."
Posting a video of herself at Milan Fashion Week, the actress wrote on Instagram, "La Dolce Evita made possible by...my man."
To look back at Eva and Ryan's love story, keep reading.
(E! and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
Ryan Gosling visited Eva Mendes in Paris while she was filming her movie Holly Motors in 2011.
The couple spent some alone time together at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
The pair were seen in 2011 while hiking and visiting a popular sightseeing spot right under the Hollywood sign in L.A.
The two lovebirds look thankful for each other while taking a stroll around New York City on Thanksgiving morning in 2012.
The adventurous pair fit in some quality time up north at the Niagara Falls Amusement Park in 2014.
Nothing gets between this couple, not even coffee! The two are inseparable holding hands as they grab coffee in NYC.
Ryan and Eva walked hand in hand and enjoyed a evening full of rides, food carts and PDA at Disneyland.
veryGood! (953)
Related
- Mean Girls’ Lacey Chabert Details “Full Circle” Reunion With Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried
- Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $300 Crossbody Bag for Just $89
- Ryan Preece provides wildest Daytona highlight, but Ryan Blaney is alive and that's huge
- GM pauses production of most pickup trucks amid parts shortage
- The Daily Money: Inflation is still a thing
- Texans vs. Saints: How to watch Sunday's NFL preseason clash
- Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
- Scott Dixon earns masterful win in St. Louis race, stays alive in title picture
- Gerry Faust, the former head football coach at Notre Dame, has died at 89
- Q&A: Ami Zota on the Hidden Dangers in Beauty Products—and Why Women of Color Are Particularly at Risk
Ranking
- 'I know how to do math': New Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp deal is not coming back
- Travis Barker Kisses Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian's Bare Baby Bump in Sweet Photo
- From tarantulas to tigers, watch animals get on the scale for London Zoo's annual weigh-in
- Inter Miami vs. New York Red Bulls recap: Messi scores electric goal in 2-0 victory
- Mississippi rising, Georgia falling in college football NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 after Week 11
- Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $300 Crossbody Bag for Just $89
- Indianapolis police say officer killed machete-wielding man
- The 4 biggest moments from this week's BRICS summit — and why they matter
Recommendation
-
Is Veterans Day a federal holiday? Here's what to know for November 11
-
At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioning
-
What happens to Wagner Group now? What Prigozhin's presumed death could mean for the mercenary troops
-
Bob Barker Dead at 99: Adam Sandler, Drew Carey and Others Honor Late Price Is Right Host
-
College Football Fix podcast addresses curious CFP rankings and previews Week 12
-
Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson big winners from track and field world championships
-
The 4 biggest moments from this week's BRICS summit — and why they matter
-
Clark County teachers union wants Nevada governor to intervene in contract dispute with district