Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling at the premiere of The Place Beyond the Pines.Photo: Sonia Recchia/Getty Images
Ryan GoslingandEva Mendesfound love on set.
The Hollywood power couple’s romance developed while they worked together on the 2012 filmThe Place Beyond the Pinesand eventuallystarted a relationship offscreen.
In the years following, they have started a family together, welcomingtwo children: daughters Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7.
Though the Oscar-nominatedBarbieactor andHitchactress are extremely private about their personal lives and have onlymade a handful of public appearances together, they have revealed a look at the origins of their love story in interviews over the years.
Here’s everything to know about how Gosling and Mendes met.
When did Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes meet?
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/Everett
Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/Everett
By the time the couple first worked together onThe Place Beyond the Pines, they were both megastars in their own right, with Gosling starring in 2004’sThe Notebookand 2010’sBlue Valentineand Mendes’ having memorable parts in 2003’s2 Fast 2 Furiousand 2005’sHitch.
“The magic started way before but here’s a little magic captured on camera,” she added. “Gracias to the incredible director Derek Cianfrance.”
When did Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes start dating?
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes holding hands at Disneyland.SplashNews.com
Of their offscreen chemistry, a source told PEOPLE, “Ryan and Eva have spent a lot of time together on set. They have great chemistry and seem to enjoy filming together. They seem to be good friends and always laugh together.”
The couple later made their red carpet debut in September 2012 at the premiere ofThe Place Beyond The Pinesat the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
What have Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes said about meeting each other?
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in The Place Beyond the Pines.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/Everett
Though Gosling and Mendes are notoriously private about their relationship, they have opened up about working together from time to time.
Duringan interview withGQin 2023, Gosling said that meeting Mendes and working with her on the film made him want to start a family. “I wasn’t thinking about kids before I met her,” he told the publication. “But after I met Eva, I realized that I just didn’t want to have kids without her.”
He added, “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. I realized that this would be a life I would be really lucky to have … I’m glad I didn’t have control over my destiny in that way, because it was so much better than I ever had dreamed for myself."
Meanwhile, Mendes has reflected on their time on set with sweet throwbacks on social media. In honor of the film’s 10th anniversary in 2023,she shareda carousel of pictures of them from the film, writing, ““Luke & Romina. Mi socia @scondito just sent me this telling me it’s been 10 years since this film came out. Feels like lifetimes ago.”
While accepting the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January 2024,Gosling further reflected on working with Mendes, recalling how the film changed his life.
“I got to meet the girl of my dreams, Eva Mendes,” he told the crowd. “I have two dream children. I dreamed of one day making movies and now movies have made my life a dream.”
source: people.com
