Ryan Gosling's wife Eva Mendes struggles with being 'primary parent' to 2 children as actor keeps busy with work, source claims

Eva Mendes put her career on hold in 2012 to focus on her family with Ryan Gosling
UPDATED MAR 24, 2024
Eva Mendes feels it difficult to be 'sitting home caring for their kids' with no other social life (Getty Images and Instagram/@evamendes)
Eva Mendes feels it difficult to be 'sitting home caring for their kids' with no other social life (Getty Images and Instagram/@evamendes)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Eva Mendes finds it 'difficult at times' to 'be the primary parent' to her and Ryan Gosling’s children.

According to a source close to Mendes, who put her career on hold in 2012 to focus on her family with Gosling, recently shared that the actress at times feels it difficult to be “sitting home caring for their kids with no other social life.”

Ryan Gosling attends the World Premiere of
Ryan Gosling is riding high in his career (Getty Images)

Source talks about Eva Mendes’ thoughts

The source close to the 50-year-old ‘Ghost Rider’ actress recently shared with Star per OK! Magazine, “It hasn’t been easy for her to be the primary parent as Ryan pursues so many acting roles.”

“She adores being a mother and supporting Ryan, but that doesn’t mean it’s not difficult at times,” shared the insider.

The confidante continued, “Eva has given up a lot to support Ryan and be a hands-on mother to their two daughters,” referring to the pair’s two daughters - Esmeralda Amada and Amada Lee. 

Talking about the ‘Barbie’ actor, the source noted, “Ryan goes to set and enjoys his work and interacts with his colleagues, while she’s sitting home caring for their kids with no other social life.”

Actress Eva Mendes attends the
Actress Eva Mendes (Getty Images)

Another insider even commented about the nature of the couple’s relationship where they decided not to appear together publicly. 

“From the beginning, Ryan decided he and Eva would not step out together publicly,” said the source, before adding, “It may not seem obvious, but he’s very dominant and dictates how they live their public life.”

They explained, “He insists on their ultra-private image, and from the beginning, he was the one who decided that they would not step out together."

Eva Mendes supports her man, Ryan Gosling

The ‘Hitch’ actress, nevertheless, gave multiple shoutouts to her man as he delivered an eclectic performance on ‘I’m Just Ken’ at Oscars 2024.

Though Mendes did not attend the Oscars as Gosling’s date, the ‘Training Day’ star cheered for her husband from the backstage. 

In one of her many posts, she shared a short clip of herself posing in front of the dressing room designated for Gosling, 42.

She captioned the clip by writing “Always by my man.”


 
 
 
 
 
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In a follow-up post, she posed with the vibrant pink blingy coat that Gosling donned during his Oscars performance, and gushed, "You took Ken all the way to the Oscars, RG." Later, she quipped, "Now come home, we need to put the kids to bed. 💋."


 
 
 
 
 
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In another post later, she praised her "man" as she attended the La Dolce Evita event. She shared a post with the caption, "La Dolce Evita Made possible by….@dolcegabbana," before adding, "And by my man for holding down the fort at home so I could live the Dolce Evita for a couple of days 🖤🤍."


 
 
 
 
 
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