Eva Mendes: I'd always rather be home with Ryan Gosling

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Marissa Desantis5 October 2020

Eva Mendes may have over two million followers on Instagram, but if you leave a comment for the actress, there’s a pretty good chance she’ll respond. And she might even mention longtime partner, Ryan Gosling, too.

Mendes, 46, has been vocal about using her Instagram as a way to connect with other women, often injecting a bit of humor into her posts and comments. On October 4, Mendes shared a glamorous throwback photo of herself running on the beach in a dress.

“Went for a run on the beach this morning,” Mendes captioned the black and white shot, before confessing, “No I didn’t. This picture was taken at least 15 years ago. Haven’t seen a beach this year,” Mendes relatably added, “Haven’t been on a run this year.”

One of Mendes’ followers didn’t seem to get the joke (or remember that there’s an ongoing pandemic that’s kept most of us from enjoying beach days), leaving the comment, “You need to tell Ryan to get you out more.”

Mendes didn't appear to be bothered in the least, and according to the Instagram account, Comments By Celebs, she even wrote back. “No thank you, I’m good,” she responded. “Rather be home with my man than anywhere else in the world.”

Mendes and Gosling have kept their relationship private since they began dating in 2011 after working together on The Place Beyond The Pines. The couple now have two daughters together, and while you won’t see Gosling (or the couple’s daughters) in any candid shots on Mendes’ Instagram, they do occasionally come up in her comments.

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling in 2012
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Earlier this year, Mendes responded to a fan who asked if she or Ryan enjoyed cooking. “Ryan is an amazing chef AND baker,” she shared. “For reals. Incredible. No joke. I’m not sure that what I do is cooking,” she added of her own culinary skills. “It’s more like steaming veggies and juicing and making rice.”

Mendes has also previously explained why you won’t see photos of Ryan or their children on her Instagram account. “I’ll only post flashbacks of things that are already ‘out there’ (like pics from movies we did or stuff like that),” Mendes said in response to a fan who mentioned they’d like to see pictures of Ryan on her Instagram account, too. “My man and kids are private. That’s important to me, so thanks for getting that.”

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