When Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling became parents to daughters Esmeralda and Amada, there was an “unspoken agreement” between them that Mendes’ acting career would be put on pause, she said on the Today show—and Mendes has no regrets, even though Gosling’s acting career was to continue. (Obviously, just in case you missed him as Ken this past year.)
“It was like a no-brainer,” Mendes said of becoming a full-time mother to her daughters who are now 7 and 9 years old. “[And I was like] I’m so lucky if I could have this time with my children.” Mendes notes that she still works, but prefers not to act right now as “acting takes you on location,” she said. “It takes you away.”
