Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are arguably the most dreamy couple in Hollywood. There are lots of red carpets to be dominated this season with Gosling’s many award nominations and the big success of “La La Land.”
Mendes said in an interview with Shape that there’s a reason fans didn’t see too much of her during this year’s awards season. She said she’s enjoying her role as Gosling’s rock behind the scenes.
“What people don’t know about me is that I love being home,” Mendes told Shape. “Instead of hitting the red carpet, I’d rather be with our girls.”
Mendes keeps busy with their two daughters — Esmeralda, 2, and Amada, 11 months, along with being the successful head of the Eva Mendes Collection at New York & Company and her beauty brand, Circa.
Mendes said being on the go helped her shed the baby weight.
“In some ways, it’s been more challenging to get back in shape after my second daughter,” she said. “Yet it’s not as hard as I thought it would be, because I’m always running around with the kids. I never sit down—I’m on the move all day.”
Mendes also shared her clean eating, exercise and beauty tips, along with some of her favorite indulgences, like Cadbury eggs and her mother’s Cuban cooking.
“My mom makes the best black beans in the world,” she said. “I’ll never stop devouring them.”
