AceShowbiz - Eva Mendes has warmly responded to fans who admire her longtime partner, Ryan Gosling, showing just how much she appreciates the actor both on and off the screen.

Recently, a video surfaced from the New York City premiere of Project Hail Mary, capturing Ryan Gosling interacting genuinely with fans at Lincoln Center. The clip, set to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Whatta Man,” quickly caught attention online for showcasing his charm and kindness. The user who posted the video wrote, “What a man,” and admitted they couldn’t stop sharing it.

Eva Mendes saw the post and chimed in with heartfelt praise, revealing a glimpse of her life with the Barbie star and their family. “This is beautiful,” she commented under the video. “I agree! And girls, I’m telling you he is the most incredible partner and father.”

She continued, expressing her admiration for Ryan Gosling and gratitude for the support he receives: “I love letting everyone know that. He’s beyond the beyond! Thanks for the support for him & the film. Lotsa love to you guys!”

Eva Mendes has never been shy about championing Ryan Gosling. Throughout their relationship, spanning more than 15 years, she has consistently shown unwavering support for him, both personally and professionally.

For example, in April 2024, during Ryan Gosling’s promotional tour for the film The Fall Guy, where he plays a stuntman, Eva Mendes praised his dedication to a significant cause. She celebrated his efforts to get stunt performers recognized by the Academy Awards, writing on Instagram, “My man is the F best! I’m extra proud of my man for turning his entire Fall Guy press tour into a campaign to get stunts recognized by the Oscars.”

She highlighted the milestone, adding, “And now, after almost 100 years of stunt design not being acknowledged by the Academy, it’s officially a category!!”

Their mutual support extends beyond awards and activism. Ryan Gosling has shown his love for Eva Mendes by promoting her children’s book, Desi, Mami and the Never-Ending Worries, wearing a T-shirt with its logo while doing press for The Fall Guy. Though they prefer to keep their romance private and rarely appear together on red carpets, their devotion to each other is unmistakable.

Reflecting on their relationship in a 2015 interview with ET Canada, Ryan Gosling shared, “I know that I’m with the person I’m supposed to be with. That she’s Eva Mendes. There’s nothing else I’m looking for.”

It all began shortly after the two starred as a couple in the 2012 crime drama A Place Beyond the Pines. In a 2015 conversation with Hello magazine, Ryan Gosling reiterated his feelings, emphasizing that his favorite quality about her is simply that she is Eva Mendes. “There’s nothing else I’m looking for,” he said.

Life with Eva Mendes and their daughters, Esmeralda, 11, and Amada, 9, fills Ryan Gosling with joy. During a 2016 appearance on Good Morning America, he described it as “heaven,” comparing it to “walking through a field of flowers every day.” He called his family “a ray of sunshine in a dark time” and said he lives “with angels.”

In 2017, when Ryan Gosling won a Golden Globe for La La Land, he dedicated the award to Eva Mendes and her late brother, Juan Carlos Méndez Jr. “While I was singing and dancing and playing piano and having one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a film, my lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second, and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer,” he said during his acceptance speech.

Ryan Gosling acknowledged Eva Mendes’s sacrifice, adding, “If she hadn’t have taken all that on so that I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here other than me today. So sweetheart, thank you.”

Motherhood was not always something Eva Mendes envisioned for herself. She once shared with Women’s Health in 2019 that she never thought she would become a mother until she met Ryan Gosling. “I mean, falling in love with him,” she said. “Then it made sense for me to have...not kids, but his kids. It was very specific to him.”

Parenting together has been a mix of joy and challenges. In a 2019 interview with Access, Eva Mendes joked about their daily routine, describing it as “so fun and beautiful and maddening.” She acknowledged the hard work involved, explaining, “You end your day, you put them to bed and Ryan and I kind of look at each other like, ‘We did it, we did it. We came out relatively unscathed.’”

Despite their public professions, the couple chooses to keep their home life private. In 2020, Eva Mendes responded candidly to a fan on Instagram about why she doesn’t often discuss Ryan Gosling’s role as a father. “I don’t talk about Ryan and all the wonderful things he does as a father because I keep that part private,” she explained.

She added, “I feel it’s best that I continue to disclose what I’m comfortable with but not involve him or my kids too much. Does that make sense? Hope so. Because this is my honest answer.”

Ryan Gosling himself admitted in a 2023 GQ interview that fatherhood wasn’t on his mind until he met Eva Mendes. “I mean, it’s true that I wasn’t thinking about kids before I met her,” he said. “But after I met Eva, I realized that I just didn’t want to have kids without her.”

He revealed that while filming A Place Beyond the Pines, the scenes where they pretended to be a family sparked a desire for a real one. “There were moments on The Place Beyond the Pines where 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.”

Parenting also means relying on each other’s strengths. Ryan Gosling told GQ, “I just lean on Eva. She knows what’s important, always. She just somehow knows. So if ever I’m in my head about it, I just ask her.”

Reflecting on his life before meeting Eva Mendes, he admitted, “I was looking for her, you know?” and added, “But it all makes sense now.”

Following the success of Barbie, Eva Mendes made it clear her admiration for Ryan Gosling is stronger than ever. Despite the early criticism and “#Notmyken” ridicule he faced for his role, she expressed pride in his accomplishment.

In January 2024, she wrote on Instagram, “So proud of my man.” She praised him for creating a “completely original, hilarious, heartbreaking, now iconic character” and for taking the role all the way to the Oscars.

Working alongside Ryan Gosling on A Place Beyond the Pines was transformative for Eva Mendes. In a March 2024 interview on Today, she shared, “I’ve never experienced anything like that.” She praised his dedication to his craft and how he pushes not only himself but also his co-stars to perform their best.

Meanwhile, Ryan Gosling credits Eva Mendes with helping him improve as an actor. In May 2024, he raved to Extra, “She has really become the best acting coach I have ever had. It’s endless how she helps me.”

Together, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling continue to nurture a partnership that balances love, parenting, and professional support, inspiring fans with their genuine connection and mutual respect.