Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes’ Relationship Timeline: From Friendship to Romance

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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes' Relationship Timeline: From Friendship to Romance

So cute! While Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes' relationship continues to grow over the years, the couple are known for preferring to keep details about their family private. Sparks originally started to fly between Gosling and Mendes while they filmed The Place Beyond the Pines in 2011. They were subsequently spotted spending plenty of quality time together after working on the project. Us Weekly confirmed in September 2014 that the Disney alum and the model welcomed their first daughter, Esmeralda. The twosome welcomed daughter Amada two years later. In 2020, Mendes explained the choice to keep their lives under wraps when an Instagram follower accused Gosling of not being there for their children publicly. "I don't talk about Ryan and all the wonderful things he does as a father because I keep that part private," the Lost River star wrote on social media in April 2020. "I feel it's best that I continue to disclose what I'm comfortable with but not involve him or my kids too much. It's not about being cagey or weird, it's just about staying private in a public space. Does that make sense? Hope so. Because this is my honest answer." [jwplayer 9MtRxu7Z-zhNYySv2] That same month, a source exclusively told Us that the pair were spending all of their time at home during the COVID-19 quarantine. “They’re hands-on parents and don’t have any nannies,” an insider shared with Us at the time. “Being confined to their home with two small children is exhausting at times, especially without hired help.” According to the source, Gosling and Mendes spent time with their kids at “the park and farmers markets,” and a second source noted that the Crazy Stupid Love star enjoyed cooking meals for his loved ones. “That’s his big thing,” the insider added. “He encourages everyone to do it with him. It’s fun for the whole family.” In October 2021, the La La Land performer reflected on that period of time in their lives when the entire family was under lockdown. “Our kids are young, so it was a tough time for them to be separated from other kids and not being able to see family and whatnot,” the Canada native said in an interview with GQ. “So, we did our best to entertain them. I think Eva and I did more acting in quarantine than we have in our whole careers.” Scroll down to relive the romance between Mendes and Gosling:

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August 2011

After being "friends for years," according to an insider, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes took their romance to the next level while filming The Place Beyond the Pines in New York.

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September 2011

The couple took their relationship public by spending a romantic evening at Disneyland. "They were very playful," an observer told Us. "Eva was skipping around like a little girl. ... She would lean into him and she held his arm the entire time."

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October 2011

Busted! Gosling and his gal were caught passionately making out in Mendes' car while cruising around in Hollywood. A disheveled Gosling sat in the passenger seat as the duo shared an intimate kiss when stopped at a red light.

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November 2011

PDA in Paris! Gosling surprised Mendes by flying out to France after she wrapped Holy Motors, a source told Us. The couple held hands and walked through Pere Lachaise cemetery together. "She was really homesick and missed him, even though she practically just left to shoot!" an insider said.

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May 2012

Gosling and Mendes held hands after grabbing lunch together in NYC. The two sipped on coffees while strolling near Gosling's East Village home. A source told Us in May that Gosling wasn't ready to play house yet. "He says he wants to slow down and not live with her yet," the insider said. "But he doesn't want to lose her."

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June 2012

Canadian native Gosling enjoyed a trip to Niagara Falls, Ontario with Mendes. The pair reportedly enjoyed a ride on the Sky Wheel together to get the best view.

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June 2012

After saying goodbye to Gosling's mom Donna, the twosome walked through the airport separately in Toronto. Donna and Eva get along really, really well," a source told Us in 2012. "Donna wants Ryan to settle down and Eva is all about getting him on that train too, so they're both on the same page."

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July 2012

Feed the meter! The couple was spotted working a parking meter in Malibu during a summer outing.

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September 2012

The costars posed together on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of The Place Beyond the Pines.

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November 2012

The lovebirds spent Thanksgiving weekend together in NYC and were spotted going on a romantic stroll together around the city. They also attended a matinee performance of The Heiress, starring actress Jessica Chastain, on Broadway on Nov. 24.

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March 2013

The pair attended the premiere for their film The Place Beyond the Pines at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema in NYC. Mendes stunned in an orange Prada dress and shoes, while her leading man wore a Gucci suit.

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February 2014

Amidst rumors of a split, Gosling popped up smiling at Mendes' Hollywood Hills home. The hot twosome hadn't been photographed together in several months. "I'm not a big Valentine's Day person. I'll probably just order a deep dish and watch The Notebook or something," Mendes joked about the buzz to Ellen DeGeneres on Feb. 12. The actress also denied being pregnant.

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July 2014

Mendes and Gosling confirmed that they were expecting their first child together. 

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September 2014

Mendes gave birth to the couple’s first child, daughter Esmeralda Amada.

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April 2015

Gosling released his directorial debut, Lost River, which also stars Mendes.

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December 2015

The Notebook actor admitted that Mendes was The One for him. “I know that I’m with the person I’m supposed to be with,” he told Hello! magazine. Gosling was then asked what he looks for in a woman, to which he responded: “That she’s Eva Mendes. There’s nothing else I’m looking for.”

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April 2016

It was announced that the New York & Company designer was expecting her second child with Gosling.

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May 2016

Shortly after the acting duo were confirmed to be expecting a second child, Mendes welcomed their daughter Amada Lee. 

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January 2017

Gosling called Mendes his “sweetheart” while accepting the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance in La La Land. He also dedicated the honor to his love’s late brother, Juan Carlo Mendez.

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July 2019

The lovebirds expanded their family once more. But this time, they adopted a dog named Lucho.

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September 2019

Mendes spoke with Access Hollywood about her experience parenting her daughters with Gosling. “It’s so fun and beautiful and maddening,” she said at the time. “It’s so hard, of course, but it’s that that feeling of ending your day and putting them to bed and Ryan and I look at each other like, ‘We did it, we came out relatively unscathed.’”

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February 2020

Mendes revealed via Instagram that Gosling is “an amazing chef and baker,” adding, “For reals. Incredible. No joke. I’m not sure that what I do is cooking. It’s more like steaming veggies and juicing and making rice. He really cooks. I survive.”

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June 2021

When one of her social media followers wondered whether Gosling was responsible for taking her Instagram photos, Mendes was quick to clear the air. "None that I post," she replied. "My friends take them and I take theirs. It's a girl thang :)."

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July 2021

After confirming that Gosling doesn't take the photos she posts to her Instagram account, Mendes shared a video filmed by the couple's children. "My kids shot this," she wrote alongside footage of herself modeling handbags from the designer Terzi Burmade. "@terziburmade is a new fashion line focused on providing fair wages and equity for women who are at risk for sweatshop and forced labor," the actress explained. "Their mission is to create a world where ... 'NO HUMANS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PRODUCT.'"

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October 2021

During an interview with GQ, the Notebook star gushed about receiving a watch from the Last Night star as his first Father's Day gift. Although Gosling noted that “the brand doesn’t matter,” he did joke, “The symbol was what mattered. It meant you're on the clock now.”

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January 2022

An insider told Us exclusively that Mendes and Gosling enjoyed raising their children outside of Hollywood and "away from the superficiality and pressure of big city life.” The pair’s “romance has been at its strongest” when the Blade Runner 2049 star “dedicate[s] a lot of time to being a stay-at-home dad,” the source said.

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May 2022

Mendes playfully promoted her partner's new movie, The Gray Man, when the highly-anticipated trailer debuted, showing Gosling as a CIA operative on the run from an assassin (Chris Evans).

"My man making all my 1980’s action star dreams come true," Mendes captioned a poster for the film via Instagram.

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June 2022

After the first image of Gosling in Margot Robbie's live-action Barbie movie was released in June 2022, Mendes gushed about his performance in the film. "So. F. Funny. So. F. Good. So F excited for you to see this..." the Miami native wrote via Instagram, adding the sweet hashtag, "#Thatsmyken."

Later that month, Mendes gushed about her partner's Barbie look during an appearance on The Talk, adding that she asked him to give her the underwear from the first promo shot. “Well, first of all, I saw the photo and the 14-year-old in me was like, 'Ahhh,'” she recalled. “It’s a funny photo and he’s trying to be funny. So, it worked on all levels.”

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August 2022

"Eva is always supportive of the films Ryan takes on. She finds it cute and charming that he's playing the role of Ken,” an insider exclusively told Us of Gosling’s Barbie character. “They were actually having fun role playing together after he went blond! They both got some good laughs. Their chemistry and affection for each other is always off the charts."

After more than a decade together, the couple are “very happy and in a good place” with their two girls, the source explained, adding, “They feel really blessed having their two beautiful daughters.” Despite being comfortable as a family of four, the insider told Us that Mendes and Gosling are “not looking to have any more kids at this point.” The Florida native, meanwhile, “is really down to earth and loves the role of being a mom,” per the source.

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August 2022

While sharing her go-to cleaning hacks via Instagram, Mendes revealed that a photo of Gosling was her iPhone lock screen background.

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November 2022

The Girl in Progress actress fueled rumors that she and the Golden Globe winner are married when she shared a photo via Instagram of the words "de Gosling" tattooed on her wrist.

Later that week, Mendes referred to her longtime partner as her "husband" during an appearance on Today Australia.

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April 2023

"Luke & Romina," the actress captioned several photos of her and Gosling on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines in honor of the film's anniversary. "Mi socia @scondito just sent me this telling me it's been 10 years since this film came out. Feels like lifetimes ago."

After Mendes posted a video montage from the couple’s joint film, fans inquired whether she would be by Gosling’s side on the Barbie red carpet later that year. “We don’t do those things together,” the 2 Fast 2 Furious actress wrote in the comments section of her Instagram. “Like these photos I’ve been posting, I’m only comfortable posting because it’s already out there. ♥️.”

She further explained: “By ‘not comfortable’ I mean exposing our very private life that we value. I’m still dying to do another movie with him though …♥️.”