Eva Mendes in tears: “My mom is not at all well”

Eva Mendes is a fortress of discretion. The 48-year-old actress of Cuban origins, wife of Ryan Gosling and mother of Esmeralda and Amada, left Hollywood with her husband without looking back, precisely to avoid paparazzi and invasions of privacy.

This is why Eva Mendes’s statements on Mother’s Day occasions, rather personal if not private, have moved the web. Host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, she revealed: «Mom is not well at all these days, which is terrible to me. She is a survivor in every possible sense, fortunately ».

Immediately after the emotional moment, she shared a thought about her motherhood: «Something absolutely crazy happened: I met Ryan GoslingI fell in love with Ryan Gosling and I said to myself, “Okay. I want to have children with you“. In reality I had deliberately waited, postponed to a later age and then I met him, I fell in love with him. However as a woman I didn’t feel ready. This is a personal choice for a woman. And there is always a risk. Something always worried me during pregnancy but luckily I had healthy gestations and I’m happy I waited ».

After the birth of the girls, the actress took a break from work and could now be ready to return. In the meantime, her husband’s career has continued to move forward: we will soon see him next to Margot Robbie in Barbieafter the successes of La La Land And Blade Runner 2049. Meanwhile, you wrote and directed Lost Riverin which his wife also plays.

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