Eva Mendes recalls her bonding experience with Ryan Gosling when they started dating

ANI June 19, 2025 249 views

Eva Mendes opened up about how she and Ryan Gosling bonded over their mutual love for cleaning when they first started dating. The couple, who met on the set of 'The Place Beyond the Pines,' found common ground in their tidy habits. Mendes also shared sweet insights into her family life with Gosling and their two daughters. She emphasized how motherhood and her lifestyle brand remain her top priorities.

"It was a bonding experience." – Eva Mendes
Washington DC, June 19: Actress Eva Mendes recalled how she and Ryan Gosling bonded when they first started dating, reported People.

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Mendes and Gosling bonded over shared love of cleanliness

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Their romance began on 'The Place Beyond the Pines' set

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She prioritizes family time with daughters and Gosling

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Mendes focuses on parenting and her lifestyle brand

"I always thought it was a Cuban thing that we love to clean, and we love a clean kitchen," said Mendes, adding, "Some of my best memories from when I was little are of my mom cleaning the house over the weekend. She'd be playing a record super loudly, and it would wake me up. There was the smell of Pine-Sol and the sounds of her singing to El Puma."

Mendes started dating Gosling, 44, in 2011 while they starred together in 'The Place Beyond the Pines', she discovered the actor had a similar passion for cleanliness. "He would come over. He just loved it. When my family was around, we would literally take over the kitchen. It had to be clean."

Mendes added, "It was a bonding experience."

The Training Day star also spoke about the recent expansion of the Skura Style x Eva Mendes Collection, the lifestyle brand she co-owns. "I have my own packaging, which I'm just nuts for. It was so fun designing that," reported People.

On talking abut her plans with daughters Esmeralda Amada, 10, and Amada Lee, 9, whom she shares with Gosling, Mendes indicated she's just happy to be by their side. "Summer is their time to be kids, and I'm really taking it in... I just want to be with them. Whatever I'm doing, as long as I'm with them and Ryan, of course, that's where I'm happiest," reported People.

Mendes has focused on parenting since welcoming her first daughter, stepping away from acting since 2014's Gosling-directed Lost River, aside from voicing a character on the children's series Bluey.

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
So sweet to hear about their bonding over cleaning! 😊 In India too, many families have weekend cleaning rituals with music playing. My mom would always play old Hindi songs while we cleaned together. Family bonding over chores is universal!
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Rahul S.
Interesting how cultural similarities bring people together. Though I wonder - is cleaning really a Cuban thing? In Indian households, we're obsessed with cleanliness too (thanks to our grandmothers' strict standards!). Maybe it's just a human thing when you grow up in a loving home.
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Ananya M.
Love how Eva prioritizes family over fame ❤️ In Bollywood we rarely see actresses taking long breaks for parenting without constant questions about "comeback". More power to women who choose what makes them happy!
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Vikram J.
Pine-Sol mention brought back memories! We use similar phenyl cleaners in India - that strong hospital-like smell that somehow means "home". Funny how scents connect us to childhood across cultures.
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Sunita P.
While their love story is cute, I wish the article focused more on Eva's work with her lifestyle brand. Women entrepreneurs deserve more spotlight than just being "so-and-so's wife". She's clearly talented beyond acting!

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