Eva Mendes explains why she never posts about Ryan Gosling and their children
Actor explained why to an inquisitive Instagram follower
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Your support makes all the difference.Eva Mendes has explained why she never posts about her partner Ryan Gosling and their children online.
The actor is getting praised for engaging with an inquisitive fan who wanted to know why she hastened to post photos of her daily life.
After stating she was unsure what to share to lift people’s spirits during coronavirus lockdown, Mendes shared a picture of one of her favourite pieces of art.
She wrote: “During these times, I’m so confused about what to post, so I’m going to post things that move me in hopes that they move you as well.
“Since I don’t post about my immediate family, and it feels so wrong to post about work, here you go,” she continued, sharing the René Magritte artwork.
It was here where the follower asked why she did not share pictures of Gosling, and Mendes replied: “I have always had a clear boundary when it comes to my man and my kids. I’ll talk about them of course, with limits, but I won’t post pictures of our daily life.
She continued: “And since my children are still so little and don’t understand what posting their image really means, I don’t have their consent. And I won’t post their image until they’re old enough to give me consent. As far as Ryan and I, it just works for us this way, to stay private.”
Mendes and Gosling, who met while working on The Place Beyond the Pines, have been in a relationship since 2011. The couple have two daughters.
In 2017, during a Golden Globes acceptance speech, Gosling thanked Mendes for “raising our daughter, pregnant with our second and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer” while he worked on the musical La La Land.
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“If she hadn’t taken all that on so that I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here other than me to today,” he said, adding: “Sweetheart, thank you.”
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