Eva Mendes 'Never Considered' Herself Beautiful but Says Ryan Gosling Makes Her Feel Sexy

Mar. 15, 2025

Eva Mendes in 2024.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Ryan GoslingmakesEva Mendesfeel sexy in a simple, but sweet way.In a Thursday, Oct. 17 interview with the UK newspaperThe Timesto discuss her role as the face of Stella McCartney’s winter 2024 campaign, theHitchactress, entrepreneur andchildren’s book authorspoke about how her longtime partner Gosling, 43, boosts her sensuality.“I feel really f—— sexy at times,” Mendes, 50, said. “The way my man looks at me is just … at times I’m like, oh my God. That might not sit well with people, but so much of how I feel is a reflection of what he’s giving me.”She added: “There’s so many things that can make me feel sexy and I’d say that I feel more sexy than not. I guess because I’ve never considered myself beautiful, but I’ve always felt very sexy.”Eva Mendes (left) and Ryan Gosling in 2012.Sonia Recchia/GettyElsewhere in the interview, Mendes told the publication that she was “never in love with acting.““I don’t mean this in a self-deprecating way, but I wasn’t a great actress. I had my moments when I worked with really great people,” she said.She also noted that she was most proud of the movie she worked on with Gosling —The Place Beyond the Pines. “He gets something out of me that’s never been accessible before.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Thecouple met before filmingThe Place Beyond The Pinesin 2011, and began dating after the movie wrapped. They sharedaughters Esmeralda, 10, and Amada, 8.Eva Mendes in 2022.Tim Hunter / Newspix via GettyIn May,Mendes told PEOPLEhow Gosling has supported her through the years. Though she wouldn’t get into specifics, she did confirm that he champions her.“I’m not going to tell you that but in all the ways I need to be supported,” she said in May, before adding, “He’s got me in all the ways.“The feeling is mutual. Also in May, Gosling toldExtrathat the mother of his children ishis biggest championwhen it comes to his acting career.“She is with the girls, and when she works, I stay home with the girls too,” Gosling told the outlet. “I couldn’t be here without her.““She’s also like my acting coach,” theBarbieactor added. “She has really become the best acting coach I have ever had, it’s endless how she helps me.”

Ryan GoslingmakesEva Mendesfeel sexy in a simple, but sweet way.

In a Thursday, Oct. 17 interview with the UK newspaperThe Timesto discuss her role as the face of Stella McCartney’s winter 2024 campaign, theHitchactress, entrepreneur andchildren’s book authorspoke about how her longtime partner Gosling, 43, boosts her sensuality.

“I feel really f—— sexy at times,” Mendes, 50, said. “The way my man looks at me is just … at times I’m like, oh my God. That might not sit well with people, but so much of how I feel is a reflection of what he’s giving me.”

She added: “There’s so many things that can make me feel sexy and I’d say that I feel more sexy than not. I guess because I’ve never considered myself beautiful, but I’ve always felt very sexy.”

Eva Mendes (left) and Ryan Gosling in 2012.Sonia Recchia/Getty

Sonia Recchia/Getty

Elsewhere in the interview, Mendes told the publication that she was “never in love with acting.”

“I don’t mean this in a self-deprecating way, but I wasn’t a great actress. I had my moments when I worked with really great people,” she said.

She also noted that she was most proud of the movie she worked on with Gosling —The Place Beyond the Pines. “He gets something out of me that’s never been accessible before.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Thecouple met before filmingThe Place Beyond The Pinesin 2011, and began dating after the movie wrapped. They sharedaughters Esmeralda, 10, and Amada, 8.

Eva Mendes in 2022.Tim Hunter / Newspix via Getty

Tim Hunter / Newspix via Getty

In May,Mendes told PEOPLEhow Gosling has supported her through the years. Though she wouldn’t get into specifics, she did confirm that he champions her.

“I’m not going to tell you that but in all the ways I need to be supported,” she said in May, before adding, “He’s got me in all the ways.”

The feeling is mutual. Also in May, Gosling toldExtrathat the mother of his children ishis biggest championwhen it comes to his acting career.

“She is with the girls, and when she works, I stay home with the girls too,” Gosling told the outlet. “I couldn’t be here without her.”

“She’s also like my acting coach,” theBarbieactor added. “She has really become the best acting coach I have ever had, it’s endless how she helps me.”

source: people.com