Eva Mendes still sees it as a job to walk a red carpet with her husband Ryan Gosling


As we were reminded during this past awards season, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling have a policy of not walking on red carpets together. Part of Ryan’s pre-Oscars news cycle was the whole “will they/won’t they” red carpet speculation. At the end of the day, Eva and their daughters supported Ryan from behind the scenes when they all attended the final dress rehearsal. Eva even posted pictures from backstage in Ryan’s dressing room to prove that even though she wasn’t front and center, she was still standing by her man.

A source spoke to People to further explain why Eva wasn’t on the red carpet or in any pictures with Ryan at all this awards season. According to the source, Eva is over that whole scene and “still sees it as a job.”

“It truly seems they are surviving Hollywood as a couple, because of the way they‘ve handled being famous. They try their best to stay out of the spotlight,” a source tells PEOPLE of Gosling and Mendes, 50.

“For them, the most important job is their girls. Everything else comes second,” the source of the pair, who share daughters Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7. “Of course Eva is proud and excited for Ryan. She still sees it as a job though.”

“It seems like a healthy way of living. They’re amazing as a couple and very happy together,” the source adds. “There’s so much love.”

Another source close to Mendes adds that the actress is “not into” all that red carpets entail after years in the spotlight. “She’s moved past that part of her life for now — the glam and the red carpet and the photographers,” says the source. “It’s just not important to her. She knows that it’s part of Ryan’s job but it’s not part of hers at the moment. She’s content doing her thing with her family.”

[From People]

I mean, yes, it is a job. Promoting your work and getting people out there to want to spend money to see your movie is part of the job. I’m sure after the glamor of it all wears off, it’s tedious. I agree that it’s not Eva’s job to walk the red carpet with Ryan. I think where people may differ is on the definition of what it means to support your spouse who has to do this for work.

I totally and completely respect Ryan and Eva’s decision to not walk red carpets together. Am I bummed that we don’t get new Eva red carpet fashion moments? Hell yes! But, they got a lot of crap early into their relationship and clearly, that was enough for them. They’re not hiding that they’re a couple, as Eva has been posting a lot about how proud she is of Ryan. We see a lot of thirsty celebrity couples and it’s generally not a recipe for long term success. If Eva and Ryan looked at their family life and actively chose to live a lifestyle that would overall give their kids the best chance of having two parents in a strong, healthy relationship, then that is absolutely admirable and wonderful. And if they ever decide to indulge us, then that would be awesome too.

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