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Eva Mendesis throwing it back to a decade ago.
On Tuesday, Mendes, 49, shared a series of photos of her and longtime partnerRyan Gosling, 42, from the production of the 2012 movieThe Place Beyond the Pines, the film that she and Gosling first met on while playing lovers Luke and Romina.
“🖤Luke & Romina🖤,” the actress wrote in her caption to the nine photos she shared, including images of their characters embracing and posing with an infant who played the character’s son Jason.
“Mi socia @scondito just sent me this telling me it’s been 10 years since this film came out,” Mendes added, tagging a friend in the post. “Feels like lifetimes ago.”
Alyssa Milanoalso chimed in with a comment on Mendes' post, writing: “Beautiful girl. 🙌”
Mendes and Gosling, 42, make for one of Hollywood’s most private couples. The pair began dating after they filmedThe Place Beyond the Pinestogether in 2011 andfirst stepped out togetheron a date to Disneyland’s California Adventure Park later that year.
They have been going strong ever since, welcoming two daughters along the way:Esmeralda Amada Gosling, born on Sept. 12, 2014, andAmada Lee Goslingon April 29, 2016.
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Mendesreferred to Gosling as her “husband” for the first timepublicly during a Nov. 2022 appearance on Australia’s Channel Nine’sTodayto promote her charity work, later adding during a separate interview on theKyle and Jackie O Showthat she likes to keep her love life “mysterious.”
The Place Beyond the Pines, which premiered atToronto International Film Festivalin 2012 and opened in theaters in March 2013, follows Luke (Gosling) and Romina (Mendes) as Luke tries to support their son Jason through a life of crime, concluding with an incident in which a police officer named Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper) kills Luke. The movie simultaneously follows a teenage Jason years later as he develops a friendship with Avery’s own son A.J. (Emory Cohen), with neither at first realizing the history between their fathers.
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Mendes has not acted in a film since 2014’sLost River, which she and Gosling collaborated on for the actor’s directorial debut. Meanwhile, Gosling has had fans abuzz for months over his performance as Ken in the upcoming movieBarbie, which Mendes wrote was “So. F. Funny,” on Instagram in Juneafter the film first released photosshowing Gosling’stransformation into Ken.
“So. F. Good. So F excited for you to see this … " Mendes wrote in a caption of the photo of Gosling in character, adding: “#Thatsmyken.”
source: people.com
