Red carpet events aren’t the only places Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes seem to avoid. The private couple is rarely together anywhere. In 2017, they were captured holding hands as they walked into an after-party (seen above) following Gosling’s “Saturday Night Live” appearance that September. And just a month earlier, they were also seen enjoying themselves at Disneyland, where they were first photographed after sparking relationship rumors back in 2011.
But those glimpses are rare. For the most part, the private pair prefers to stay in. “What people don’t know about me is that I love being home,” she told Shape in 2017. Gosling apparently does, too. While date nights do happen occasionally, they seem to lean more toward day fun. “[They] prefer hikes and trips to the beach over fancy restaurants or a big party,” a source told Us Weekly. And instead of going out, the couple is said to prefer a cozy night in. “Ryan loves to cook for Eva, and once the kids are asleep, they’ll enjoy one of their favorite shows together,” the insider shared.
Mendes has previously boasted about Gosling’s skills in the kitchen. “Ryan’s the cook. He’s an incredible cook,” she told People in 2022. She also revealed he does most of the cooking in the Mendes-Gosling household, while she takes on cleaning duties. “I think that there’s a really nice balance to ‘you cook, I clean.’ And it just works for us,” she added.
