On Sunday, August 4, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes made a rare public appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics with their daughters, Esmeralda, 9, and Amanda, 8.
The longtime couple were spotted in the stands during the Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle, which was won by Germany’s Jessica von Bredow with an impressive score of 90.09 percent. Isabelle Vert took silver and British equestrian Charlotte Fry took bronze. NBC’s live Olympics broadcast saw Gosling wearing a white T-shirt, red flannel, funky shades and a white hat. Mendes wore a navy blue dress, beige sunglasses and a large tan hat.
Gosling and Mendes’ day-long sparring at the Summer Games continued after the dressage event, as they then headed to the women’s gymnastics uneven bars final. Gosling watched USA gymnast Suni Lee win the gold medal with his arms wrapped around Mendes’ shoulders. The Barbie star also replaced her white Olympic cap with a green one, as captured by NBC.
For those who don’t know, Mendes and Gosling have been together since 2011. Their family event on Sunday was notable because the couple usually keeps their family life private in order to raise their children away from the glare of Hollywood.
During an appearance on Today in March, the Other People actress talked about taking a step back from acting to raise her kids. She said she still works; she just “doesn’t act” anymore, “because acting takes you places; it keeps you away.” Mendes shared that she and her partner, whom she referred to as her husband in a few interviews throughout the decade, had this “nonverbal agreement” whereby she chose to stay with their kids while he went out and did his thing.
Eva and Ryan met in the early 2010s on the set of their film The Place Beyond the Pines. In 2014, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Esmeralda, and Eva gave birth to Amanda in April 2016. In 2020, the Ghost Rider star told People that she would definitely talk about family with boundaries, but would not post any photos of her daily life to respect her young daughters’ privacy.
“Because my children are so young and don’t understand what it means to post their picture, I don’t have their consent. And until they are old enough to give me consent, I will not post their picture,” she told the publication.
Other celebrities spotted in the stands in Paris on Sunday included F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, Nina Dobrev, Shaun White and Snoop Dogg.
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