In a new interview with People, the 50-year-old actor and entrepreneur opened up about the benefits of waiting until her forties to start having children. Mendes first met her husband Ryan Gosling, 43, in 2011 while filming The Place Beyond the Pines. They welcomed their first child, Esmeralda, in 2014 and their second, Amada, in 2016.

Eva Mendes says she was thrilled to become a mom in her 40s, but faced judgment from others for entering motherhood later in life. In a new interview with People, the “Fast & Furious” actor, 50, recalled how when she became pregnant at 40 with her first child with husband Ryan Gosling,

Eva Mendes, who shares two daughters with Ryan Gosling, reflected on becoming a mother in her 40s in a recent interview with People magazine.

Eva Mendes has no regrets. The actress and entrepreneur recently discussed her journey as a mother of two girls, Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 8, whom she shares with her partner Ryan Gosling. She shed a light on parenting and becoming a mother as a woman in her 40’s and why retiring from acting to focus on her kids was the “easiest” decision she’s

Eva Mendes says she was thrilled to become a mom in her 40s, but faced judgment from others for entering motherhood later in life. In a new interview with People, the Fast & Furious actor recalled how when she became pregnant at 40 with her first child with partner Ryan Gosling, people made it a “big deal” because of her age.