Ryan Gosling – Eva Mendes: “They are a very happy couple, he keeps telling her she’s beautiful” – Newsbomb – News

Ryan Gosling made his wife Eva Mendes’ recent 50th birthday extra special: They’re ‘really a very happy couple,’ say insiders

Ryan Gosling knew how to make Eva Mendes’ birthday special. Mendes turned 50 in March, and a source revealed to PEOPLE that it was an “amazing” celebration, thanks in part to her longtime beau. “She looked very comfortable turning 50. Ryan keeps telling her she’s beautiful. He made her birthday very special,” says the source.

The couple have two daughters, Esmeralda Amada, 9½, and Amada Lee, 8. “Eva and Ryan they really are such a happy couple. They are very supportive of each other’s passions. They are also grateful for the financial freedom their jobs give them and spend a lot of family time together. They’re great at balancing everything,” adds the source.

The pair’s romance began after they starred together in 2012’s The Place Beyond the Pines, and Gosling paid tribute to her in January when he was honored at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The 43-year-old actor said in a speech: “Most importantly, I met the girl of my dreams, Eva Mendes, and I have two dream children… I dreamed of one day making movies and now movies have made my life a dream ».

In a recent appearance on the Today show, Mendes, for her part, explained her choice to focus on raising her children while Gosling continued acting. “I’m so lucky to be able to have this time with my kids.”

Mendes said that while she is still working, she prefers not to act because “acting takes you somewhere else. It drives you away.” It was almost like a non-verbal agreement that was like, “Okay, he’s going to work and I’m going to work. I will just work here at home,” he said. “He went and did his job. He happens to be very good at his job. And she did and came home”