In a new interview with 'People,' Eva Mendes opened up about motherhood and her decision to step away from the entertainment industry.
is opening up about her decision to step out of the spotlight and focus her attention on motherhood. In a new interview, the actress explained how she didn't feel any pressure at all to walk away from the entertainment industry and, instead, felt"clarity" after her decision. She has been with her partner, fellow actor Ryan Gosling, for over a decade and they share two daughters, Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 8.
for its 2024 Beautiful Issue."I was older and I knew that my kids are going to be little once, and whatever I do or don't do right now is going to affect them the rest of their life."Your career comes and goes but kids, yeah, that was easy for me. They're just formative years. I wanted to be there for all of it.
Mendes also spoke about becoming a mother in her 40s, saying that many people seemed to make it out to be a big deal. She didn't see it that way and also didn't agree with people insisting that being a 20-something-year-old mom is the only way to keep up with kids. "When I was 40, it was a big deal for people when I was pregnant, and it wasn't for me," she said. "And then I was 42 and I was pregnant with my second one and people were like: 'Oh my God, you're going to be so tired. That's why people have kids in their 20s.' I was like: 'That's the most sorry, asinine thing I've ever heard.
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