Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes

The Real Reason Eva Mendes Never Joins Ryan Gosling On The Red Carpet

When the 2017 Oscars rolled around and La La Land was in the spotlight, there was a spotlight somewhere else, too. As US Magazine pointed out, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have been one of Hollywood's hottest couples since 2012, butthey are still making Hollywood wait to see them together on the red carpet.
When Gosling made his acceptance speech, he did give the world a glimpse into their private life with a shout out to Mendes, but that only fueled the fire of curiosity when it came to just why the stylish actress continuously gives red carpets a miss. So what's going on there?

While it can't be easy to spend so much time in such a bright spotlight, there was something that seemed to happen when Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes hooked up in 2012, and E! News took a look at just how private they really are. According to them, there's plenty of appearances, photos, and even red carpet appearances that they both did prior to the start of their relationship and even a bit at the beginning. They were on the red carpet together for The Place Beyond the Pines, the film they met on and promoted together. After that, the magazine notes they sort of retreated from public life as much as possible — at least while on each others' arms.

They also found that Mendes has an almost strange dislike of talking about Gosling, and hardly even acknowledges him on social media. She's stopped interviews where she's been asked about him, and when a reporter from The Edit asked her about Gosling in 2013, she was quoted as responding, "I'm sorry. I'm shutting down. I'm such a weirdo. I literally lose my ability to speak — and you were doing. so well."

When it comes to his turn in front of the media, he's said that she doesn't like him talking about her or their relationship, either. With the arrival of their daughters, she's even more strict about protecting their privacy. During her pregnancies, she said she was absolutely staying out of the public eye — and off the red carpet — because becoming a parent made her even more wary of privacy issues. "[...] I find the media's 'bump watch' obsession to be both intrusive and stressful," she said in 2014. "So I made a decision to eject myself from it completely. I was like, 'Annnnd I'm out."

Given how private Mendes and Gosling clearly want to keep their relationship, it's really no wonder the bright lights and extreme close-ups that come with the red carpet walk would be something they want to avoid. Strangely, he seems to avoid something else, too: saying her name.

E! News pointed out that Gosling's acceptance speech for his La La Land awards was a bit odd. Rather than thanking her by name, he referred to her as "sweetheart" and "my lady". That's not the only time he's done it, too, and according to them, Mendes — and his daughters — are rarely mentioned by name.

Another piece from E! News noted that some fans find a rather misogynistic air that comes with his refusal to refer to her by name, and even have gone so far as to suggest that means he's clearly putting his career first. While that doesn't seem to be the case, it does show just how fiercely private they really are.

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