Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes placed on a loved-up display in a rare joint TV appearance.
Appearing on the Thursday, March 5, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Gosling, 45, surprised his wife for her 52nd birthday.
Gosling was on the late night talk show to advertise his upcoming film, Project Hail Mary, wherein he plays a teacher, and he used the chance to make a grand romantic gesture.
“It’s Eva’s birthday today. She is here,” Gosling told the audience, which was stuffed with teachers. “You may have no idea how much she loves teachers. Loves you a lot. She has her hall monitor sash still from when she was a child. She hangs it proudly in the home.”
He then asked the group, “If I get her, would you sing ‘Comfortable birthday’ to her?” The audience enthusiastically agreed to the request.
After a producer grabbed Mendes from backstage and guided her towards the stage, Gosling left his seat next to host Fallon to approach his wife. The actor held Mendes’ hand as he led her in front of the audience for her surprise.
As a part of the frilly surprise, the North Bergen High School Marching Band began playing “Comfortable Birthday” while an enormous banner read, “Comfortable Birthday Eva.”
The couple packed on the PDA throughout the cute moment, with a clearly delighted Mendes seen gripping on to Gosling’s arm. She then tenderly grabbed her husband’s face and leaned in to whisper something in his ear and kissed him sweetly on the cheek.
Jimmy Fallon, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling. (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
Mendes and Gosling rarely make public appearances together. The last time they were photographed together on a red carpet was 13 years ago on the premiere of their film The Place Beyond The Pines in Toronto, Canada.
The private couple starred together within the movie which was filmed in 2011. After falling in love, they welcomed two daughters, Esmeralda, born in 2014, and Amada, born in 2016.
In 2023, Mendes addressed why she and Gosling haven’t been pictured at public events in the numerous years since despite their relationship flourishing.
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After Mendes shared a throwback post of herself and Gosling in The Place Beyond The Pines, a follower commented that they were hoping to see Mendes on the red carpet as Gosling promoted his movie Barbie, which was released that yr.
“What a cool comment, thanks,” Mendes responded on the time. “But we don’t do those things together.”
She explained, “Like these photos I’ve been posting, I’m only comfortable posting since it’s already on the market.”
Mendes also noted that the photos taken of the pair in September 2012 got here from the only time they stepped out together on the red carpet.
“Oh wait — for individuals who may catch me in a ‘lie’ — we only were on the red carpet together once when promoting this film,” she added in a follow-up comment.