Eva Mendes shares photo of her and Ryan Gosling’s daughter’s toys on a plane

For Eva Mendes, mommy duties never end!

The 50-year-old actress, who has Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 8, with partner Ryan Gosling, showed how she spends time with her daughters Travel, and their various stuffed toys!

“So I guess they’re an important part of my carry-on now? Is this the new normal?” Mendes shared a photo on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, August 20.

In a second upload, she wrote: “By the way, these are only 3 of the 6 people traveling with us. But at least I convinced them to start at 12 o’clock.

Her caption was followed by several emojis, including a surprised face, a laughing emoji and a monkey covering its mouth.

Mendes and Gosling, 43, are rarely photographed out together, but earlier this month the couple made a rare public appearance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The pair watched the Grand Prix of Dressage Individual Freestyle at the Palace of Versailles before heading to Stade Bercy for the women’s uneven bars final.

Their daughter also participated in a day of gymnastics with her parents.

Gosling previously admitted that although Mendes and Gosling are both A-list stars, their children may not care as much about their fame. When Mendes landed a role in the hit children’s animated series Blueythe parents thought it would go well for their daughter.

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However, Gosling told People magazine in an interview in May, “They don’t care.”

“We all thought it was going to be huge,” he said, adding that Mendes voices a yoga instructor in a 2021 episode.

“They didn’t like it,” he told People magazine. “They were like, ‘Speed ​​through that part!'”

In another interview with People magazine beautiful question In May, Mendes opened up about Gosling’s support of her over the years.

“I’m not going to tell you this, but I need support in everything,” she said after briefly discussing why she calls him “Cuban dad” on Instagram.

“He supports me in every way,” she added.

Mendes and Gosling met while filming the place Beyond the Pines In 2011, he played a couple who have a son. After welcoming her own child, hitch The actresses took a step back from the spotlight to focus on their family.

“It was the easiest decision I’ve ever made,” she told People magazine in a May interview. “I’m older and I know my kids will still be little and whatever I do or don’t do now will affect them for the rest of their lives.”