Eva Mendes is opening up about what—or rather who—is boosting her confidence these days. In a new, rare interview with The Times, the actress admitted that while she has “never considered” herself beautiful, her longtime partner, Ryan Gosling, makes her feel downright sexy.
“I feel really fucking sexy at times,” Mendes told the outlet. “The way my man looks at me is just…at times I’m like, ‘oh my God.’ That might not sit well with people, but so much of how I feel is a reflection of what he’s giving me.”
She continued, “There’s so many things that can make me feel sexy and I’d say that I feel more sexy than not. I guess because I’ve never considered myself beautiful, but I’ve always felt very sexy.”
Elsewhere in the wide-ranging discussion, Mendes also touched on her retirement from acting. “I was never in love with acting. I don’t mean this in a self-deprecating way, but I wasn’t a great actress,” she said, adding: “I had my moments when I worked with really great people.”
Of those great people was Gosling, who she met on the set of the The Place Beyond the Pines in 2011, which she says is one of her proudest acting moments because him. “He gets something out of me that’s never been accessible before,” Mendes explained.
Mendes and Gosling began dating after the movie wrapped and later welcomed two daughters—Esmeralda, 10, and 8-year-old, Amada. And though Mendes has taken a step back from being in front of the camera, she’s very supportive of Gosling’s career.
In fact, she took on the role as Gosling’s unofficial acting coach for the Barbie movie. Speaking about her method, Mendes told the publication, “I would just simplify everything. I’m like, ‘Just make Barbie notice you, that’s what Ken is all about.’ So then there was this desperation. He really loved that. I’d remind him, as he’s literally walking out the door, ‘Make Barbie notice you, make Barbie fall in love with you.’”
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