It may not be obvious, but Eva Mendes is actually six years older than Ryan Gosling. The "Lost River" actor was born on March 5, 1974, while Gosling was born on November 12, 1980 — meaning she's 48, while he's 42 at the time of this writing. Regardless, their six-year age gap may not come as a total surprise for fans, as Gosling has a history of dating women who are either slightly or much older than him. In 2005, Gosling famously dated his "The Notebook" co-star Rachel McAdams, who is two years older than him, according to Express. Years prior, in 2001, the actor was romantically linked to Sandra Bullock, with whom he worked on the psychological thriller "Murder by Numbers." The two have a significant age gap of 16 years; she was 37, while Gosling was only 21 when they started dating, according to Parade.
Despite their age difference, it seems that Gosling and Mendes are a match made in heaven. The A-list couple has been going strong and steady for more than a decade, and back in 2019, Mendes told Women's Health that she never imagined settling down and having her own family until "Ryan Gosling happened." "I mean, falling in love with him. Then it made sense for me to have... not kids, but his kids," she said in her cover story interview. "It was very specific to him." Aww!
