Why Eva Mendes Seemingly Vanished From The Spotlight

As a Hollywood actress, Eva Mendes is a woman who seemingly has it all. Not only is she beautiful and talented, but she also has her very own hunky Ken at her side in the form of fellow heartthrob Ryan Gosling. But many have noticed Mendes' absence from our screens lately, and she wasn’t spotted alongside her husband on the Barbie press tour, either. So why do we never see her in the spotlight nowadays?

Big name in the 2000s

In the 2000s, Eva Mendes’ career was definitely on the up. That decade that was the noughties saw the actress find fame with big box office hits such as Once Upon a Time in Mexico, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Hitch. And in later years, Mendes also became known for her ultra-private relationship with fellow movie star Ryan Gosling.

One of Hollywood's most private couples

But though they’re among some of Hollywood’s most elite couples, Mendes and Gosling are also known for being notoriously private. They rarely appear in public together and have kept their two daughters firmly out of the spotlight. And Mendes has retreated from life in the public eye even further, having not made a movie since 2014. But why?

Humble roots

It’d be fair to say that Mendes comes from a pretty ordinary background. The future star was born in March 1974 in Florida. But following her Cuban mom and dad’s break-up, she’d later relocate to California. And while she’s considered a beauty now, in 2007 the actress told the Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald that she was bullied by her siblings because of her “buck teeth.”

First impressions are strong

Still, from an early age, Mendes dreamed of a more exciting lifestyle. “I was poor. I came from a lower-middle-class family so I would imagine all kinds of things,” she recalled. “I thought I was going to be an astronaut and an opera singer when I was really little. Then I thought about being a movie star when I saw Annie. I was seven then.”