Ryan Gosling, 45, and his wife Eva Mendes, 52, made their first public appearance together in more than a decade. Gosling and Mendes appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 5, ahead of the upcoming release of his latest film, Project Hail Mary.
The actor took the opportunity to surprise Mendes with a special party for her 52nd birthday. Gosling first asked the audience if they wanted to sing for Mendes, who was standing backstage.
An employee went to get an unassuming Mendes, and as she walked to the stage, he joked, “The point is, you might find me in the Hudson River tomorrow.”
As soon as clips of their performance and photos of the couple from the show surfaced online, fans began praising Eva for her spectacular look.
“I miss aging naturally. I want to see beautiful people aging! More wrinkles please,” said one fan as social media users highlighted the apparent discrimination female celebrities face in the industry, with people admiring men’s wrinkles and expecting women to look flawless.
Another said: “Well, beauty standards for men versus women are very skewed, especially in Hollywood. Men’s wrinkles are ‘dignified’, women’s make them look ‘old’. “I hate Hollywood’s gendered beauty standards because they definitely create a social norm that I don’t think people would naturally believe in,” said another.
Commenting on The Tonight Show host photo with the couple, a fan said that Ryan Gosling and Jimmy Fallon both appear to have had some work done on their faces, unlike Eva, who shows no sign of plastic surgery.
