
Eva Mendes Reflects On ‘Asinine’ People Who Criticized Her For Having Kids In Her 40s
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The "Fast & Furious" star shares two daughters with husband Ryan Gosling.
Eva Mendes says she was thrilled to become a mom in her 40s, but faced judgment from others for entering motherhood later in life.
In a new interview with People, the “Fast & Furious” actor, 50, recalled how when she became pregnant at 40 with her first child with husband Ryan Gosling, people made it a “big deal” because of her age.
“And then I was 42 and I was pregnant with my second one,” she said, “and people were like, ‘Oh my God, you’re going to be so tired. That’s why people have kids in their 20s.’ I was like, that’s the most sorry, asinine thing I’ve ever heard.”
Mendes and Gosling share two daughters: Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amanda Lee, 8. The couple wed in 2011.
Mendes said she’s also confident in her decision to give birth later in life because she had some vices to kick before stepping into motherhood.