During a rare interview, Eva Mendes opened up about her choice to take a break from her acting career in order to devote more time to raising her two daughters alongside her husband, Ryan Gosling.
Following the Hitch alum’s recent segment on the Today Show, a number of fans expressed their opinions on TikTok, with some stating that they noticed a certain unfamiliarity in her appearance or considered her to be “unrecognizable.”
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Eva Mendes Fans Are Doing a Double Take After Her ‘Unrecognizable’ Today Show Appearance
On the show, Mendes, 50, donned a ribbed, baby pink knit top, a matching cropped cardigan and chic pencil midi skirt of the same hue. She added white pointed-toe heels and shiny rings to accessorize.
As for her glam, the Ghost Rider star wore her caramel-colored tresses down, parted in the center and styled into feathery, effortless loose waves. For her makeup look, the mom of two opted for black winged liner, smokey eyeshadow, voluminous lashes, rosy blush and a nude lip.
After the Today Show shared a clip of Mendes on TikTok, fans shared their thoughts in the comments section of the March 26th post. "Me thinking 'Damn! this is not how i remember Eva Mendes' Did i miss something?," one wrote as another added: "No something is off and it’s not the aging, like something was lifted."
One other replied: "she is almost unrecognisable." Someone else chimed in: "Wait what happened!??? Who is this" as one viewer noted: "my brain can't process this is her."
Mendes has yet to address these comments or even plastic surgery accusations. Regarding her break from acting, Mendes told the interviewer: "It was like a no brainer. I'm so lucky, and I was like, 'If I can have this time with my children,' and I still worked, I just didn't act, because acting takes you on locations, it takes you away."
The Other Guys actress added: "It was almost just like a nonverbal agreement that it was like, okay, [Ryan Gosling] is going to work, and I'm going to work, I'm just going to work here [in the home]."
Mendes and Gosling, 43, began their romantic relationship after co-starring in the crime drama, The Place Beyond the Pines, together. They share two daughters: Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7. The Barbie actor and Mendes tend to keep their personal lives, especially those involving their daughters, under wraps.
