For one thing, Ryan’s usually the one making dinner in the kitchen.
has some serious culinary chops, and she loves what it’s teaching their daughters Esmeralda, 7, and Amada, 5.“I’m not an amazing cook — I leave that to Ryan. Hopefully, it’s showing my girls that there are no gender-specific roles that one must take on and that we are partners in this. We’re all partners in this, not just Ryan and I, but our children as well.
Mendez, 46, who chose to step back from the limelight and her career to focus on her children, has kept her family life and relationship with movie heartthrob Ryan Gosling almost completely private — until now. The actress has announced that she is now a brand ambassador and co-owner ofWhen asked if she’d consider returning to Hollywood, Mendez shared she’d be interested, but only in projects that aligned with her now as a mother.