Eva Mendes admits she and Ryan Gosling had a 'non-verbal agreement' about her being a stay-at-home mom as she makes rare comments about her relationship with Barbie actor

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Eva Mendes has revealed that she and Ryan Gosling had somewhat of a 'non-verbal agreement' when it came to her giving up acting and being a 'full-time mom' to their two young daughters.

Eva, 50, and Ryan, 43, are parents to Esmeralda Amada, nine, and Amada Lee, seven, and while the Canadian actor has continued to make movies since welcoming his children, Eva has taken a backseat and hasn't starred in a film for a decade now.

During an appearance on Today on Tuesday morning, Eva was asked what it was like going from acting to being a full-time parent, to which she replied: '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.'

Referring to her partner of 13 years, Eva continued: 'It was almost just like a non-verbal agreement that it was like, "Okay he's going to work and I'm going to work, I'm just going to work here."'

Eva Mendes has revealed that she and Ryan Gosling had a 'non-verbal agreement' when it came to her being a 'full-time mom' to their kids. Pictured in 2012

The 50-year-old actress made rare comments about her family life during an appearance on Today on Tuesday

Ryan and Eva met one another when they starred in the 2012 film The Place Beyond The Pines

The couple, pictured here in March 2013, no longer attend red carpet events together

Eva and Ryan met one another when they starred alongside each other in the 2012 film The Place Beyond the Pines, and she explained that she 'pretty much stopped acting after that.'

'I have never experienced anything like that. The way he works, his commitment to his craft, how he wants to make everything as best as it can be, and that means making his costars as best as they can be. But unfortunately - or fortunately - there is only one Ryan!' she said.

Eva went on to share her thoughts on Ryan's memorable performance of the hit Barbie song I'm Just Ken at this year's Academy Awards, which saw him take to the stage with Mark Ronson and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.

'He went and he did his job. He just happens to be really good at his job, and he did it and he came home,' she said, before explaining her hilarious Instagram post in which she told Ryan to 'come home' to 'put the kids to bed.'

'Because that's what it's about,' she said. 'You go, you do your job the best you can and then you come home.'

Ryan recently revealed how Eva and their two daughters gave him helpful 'tips' for his performance at the 96th Oscars.

During an interview at SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas, earlier this month he told People: 'It was great. It was so fun because they came to the dress rehearsal the day before and so they were in the front row.'

'They gave me some tips and some notes, all great notes,' the La La Land star added.

Eva opened up about Ryan's memorable performance of I'm Just Ken at the 96th Oscars

The actress posted a photo of her in Ryan's dressing room and told him to 'come home' to 'put the kids to bed'

Despite not walking the red carpet with Ryan, Eva was backstage and wrote in one Instagram caption that she's 'always by my man'

La La Land star Ryan walked the carpet at the Academy Awards with his sister, Mandi

'They are such a huge part of this for me... it was my girls' interest in Barbie and disinterest in Ken that got me into this in the first place. It was beautiful to have them there at the end.'

However, Eva was noticeably absent from the Oscars red carpet - with Ryan opting to take his sister, Mandi, as his plus one instead.

Eva previously spoke about the reason why she doesn't do red carpet events with Ryan when she posted footage from 2012's Place Beyond The Pines. 

She wrote: 'Magic is Real. We did not meet on set. The magic started way before, but here's a little magic captured on camera.'

A fan commented: 'Eva, I want to be honest [with you], but I hope Barbie will get through the Awards Season just to see you [with] Ryan. I know I'm selfish and probably a dreamer, but I will never stop to dream about it!! (sic).'

To which she responded: 'You're the best! What a cool comment; thank you. But we don't do those things together... Like these photos I've been posting, I'm only comfortable posting because it's already out there.'

She added: 'Oh wait - for those who may catch me in a "lie" - we only were on the red carpet together once when promoting this film.'