Ryan Gosling enjoys a family trip to the beach in Santa Barbara with Eva Mendes and their two daughters… as Barbie hits the BILLION dollar milestone
Ryan Gosling epitomized his Barbie character’s “beach” mentality by taking his family to Santa Barbara this weekend.
The 42-year-old blonde hunk’s portrayal of Ken in the blockbuster has inspired countless internet memes and viral trends.
In real life, the family man kept a close eye on his longtime partner, Eva Mendes, and their two children, Esmeralda and Amada.
They were also joined by an elderly woman with a walker, who appeared to be Eva’s mother, Eva Perez Suarez.
The Notebook star kept it casual for the beach day, sporting a red T-shirt, white baseball cap and blue jeans.
She’s Everything, He’s Just Ken: Ryan Gosling took his partner Eva Mendes and their two daughters to the beach in Santa Barbara as Barbie made $1 billion at the worldwide box office on Sunday; seen this week
Family man: La La Land’s leading man kept a close eye on his family as they enjoyed a beach outing with an older woman, who appeared to be Eva’s mother, Eva Perez Suarez
Meanwhile, the Ghost Rider beauty wore a vibrant orange dress and let her auburn locks loose around her shoulders for the family outing.
Countless Ken jokes aside, the latest movie project from the Blade Runner 2049 star broke the $1 billion dollar mark at the global box office last weekend, according to Forbes.
It was a major achievement for a film that Margot Robbie once had to convince producers to even consider making.
Ryan himself also faced a significant wave of backlash when news broke that he had been cast as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster.
Keeping a good sense of humor around the Ken casting controversy, the Canadian star shared GK, “It’s funny, this kind of idea of holding your pearls, like #notmyken. Like you ever thought of Ken before this?’
He added, “If you ever really cared about Ken, you’d know no one cared about Ken. So your hypocrisy is exposed.
“This is why his story needs to be told,” joked The Gray Man star.
True to his word, the Drive star’s portrayal of the lovelorn Ken doll has received critical acclaim.
Ken’s breakthrough song in the film’s climax, “I’m Just Ken,” even earned Ryan a spot on the Billboard Top 100, a career first for the star.
Ryan was a devoted girl father and loving husband Collider about his admiration for the director of Barbie.
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He’s Kenough: Gosling joked that early complaints about his casting betrayed false fans. “If you ever really cared about Ken, you’d know no one cared about Ken. So your hypocrisy is exposed,” he joked
“She’s brilliant, but incapable of being pretentious,” the blonde protagonist remarked about Greta.
He added, “I think what I admire about her work is that she doesn’t allow herself to separate drama from comedy, and she encourages everyone around her to do the same.”
“So you end up in mining towns that are in between,” said the Ides Of March star, adding that the aforementioned quality makes Greta’s films feel “relatable.”
As for Ryan’s first movie, after Barbie – the gifted comedic actor will star in Fall Guy, a 2024 thriller.