Eva Mendes says Ryan Gosling cooks for their family — and she hopes it shows their daughters that there's 'no gender-specific roles'

• Eva Mendes, 48, opened up about her family dynamic in an interview with Forbes published Thursday.
• The star said that she's not a great cook, so her partner Ryan Gosling, 41, cooks for their family.

Eva Mendes, 48, said she hopes her children will learn that there are "no gender-specific roles" by watching her partner Ryan Gosling, 41, cook for their family.

In an interview with Forbes' Jeff Conway published on Thursday to promote her cleaning company Skura Style, Mendes opened up about her family dynamic with partner Ryan Gosling. The couple, who began dating in 2011, share two daughters; Esmeralda, 7, and Amada, 6.

Mendes told Forbes that Gosling cooks for their household because she's not a fantastic cook, and she hopes it provides a valuable lesson for her daughters.

"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 and that we're all partners in this, not just Ryan and I, but our children as well," Mendes said. "It's a team effort everyday, so if they see him and I switching off doing certain things that again aren't specific to stereotypical gender things, I think that just creates balance and harmony."

Forbes reports that Mendes stepped back from social media a few years ago but recently returned to spread the word about Skura as the company's new co-owner and brand ambassador. She told Forbes she took a break from Instagram and Facebook because she "started feeling really phony" while constantly searching for content. Mendes said she's now back on social media with a purpose and that she loves connecting with people.

Mendes and Gosling keep their relationship and personal lives mostly private. The actress hasn't appeared on-screen since 2014 and during an interview with "The View" last month, Mendes said wouldn't take violent or sexual roles if she were to ever act again. In 2019, the star told USA Today that she pulled back on acting after meeting Gosling and having children.

"I felt a lack of ambition, if I can be honest," she said. "I feel more ambitious in the home right now than I do in the workplace."