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Eva Mendes says that Ryan Gosling is โan incredible cookโ.
The โHitchโ star says what โworksโ for and her longterm love โ and father to their two daughters, Esmeralda, seven, and Amada, six, โ is she does the cleaning and the 41-year-old actor cooks.
While talking about who does what domestic task, the 48-year-old actress told PEOPLE magazine: Ryanโs the cook. Heโs an incredible cook. I think that thereโs a really nice balance to โyou cook, I clean.โ And it just works for us.โ
Eva believes that โclean sink equals clear mindโ so she uses it to calm herself after a stressful day.
She said: โLife is so chaotic. But the one thing I can control is my house, my kitchen. So when I do the dishes itโs meditative for me. It really goes deeper than just cleaning up. It really gives me clarity. Clean sink equals clear mind for me.โ
โThe Place Beyond the Pinesโ star says she finds the process โemotionalโ because of how she was raised in โa tiny, tiny apartmentโ..
Eva said: โGrowing up in a tiny, tiny apartment with a lot of people, we didnโt have anything. But when the house was clean, it was like, โHey, I just feel better.โ Everybody felt better. So for me, itโs really emotional.โ
She also shared that despite everything she still a โmessโ working from home on all her projects due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.
Eva said: โItโs a mess! Iโll be Zooming with various people throughout the day and I have no idea. Iโll see people kind of giggle, and I see my five year old, who just turned six, will be right behind me with her blankie and looking so cute.โ
Even after establishing some ground rules โ only being able to come if the door is closed its โsuper importantโ โ Eva finds it difficult to maintain or stay mad.
She said: โOf course, my six year old will run in and say, โItโs so important.โ And Iโm just like, โWhat?โ Sheโs like, โEssie took my Barbie,โ but itโs hard to be mad because itโs so cute.โ