She is paid to stay home with the kids and not work.

Source: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net

This former A- list mostly movie actress who walked away from it all when she started hooking up with the A+ lister makes it seem as if it is a voluntary thing she isn’t acting any longer.

It is voluntary in the sense she is paid to stay home with the kids and not work.

Eva Mendes

Ryan Gosling

Why Eva Mendes Hasn’t Been in a Movie Since 2014: “I Have to Set an Example for My Girls”

When Eva Mendes is on screen, she’s all a person can look at. After a breakthrough in Training Day (2002), Mendes charmed audiences in Hitch, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico,and more.

So Mendes’s absence has been noticeable. The 45-year-old actress hasn’t appeared in a movie since 2014’s Lost River, directed by her husband, Ryan Gosling.

Responding to a fan’s comment on her Instagram post, Mendes explained her long hiatus. Simply put, she’s chosen to prioritize raising her young daughters over her acting career.

“As a mother now, there are many roles I won’t do. There are many subject matters that I don’t want to be involved with, so it limits my choices and I’m fine with that. I have to set an example for my girls now,” Mendes wrote.

Mendes and Gosling’s daughters, Esmeralda, 5, and Amada Lee, 3, were born in 2014 and 2016, respectively. Ever since, Mendes has been completely devoted to them—and seems happy with her decision. “I’m just so obsessed with my kids that I don’t want to leave them,” Mendes told E! News. “They’re just still so little.” – Source