Eva Mendes reveals why she doesn't post about partner Ryan Gosling and their children

Eva Mendes is in a high profile celebrity relationship with Hollywood hunk Ryan Gosling, but if you scrolle through her social media you might not be able to tell.

The Hollywood actress keeps her accounts purposefully private and talking interacting with followers recently she revealed why.

Though the 46-year-old, doesn’t like to post photos of her nearest and dearest, she is an active user of Instagram and uses the platform to talk to fans and share positive posts and images.

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She recently posted a photo of a favourite piece of art which sparked a discussion about the content she posts, and why it rarely, if ever, features material relating to Gosling or their two daughters.

On Saturday she posted an image of one of her favourite works of art, Love Is Blind, by René Magritte. captioning the image: "During these times, I'm so confused about what to post so I'm going to post things that move me in hopes that they move you as well.

“Since I don't post my about immediate family, and it feels so wrong to post about work, here you go.”

She added: "I've always loved this one and it feels especially relevant right now. sending lots of love out there."

Responding to a fan who asked in the comments why she doesn’t post about her immediate family, Mended said she likes to keep her relationship with Gosling private.

She also said her children, aged five and three, and too young to consent to their images being posted online.

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She wrote: “I have always had a clear boundary when it comes to my man and my kids.

"I'll talk about them of course, with limits, but I won't post pictures of our daily life. And since my children are still so little and don't understand what posting their image really means, I don't have their consent.

“And I won't post their image until they're old enough to give me consent.

"As far as Ryan and I, it just works for us this way, To stay private.”

Yesterday (19 April) she posted another work of art, this time a “pretty accurate” portrait of her drawn by one of her daughters.

She captioned it: “This is me. By my kid. It’s pretty accurate. No I haven’t become a master baker or a good cook during quarantine. I haven’t seen a gym in two months. I haven’t written a novella.

“I’ve just been trying to be a fun mom and not lose my marbles.”