Eva Mendes has learned to embrace a "messy" home since becoming a mum. The 48-year-old actress shares two daughters - Esmeralda, seven, and six-year-old Amada - with her partner Ryan Gosling and she's admitted it's been a struggle to keep the house tidy with two young kids in the house - but Eva tries not to let it bother her because it's "impossible" to keep a home looking perfect.
She told People. com: "My house is not always clean. I open my closet and it's messy and it's okay! I have two children so it's impossible. "Having kids, you have to be okay with a mess.
But the point is when my house is clean, I feel better. My mental wellness is literally connected to how clean my house is. I just don't like dirty - there's a difference for me. " Eva has taken a step back from Hollywood in recent years to focus on being a mum and is taking on more business projects outside of acting.
Eva said of her career: "It's one of those things where it's the same way I was when I was 23 going into the business becoming an actress.
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