Sweet way Ryan Gosling honoured partner Eva Mendes at Barbie premiere

Ryan Gosling kept his real-life partner Eva Mendes close to his heart as he walked the pink carpet at the Barbie world premiere in LA.

His onscreen love may be Barbie, but Ryan Gosling kept his real-life partner Eva Mendes close to his heart at the film’s world premiere in LA.

As the actor – who plays Ken in the movie opposite Margot Robbie in the titular role – walked the pink carpet at LA’s Shrine Auditorium yesterday, and he gave Mendes a subtle shoutout in the form of a monogrammed pendant.

Ryan Gosling attends the world premiere of Barbie at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Picture: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

Gosling’s ‘E’ initial pendant was a sweet nod to girlfriend Eva Mendes. Photo by Michael Tran/AFP

The ‘E’ was in Barbie’s signature font. Photo by Michael Tran/AFP

Written in the Barbie’s signature font, Gosling sported a pink “E” initial necklace which matched his pink Gucci suit perfectly.

The 42-year-old also had nice things to say about his partner of 12 years and her continuous support of the film.

“It means everything. It means everything,” he told Access Hollywood at the event.

Ryan Gosling and co-star Margot Robbie who plays Barbie in the movie. Photo by Michael Tran/AFP

In recent months, Mendes, 49, has been cheering Gosling on from the sidelines as he promotes the film.

When a new pic of him as Ken was released last month, Mendes gave her stamp of approval.

“So. F. Funny. So. F. Good. So F excited for you to see this …” she wrote as she shared the photo on Instagram, adding the hashtag “#Thatsmyken”.

The actor nails it as Ken in the Barbie movie.

Mendes wore this Barbie T-shirt in support of her boyfriend.

Then in May, the 2 Fast 2 Furious actress posted a photo of herself wearing a Ken doll T-shirt with the caption, “Got that real big Kenergy. Coz girls is players too.”

Mendes has also praised her longtime partner in a separate post about their film The Place Beyond the Pines, where they met and fell in love back in 2011.

“Mi Hombre. Mi Vida … To say he’s the greatest actor I’ve ever worked with is an understatement,” she gushed in the caption.

The couple, seen here in 2012, are rarely seen out in public together since they started dating in 2011. Picture: FameFlynet/Backgrid

The couple – who share two daughters: Esmeralda, 8, and Amada, 7 – have been notoriously private about their personal lives since they started dating.

The only time they’ve walked the red carpet together was at the 2012 premiere of The Place Beyond the Pines.

When a fan recently commented that they hoped the pair would attend the Barbie world premiere together, Mendes was honest and said they would not.

“What a cool comment, thank you. But we don’t do those things together,” she replied.

“Like, these photos I’ve been posting, I’m only comfortable posting because it’s already out there.”

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