>>> TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING MOMS WITH ACTRESS, MODEL AND MOM OF TWO EVA MENDES. >> SHE AND HER PARTNER RYAN GOSLING ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF TWO GIRLS AND SHE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT TO RAISE THEM. >> EARLIER I GOT TO SIT DOWN TO TALK WITH HER ABOUT HER FAMILY AND WHEN SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE A MOM IT'S SO, SO GREAT TO SEE YOU THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO ADMIRE ABOUT YOU. I'LL PUT YOUR CAREER OVER HERE IT'S MOTHER'S DAY WE'RE CELEBRATING BUT THE MOM OF TWO, YOU AND RYAN HAVE TWO KID. >> TWO LITTLE GIRLS. >> AND YOU WERE -- YOU WAITED TILL YOUR 40s TO HAVE -- >> I DID. >> WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THAT TIME THAT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU GUYS. >> WELL, SOMETHING REALLY CRAZY HAPPENED WAS I MET RYAN GOSLING AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH RYAN GOSLING THEN I WAS LIKE, OH, RIGHT. I WANT YOUR BABIES SO -- BUT REALLY CONSCIOUSLY I DID WANT TO WAIT UNTIL I WAS A LITTLE BIT OLDER I JUST DIDN'T FEEL -- REALLY IT WASN'T UNTIL I MET RYAN AND FELL IN LOVE BUT AS A WOMAN, I JUST WASN'T READY IT'S SUCH A PERSONAL CHOICE FOR A WOMAN, OBVIOUSLY, AND THEN I -- THEN YOU RUN THE RISK OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALWAYS RUNNING A RISK AND, YOU KNOW >> YES >> WHEN I WAS PREGNANT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT THANKFULLY I HAD REALLY HEALTHY PREGNANCIES AND I WAS HAPPY I WAITED. >> I LOVE THAT YOU SAID WHEN YOU MET RYAN. >> YES. >> THAT'S WHEN YOU KNEW THAT MOTHERHOOD WAS RIGHT FOR YOU. >> YES, YEAH, IT REALLY -- THAT'S WHEN IT MADE LIKE SENSE. >> IT JUST CLICKED IN? >> YEAH, BECAUSE I -- YOU KNOW, SO IN LOVE AND I'M LIKE, OH, RIGHT, I WANT TO CREATE LIFE WITH YOU AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE PARENTING IS THE MOST CREATIVE THING I'VE EVER DONE, YOU KNOW I'M AN ACTRESS, I HAVE DESIGNED CLOTHES AND DONE DIFFERENT -- A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS BUT THIS IS THE MOST CREATIVE THICK IS TO CREATE LIFE WITH THEM, SO -- >> YOU HAD YOUR BABIES AND KIND OF STEPPED AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT. >> YEAH. >> TELL ME ABOUT THAT CHOICE I HAVE FRIENDS THAT MADE THE EXACT SAME CHOICE AND STEPPED AWAY, YOU KNOW, PURSUED MOTHERHOOD FULL TIME WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL DECISION TELL ME ABOUT WHAT THAT HAS MEANT TO YOU >> WELL, I REALLY TOOK IT BACK TO WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I WAS ABLE TO EVEN THOUGH WE HAD -- WE WERE VERY, VERY LOWER MIDDLE CLASS, MY MOM WAS ABLE TO BE THERE FOR ME AT HOME UNTIL I WAS ABOUT 8 OR 9, AND THOSE MEMORIES FOR ME, THAT JUST FORMED WHO I WAS THOSE YEARS WITH HER AND I JUST THOUGHT, I FEEL FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT I COULD HAVE TAKEN SOME TIME OUT FROM ACTING I STILL WORKED I JUST DIDN'T ACT, YOU KNOW. AND SO I JUST FELT LUCKY ENOUGH. I'M LIKE, DAMN, I REALLY WANT THIS TIME WITH THEM AND THEN NOW, YOU KNOW, I'M OBSESSED. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME LEAVING. IN LONDON, RYAN IS FILMING A MOVIE AND I LEFT TO COME HERE TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AND I'M JUST, CRYING. YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT -- MY THING IS LIKE I DON'T WANT TO LET THEM SEE ME CRY, I'M TELLING RYAN I'M NOT GOING TO CRY I'LL STAY STRONG FOR THEM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE UPSET BUT -- AND THEN I'M JUST LIKE, SOBBING. >> HOW WERE THEY >> OH, IT WAS SO DRAMATIC. HUGGING AND THEN MY OLDER ONE WHO IS 7 SAID DON'T LEAVE US AND I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOD I CAN'T DO THIS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, I'M HERE AND THEY'RE FINE THEY DON'T EVEN -- >> IS THERE A PART OF ACTING THAT YOU MISSED OVER THESE YEARS? >> WHAT HAVE I MISSED? AS FAR AS ACTING HMM. WHAT HAVE I MISSED I DON'T THINK I'VE MISSED ANYTHING THAT JUST ANSWERED THE QUESTION. >> THAT JUST ANSWERED THE QUESTION. >> IT DID? >> YOU COULDN'T THINK OF ONE THING -- >> NO. THE KRAFT SERVICE TABLES, THOSE ARE FUN, RIGHT YEAH YOU GOT ME. >> DOESN'T THAT JUST SHOW YOU THAT THE DECISIONS YOU MADE WERE LIKE HEART AND SOUL AND SPIRIT >> YEAH. >> LIKE THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS OF COMING BACK TO ACTING >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE FUN AT SOME POINT BUT I THINK MY LIST HAS GOTTEN SO SHORT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING VIOLENT. I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING SEXUAL I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING -- WHAT'S LEFT? DISNEY YOU KNOW. >> YEAH. >> I DON'T WANT TO BE -- SO WHO KNOWS. >> I LOVE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH IN YOUR HOME IS CLEANING. YOU'RE LIKE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. >> SO I DON'T LOVE CLEANING AS MUCH -- I DO LIKE A NICE CLEAN HOUSE AND EQUATE IT TO MY MENTAL WELL-BEING IF MY HOUSE IS CLEAN I'M DOING WELL. >> YOU'RE FEELING GOOD. >> FOR ME THE KITCHEN IS MY DOMAIN AND MY SINK, IF MY SINK OR WHEN MY SINK IS CLEAN, I CAN SLEEP BETTER, ONCE MY DISHES ARE DONE, I FIND DOING THE DISHES MEDITATIVE. >> OH, YOU DO? DOES RYAN LOVE TO DO THE DISHES. >> RYAN LIKE TOO GET IN THERE BUT I THINK IT'S UNFAIR OF HIM BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT'S MY THING I'LL WALK INTO THE KITCHEN AND HE'S DOING THE DISHES AND I'M LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING I'M DOING THE DISHES I'M LIKE, WHY? THAT'S MY THING. >> THAT'S YOUR THING. >> YOU'RE DOING THIS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, SO DISRESPECTFUL. >> GET OUT YOU SAID YOU'VE BEEN OBVIOUSLY WORKING AND YOU HAVE A PRODUCT THAT YOU'RE CRAZY ABOUT. >> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS I GOT ONE WORD FOR YOU, SPONGES. >> SPONGES. >> YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING, DISHES AND SPONGES SO I WAS -- YOU KNOW THAT THING A FEW YEARS AGO PEOPLE SAID, OH, THE SPONGE IS DIRTIER THAN YOUR TOILET. >> OH, I REMEMBER, SURE. >> THAT HIT ME AND WENT ON A SPONGE HUNT AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, I FOUND THIS PERFECT SPONGE, IT'S A SMART SPONGE. IT DOES THE THINKING FOR YOU, I'LL EXPLAIN BASICALLY IT HAS THIS -- IT HAS THE POLYURETHANE SIDE. IT RINSES CLEAN SO IT DOESN'T HOLD ALL THE WATER SO YOU HAVE WAY LESS BACTERIA. THE SCRUB BY SIDE AS A MONOGRAM WITH AN "S" THAT STARTS TO FADE WHEN YOUR SPONGE STARTS TO GET OLD. THIS SPONGE -- >> IT TELLS YOU IT'S TIME TO TOSS. >> IT TELLS YOU IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF ME. >> I KNOW YOU WANTED TO WISH A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. >> TO MY MOM, YES. >> WHAT'S HER NAME. >> EVA ACTUALLY. CUBANS LIKE TO DO THAT THEY LIKE TO NAME THE -- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN SO, YES. >> EVA IS YOUR MOM. >> YES, SHE IS. >> HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, EVA, FROM ALL OF US AT THE "TODAY" SHOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH SHE'S NOT DOING TOO WELL RIGHT NOW SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. YEAH, SHE'S A SURVIVOR IN EVERY WAY SO
