Overview
- Over the weekend Mendes reposted black-and-white photos to Instagram that show a cursive wrist tattoo reading "de Gosling," and she replied in the comments, "It's the only one I have, the only one I've ever wanted."
- The inscription uses the Spanish construction "de," which in Hispanic naming tradition can mean "of" and is commonly read as a woman taking her husband's name, a reason outlets view the tattoo as a marital tribute.
- Neither Mendes nor Gosling have issued an official confirmation that they are married despite prior reports of a quiet 2022 ceremony and occasional public references by Mendes to Gosling as her "husband."
- Reporters point to past small gestures by Gosling, such as wearing an "E" pendant in 2023 and publicly honoring Mendes on The Tonight Show, as context for the couple's private displays of affection.
- The renewed attention illustrates how a single social-media post can reignite reporting about a famously private couple and sharpen public curiosity about their family life, which includes two daughters and Mendes's decision to step back from acting to raise them.