Overview
- During a March 5 Tonight Show taping, Gosling brought Mendes from backstage for her 52nd birthday as the audience sang, led by North Bergen High School’s marching band and a “Happy Birthday, Eva” banner.
- Mendes addressed the crowd of educators, praising teachers and saying they are underpaid while thanking those who influenced her.
- Gosling was promoting Project Hail Mary, in which he plays a secondary-school teacher, with the film slated to reach cinemas on March 19.
- The brief onstage moment was their first public appearance together in roughly a decade, consistent with a long-standing choice to keep their relationship private while raising two daughters.
- Social-media reaction to the broadcast mixed celebration with critical comments about Mendes’ facial appearance, according to multiple reports.