Overview
- On March 5, Gosling brought Mendes onstage as New Jersey’s North Bergen High School marching band played “Happy Birthday” beneath a “Happy Birthday, Eva!” banner as confetti fell.
- It marked their first official public appearance together in more than a decade, after years of keeping their relationship and two daughters largely private.
- Gosling’s visit promoted Project Hail Mary, for which he arranged a studio packed with teachers, and Jimmy Fallon told the crowd they would get a special screening after the taping.
- Onstage, Mendes thanked educators and said they are underpaid, while Gosling joked he might “be in the Hudson River tomorrow” for springing the surprise.
- Mendes later thanked Fallon, the marching band and educators on Instagram and teased “my man,” as social media reaction included praise and cosmetic speculation reported by tabloids quoting surgeons who have not treated her.