Actress Eva Mendes was recently spotted in Notting Hill, London, marking her first public appearance in six months. The 51-year-old maintained a low profile, keeping her face partially hidden with a baseball cap while running errands. She dressed casually in an oversized khaki sweater dress, paired with knee-high tan leather boots and a large shoulder bag. Mendes is in London while her husband, Ryan Gosling, begins production on his upcoming film, Star Wars: Starfighter.

The couple’s temporary move to London brings them closer to the heart of the entertainment world. Gosling’s new project, Star Wars: Starfighter, is a standalone film set five years after The Rise of Skywalker. The movie promises an entirely new cast and explores a previously unseen period in the Star Wars universe, with a theatrical release scheduled for May 28, 2027.

Mendes’s last public outing was in March, when she celebrated her 51st birthday with a campaign for designer Stella McCartney. She shared a photo on Instagram wearing a sheer black dress with a thigh-high slit and praised the designer, saying she had “never felt sexier” in anyone else’s clothing. Mendes also noted she skipped Paris Fashion Week to spend her birthday with her family, highlighting her commitment to a more private life.

The actress, who shares two daughters, Esmeralda, 10, and Amada, 8, with Gosling, has been candid about her views on aging and cosmetic procedures. Mendes has expressed openness to temporary treatments like Botox, appreciating their reversible effects. She has also stated she is supportive of cosmetic surgery and feels no regret experimenting with certain procedures, knowing she can “wait it out” if the results are not what she expected.

Mendes and Gosling first met on the set of the 2011 crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines, where they played love interests. Their on-screen chemistry soon turned into an off-screen romance, and they have been together ever since. The couple’s dedication to a low-key family life has largely kept them out of the public eye, making Mendes’s recent London appearance a rare glimpse into their private world.