Eva Mendes supports Ryan Gosling backstage at the Oscars 2024: ‘Always by my man’

Eva Mendes will always support her Ken.

The actress took to Instagram ahead of the 2024 Oscars to share a clip of herself outside of Ryan Gosling’s dressing room as he prepares to sing his “Barbie” Oscar-nominated hit, “I’m Just Ken,” at the award show.

“Always by my man,” she captioned the clip paired with the actor’s track.

Eva Mendes proved she’s Ryan Goslings biggest fan as he prepares to sing “I’m Just Ken” at the 2024 Oscars. Instagram/@evamendes The “Hitch” star took to Instagram to show herself outside of her longtime partner’s dressing room Sunday. Instagram/@evamendes

In the video, Mendes, 50, sported a casual fit consisting of a jean jacket paired with a white button-up, jeans and a baseball cap.

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Much to fans’ anticipation, it didn’t appear as if she would be walking the red carpet with her longtime partner.

“We need you on the red carpet 😭😭😭,” one fan commented while another added, “Hoping to see you two together!!!”

“Always by my man,” she captioned the video paired with Gosling’s 2023 “Barbie” hit track. Getty Images Several fans hoped to see Mendes on the red carpet with the “Notebook” star. GC Images

The “Hitch” star isn’t afraid to show her support for Gosling, 43, on social media as she recently called out haters critiquing his Oscar nomination.

“So much hate when he took on this role. So many people trying to shame him for doing it,” she wrote on social media in January alongside a screenshot of a past article calling out the “Notebook” star’s performance as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s 2023 film.

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She continued, “Despite all the #Notmyken ridicule and articles written about him, he created this completely original, hilarious, heartbreaking, now iconic character and took it all the way to Oscars [sic].

“So beyond proud to be this Ken’s Barbie 💕,” she continued.

The mom of two has constantly showed her support for Gosling as Ken in the 2023 film. AP She most recently clapped back at haters critiquing his performance. AP

In May 2023, the mom of two also showed her love by wearing a T-shirt of the actor dolled up as Ken that read, “‘Barbie 2023’ Ryan Gosling as Ken.”

The couple — who share daughters Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7 — have been together for over a decade.

They tend to keep details of their romance under wraps though Mendes referred to the “La La Land” star as her husband during an appearance on “Today Australia” in November 2022.