Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes put their crazy, stupid love on display for the first time in more than a decade.<\/p>\n
The couple made a surprise joint appearance on \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u201d<\/a> Thursday night.<\/p>\n The actress, 52, wasn\u2019t expecting to join her partner as she watched his interview from backstage \u2014 but Gosling, 45, organized a surprise for her birthday.<\/p>\n Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes made their first public appearance together in more than 10 years on Thursday. Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n The actor brought his partner onstage during a \u201cTonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u201d interview Thursday. Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n The \u201cHail Mary\u201d star asked the audience members to sing to Mendes.<\/p>\n As the businesswoman was brought onstage to her \u201csweetheart\u201d by a staff member, Gosling quipped, \u201cHere\u2019s the thing, you might find me in the Hudson River tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Mendes \u2014 who stunned in the striped cardigan Gosling wore on \u201cJeopardy!\u201d<\/a> last month, wide-legged jeans and John Lennon and Yoko Ono shirt \u2014 asked whether her segment would be \u201ccut, right?\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cHail Mary\u201d star referred to Mendes as his \u201csweetheart\u201d during Thursday\u2019s show. Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n He had audience members sing \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to Mendes on Thursday. Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cNo!\u201d Fallon, 51, insisted. \u201cIt\u2019s your birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n He noted that the surprise \u2014 a marching band performance of \u201cHappy Birthday,\u201d complete with confetti \u2014 was \u201call [Gosling].\u201d<\/p>\n Mendes planted multiple kisses on the actor\u2019s cheek, and they sweetly held hands as Fallon closed the show.<\/p>\n The notoriously private pair<\/a> last stepped out together at SXSW in 2015. <\/p>\n Gosling joked on Thursday that he might be found \u201cin the Hudson River\u201d after the stunt. Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n The notoriously private couple last made an official appearance together at SXSW in 2015. Michael Loccisano<\/p>\n Prior to that, they walked the red carpet for the movie that set their love story in motion, \u201cThe Place Beyond the Pines,\u201d in 2013.<\/p>\n The co-stars, who met on the set of the drama, have been an item<\/a> ever since.<\/p>\n The duo share two children \u2014 daughter Esmeralda<\/a>, 11, and daughter Amada<\/a>, 9 \u2014 and Mendes stepped back from acting<\/a> to raise the little ones.<\/p>\n While she and Gosling have repeatedly sparked marriage rumors<\/a> over the years, with Mendes even referring to the \u201cBarbie\u201d star as her \u201chusband\u201d<\/a> in a 2022 interview, they have yet to publicly confirm their relationship status.<\/p>\n They walked the \u201cPlace Beyond the Pines\u201d red carpet together two years prior. Getty Images<\/p>\n The pair (pictured above in December 2016) have dropped hints they are married but have never publicly confirmed their status. AKM-GSI<\/p>\n That same year, Mendes fueled the speculation by debuting a \u201cde Gosling\u201d tattoo<\/a> on her inner wrist.<\/p>\n Notably, women in Hispanic cultures often add their husband\u2019s last name to their own, using \u201cde\u201d \u2014\u00a0or \u201cof\u201d \u2014\u00a0to separate the monikers after tying the knot.<\/p>\n