Eva Mendes is still learning new things about motherhood. The Hitch actress has always been candid about life raising her and Ryan Gosling 's daughters Esmeralda Amada , 10, and Amada Lee , 8. A nd that includes sharing how her feelings have changed as her daughters have grown up.
While she knows that a lot of new moms can feel "lost" early on in motherhood, the 50-year-old shared that for her that time shortly after giving birth "felt very clear." "But then, I felt lost, if that makes sense," Eva revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show Sept. 19 .
"Then when it was like the cliché of, 'OK well, who am I now after the kids can survive on their own?'" While her children are still young, "They don't need me every second." "It's a little different," she added. "But I love talking to my girls about anything so I feel very fulfilled.
" Most recently , that's included telling them about her acting career —although she suggested Esmeralda and Amada aren't lining up for tickets anytime soon. "It's like, I tried to show them—this was about a year ago—I tried to show them a scene from Hitch that I was actually proud of, because I'm scared of deep, dark water," the Desi, Mami, and The Never-Ending Worries author shared on The Tonight Show Sept. 18 .
"I had to do this physical comedy stunt thing in the Hudson. Anyway, I was so scared. So, I faced a fear that day and did this stunt, and I was proud of it.
" So Eva was hoping the scene would help her daughters learn to face their own fear.