Eva Mendes defends Ryan Gosling's Ken doll style for upcoming 'Barbie' movie
foxnews.comEva Mendes has come to Ryan Gosling's defense over his Ken doll style for the upcoming "Barbie" movie. "People do know he's not playing a real person, right?
He's playing a fake person," Mendes said during an appearance on "The Talk." Warner Bros. released a first look at Gosling and co-star Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ken earlier this month.
While fans raved about Robbie as Barbie, not many liked what they saw with Gosling. Some called his look "horrendous" while others labeled him "not hot." Ryan Gosling pictured as a Ken doll. (Warner Bros.) However, Gosling's longtime partner Mendes had a different opinion. "Well, first of all, I saw the photo and the 14-year-old in me was like, ‘Ahhh,’" she explained. "But you know, it's a funny photo, and he's trying to be funny.
So it worked on all levels." Gosling and Robbie will be directed by Greta Gerwig and are joined by Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon.
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