Gosling, at least, seemingly knew she was watching when he won a Golden Globe in 2017 for La La Land, dedicating the award to Mendes’ late brother and thanking her for taking on…well, basically everything so he was able to make the hit musical.
“If she hadn’t taken all that on so that I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here other than me today—so,” he said, looking intently into the camera, “Sweetheart, thank you. To my daughters, Amada and Esmeralda, I love you.”
Mendes caught the sentiment from afar with a wink, posting a snap of Janelle Monae‘s Globes outfit with the caption, “Obviously this wasn’t my favorite moment of the night…But it was definitely my favorite style moment of the night. The stunning and talented @JanelleMonae is killing me with this look. So so so beautiful.”
You can’t take a photo of a romantic vibe, but, for the rest of us, some exchanges will have to be Kenough.
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