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Not everyone was happy about Gosling’s platinum blonde hair. Mendes addressed those who were critical and sent them a reminder.

“People know he’s real and not playing with people,” she said. On The Talk. He’s playing with a fake man.

Host Jerry O’Connell debuted his own take on the Ken look, and Mendes couldn’t help but think that Gosling had started a trend.

The entrepreneur stated, “I feel like my husband has started a real Renaissance,” “like a Kenaissance.” 

If you’re curious, Yes, she has seen the memes concerning Gosling’s Ken. Mendes—who shares daughters Esmeralda7. Amada6. The Notebook alum—spoke about one particular post that caught her attention that features side-by-side images of Gosling playing Ken in Barbie and Court Gentry in Gray Man along with the words, “Inside of you there are 2 Ryan Goslings.”

Mendes would choose which one? “Well, well I certainly want to spend all my nights with Ken and my days with him,” she said. That’s one party. ‘Cause Ken’s fun and the Gray Man, you know.”

Gosling’s fans can view the film and Margot Robbie in Barbie when it hits theaters July 21, 2023.