Eva Mendes is one of the most beautiful women in the world (just ask her boyfriend Ryan Gosling!), but it seems as if her mum thinks the actress needs fattening up.
A self-confessed Method actor, Eva explains to Lucky magazine that she will do anything for a role - including not eat, for a very long time:
"I'll do anything for a role! For A Place Beyond the Pines, I exercised a lot. I wanted my character to feel really depleted."
Thank heavens, then, that Mama Mendes is there to stop her gorgeous daughter going too far with those crazy weight loss regimes: "My mom didn't understand why I would want to look that way."
"She's constantly telling me I'm too skinny!"
"She's constantly telling me I'm too skinny!"
"The way my mother keeps track of me is looking me up. I say, 'Please, Mother, don't Google me!'"
Eva Mendes clearly does listen to her mother, however, as she always hopes to inject a little bit of self-esteem into our lives with the clothing ranges she helps to design for New York & Company.
"Of course, to feel beautiful, you have to have healthy self-esteem and work on yourself, and that can be hard. And there are days when I don't feel great, but I put on my favorite dress and throw a scarf in my hair, and it makes all the difference."
"Hopefully my line can do that for women. Even if you're not feeling your best, let's admit it, the right outfit – it helps"
It's nice to see such a grounded woman in showbiz, eh? Which is why we can't help but love Eva Mendes - even if she IS dating our fave Hollywood hunk.