Eva Mendes Will ‘Always Be Jealous’ of Husband Ryan Gosling’s Ex Rachel McAdams

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling‘s marriage is said to be “hanging on by a thread,” and now a source exclusively tells In Touch the Hitch actress still gets her hackles up over her husband’s ex Rachel McAdams.

“If it were up to Ryan, he’d still be friends with Rachel, but Eva would never go for that,” says the source. “He still crosses paths with Rachel at industry parties, but he keeps any interaction short because he’s so afraid it might upset Eva.”

Gosling, 43, began dating McAdams, 45, in 2005 after they starred in the 2004 film The Notebook. They broke up two years later.

He began dating Mendes, 50, about five years later while McAdams moved on with screenwriter Jamie Linden, who fathered her two children.

“But Eva is still all too aware of the incredible love story Ryan and Rachel shared and although she knows Rachel’s in a long-term relationship, she still gets weirded out when Ryan even talks about her,” says an insider.

Mendes usually skips Hollywood events, so she can stay home with their children, Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7, “but she still keeps Ryan on such a tight leash,” says the source. “She would hear of something from other people and get on his case, even if it was the most innocent encounter.”

Adds the insider, “Eva knows Ryan loves and adores her, but she’ll always be jealous of Rachel.”