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16 Things You Need to Know About Josh Duhamel's New Girlfriend, Eiza González

Mar 5 2018 - 9:05am

Mexican actress Eiza González should be on your radar, regardless of her new relationship status [1]. The 28-year-old bilingual bombshell, who has an incredibly large social media following [2], started her career on some of Latin America's most notable telenovelas before landing a role on El Rey Network's hit show From Dusk Till Dawn. She's a Neutrogena brand ambassador [3] with a host of famous friends [4], but just how much do you know about this red carpet maven [5]? Keep reading to discover 16 interesting facts.

  1. Eiza was born in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico on Jan. 30, 1990.
  2. Her mom, Glenda Reyna [6], is a former model.
  3. She is 12 years younger than her brother, Yulen.
  4. After her father was tragically killed in a car accident when she was 12, she battled depression and compulsive overeating [7] for five years.
  5. She attended Mexico City's prestigious Centro de Educación Artística [8].
  6. When she was 16, she was cast as Lola in Televisa's popular Cinderella-inspired telenovela [9], Lola, Érase Una Vez.
  7. She is a singer; she sang multiple songs on Lola, Érase Una Vez and has two albums, Contracorriente [10] and Te Acordarás de Mí [11].
  8. She was reportedly in the running for the Serena van der Woodsen role — Sofía López-Haro — for Mexico's Gossip Girl: Acapulco [12].
  9. She was briefly linked to Liam Hemsworth in 2013 [13] after pictures surfaced of them kissing, and in 2016, she was rumored to have dated Calvin Harris [14].
  10. She played Santanico Pandemonium on El Rey Network's From Dusk Till Dawn [15] from 2014 to 2016.
  11. At one point, she also dated her From Dusk Till Dawn costar, DJ Cotrona [16].
  12. She's a Neutrogena brand ambassador [17] who films commercials for the cult-favorite skin care brand in both Spanish and English.
  13. She feels most beautiful when she skips makeup [18]. "I feel beautiful when my skin is healthy and glowy and I can walk around makeup-free," she told POPSUGAR Latina in a 2015 interview.
  14. She appeared in Edgar Wright's 2017 thriller [19] Baby Driver with Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm [20], and Jamie Foxx [21].
  15. She most recently starred in Justin Timberlake's "Supplies" music video [22].
  16. She's reportedly dating Josh Duhamel [23]. The two first met at a party after Jennifer Lopez [24]'s pre-Super Bowl concert in Minneapolis. "They drank and partied together until very late," a source told Us Weekly. "After, Josh reached out to a mutual friend and asked for Eiza's number."

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