From Ryan Gosling and Liam Hemsworth to George Clooney, see which sexy stars are devoted to their moms

RYAN GOSLING

Don’t stop believin’! When it comes to Ol’ Saint Nick, the actor’s mom, Donna, keeps faith alive. “My mother still believes in Santa Claus,” said Gosling, here strolling through New York City with mom in January. “We tried to break it to her once, but she wasn’t having it.”

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY

So that’s where he gets it from! The star and mom Kay playfully pose for the cameras at the 2012 SXSW premiere of his indie film Bernie on March 13 in Austin, Texas. “[She has] no regrets,” McConaughey said of his mother’s wild persona during a 2011 interview with Ryan Seacrest. “Not an ounce.”

LIAM HEMSWORTH

What’s the best motherly advice the actor ever received? “Eat your greens,” he revealed. “That’s why I’m so big.” At 6’5″, the Aussie heartthrob towers over mom Leonie, who served as his date to Cosmopolitan’s Fun Fearless Awards on March 5.

JUSTIN BIEBER

There’s no questioning the Biebs’s love for his mother. During a 2011 Berlin concert, he surprised mom Pattie with a birthday cake, but as she blew out the candles, strands of her hair caught on fire. Luckily, Justin was there put out the flames. Shortly after the hair-raising incident, the pop phenom
and mom continued to their next tour stop in China without incident.

JADEN SMITH

Such a sweet son! In celebration of mom Jada’s Sept. 18 birthday, the actor-singer, 13, Tweeted a candid pic along with a heartfelt message: “Dear My Mom, Happy Birthday! I love you! Stay real “

GEORGE CLOONEY

Sorry, Stacy! After his arrest in March, the good-humored actor made his first call from jail to the other woman in his life, mom Nina. “Something never changes,” Clooney joked with reporters about his close ties with mom, who accompanied the actor to the N.Y.C. premiere of The Ides of March last October.