Ryan Gosling can pull off just about any role, from a jazz-obsessed romantic in La La Land to an astronaut hurtling through space. But the three-time Oscar-nominated actor just revealed the most unexpected origin story for his acting career — and it involves staying home from school, watching daytime TV and falling hard for Days of Our Lives.
The whole thing started on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast in March 2026 when Gosling praised Deidre Hall’s Days role, Marlena Evans, and snowballed into one of the most wholesome celebrity exchanges we’ve seen in a while.
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