Recently, one surprising A-lister admitted they were a big fan of soap operas, specifically Days of Our Lives. We're talking about Ryan Gosling.
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Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Gosling confessed to watching the daytime soap opera all the time when he was growing up. He says that Days of Our Lives doesn't get the love that it deserves.
"They do not get the love they deserve," Gosling said. "The amount they have to memorize the night before. Like, 10 pages of dialogue. They get one take, and it's impossible scenarios, like when Marlena, Deidre Hall — we know Deidre Hall — gets possessed. This is right around when X Files was a big deal, right? Suddenly, everything got supernatural. She was possessed by the devil. So Deidre Hall has to suddenly, after playing just a normal person, then she's [not]."
'Days of Our Lives' Star Speaks Out
"Or it's like, somebody's dead, and now they're back, and then they're a different actor," he also added. "Let's just say, it was an incredible acting class. What's amazing is I remember that, thinking, 'God, Deidre Hall is a great actress because she's having to act possessed right now. That just seems like a lot to ask of her."
While Gosling is a bit too busy for soaps these days, he admitted he recently tuned into an episode of Days of Our Lives. "It was on TV, and she's possessed again," he said. "I think it's just like somehow, my life keeps crossing paths with when Deidre Hall is possessed."
But the story doesn't stop there. Deidre Hall saw the podcast with Gosling and decided to reach out to the actor. In a video, she officially invited Gosling to visit the set.
"I caught the podcast," she said. "Oh my gosh, what fun. And we played it in the dressing room, and we played it in the makeup room, and we're just thrilled to be acknowledged and to be so well spoken of. Because we work really hard, as you acknowledged."
She also said, "We think it would be nice if you wanted to come over and see what we do in our neck of the woods. So this is an open invitation to visit the Days of Our Lives set. Nobody will be possessed. And if they are, I'll keep an eye on you."
