Deidre Hall: Ryan Gosling on his love for soap operas as a young child: ‘They do not get the love they deserve’ |

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling revealed a surprising childhood passion for soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives,’ admitting he’d feign illness to watch them. He expressed deep respect for soap actors’ demanding craft, citing their need to memorize extensive scripts for single takes.

Ryan Gosling, who is currently going viral for his performance on ‘Project Hail Mary,’ has opened up about his love for some good old drama. In one of his latest interviews, the famed actor revealed how much he liked to watch soap operas at one point in his life. Read ahead to know more about what the 45-year-old had to share.

Ryan Gosling admits that he once loved watching soap operas

While featuring on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast to promote his latest film, the actor opened up about how, once upon a time, he was into watching the dramatic and beloved soap operas that we all know. He admitted that he used to love watching them in his early years, citing that he had no friends to play around and spend time with when he was growing up.“I used to pretend to be sick, so I could stay home and watch Regis and Kelly. I loved Regis and Kelly and ‘Days Of Our Lives’”, the actor openly admitted, revealing that he would spend most of his time catching up on the soap operas on his TV.He further shared that he truly respects the work that soap opera actors do, and that they are not given enough credit. “‘Days of Our Lives’, soap opera actors in general, they do not get the love they deserve. (They have to) memorise (the script) the night before, like 10 pages of dialogue. They get one take. And it’s impossible scenarios like when (Days of Our Lives character Marlena Evans), (played by actress) Deidre Hall, gets possessed, this was right around when X-Files was a big deal, suddenly everything got supernatural, she got possessed by the devil,” he admitted.Ryan Gosling on receiving an acting class from Deidre HallHe also recalled during his feature on the podcast that he once attended one of the most amazing acting workshops that was held by Deidre Hall. The ‘Days of our Lives’ actress, he recalled, was one of the best artists that he attended the class with, and called her an immensely talented person.

About ‘Project Hail Mary’

Gosling’s latest project, ‘Project Hail Mary,’ is based on the popular and best selling novel of the same name by author Andy Weir. The story revolves around a middle school science teacher who is sent on a suicide mission into outer space in order to save the Earth from being destroyed.