- Ryan Gosling and Britney Spears recently posed together backstage at “The Ellen Show” but they’ve known each other for decades.
- They first met as kids on the Disney Channel’s “Mickey Mouse Club,” where they starred with fellow celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Keri Russell.
- Gosling said he hadn’t seen Spears in “a while” and called her and Aguilera “freakishly talented.”
They first met 25 years ago starring on the Disney Channel’s “Mickey Mouse Club,” and now Britney Spears and Ryan Gosling just reunited on “The Ellen Show,” after coincidentally being booked for interviews with DeGeneres on the same day.
Gosling and Spears posed together for photos backstage with the daytime host.
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As E! News reported, the “First Man” actor said that neither he nor Spears could remember how long it had been since they’d seen each other, “which is a sign that it’s been a while.”
The duo starred on the '90s kids variety series together in 1993 and 1994 alongside future famous 'N Sync bandmates Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, singer Christina Aguilera, and actress Keri Russell.
Of Aguilera and Spears, Gosling said, "I remember when we first got to the show, they sort of had all the kids perform for one another. I remember, it was Christina Aguilera and then Britney performed and I remember thinking, 'Okay. They're like, freakishly talented,'" adding, "I was used to working with talented people, but that was another level."
When DeGeneres asked what Gosling's talent was, he joked, "I think I was just like, 'I'm Canadian,' and they were like, 'Good.'"
Britney Spears and Ryan Gosling have a long history
Spears and Gosling have known each other for a long time and although Gosling actually lived with Timberlake during the show's run, it seems the whole group spent a lot of time together.
In 2013, the "La La Land" star told the Sunday Times Style magazine, "Britney was a sweetheart. She lived right above me, the girl next door. The little girl I used to play basketball and spin the bottle with."
That same year, E! Online reported that DeGeneres asked Spears about those spin the bottle games, and she said, "I didn't kiss [Ryan] though, The only person I kissed was Justin!" Spears insisted that the game was between a big group and that the bottle simply "didn't land" on Gosling.
Although Spears famously dated Timberlake at the beginning of their careers, it seems Gosling has been in her thoughts … or rather, her dreams.
As reported by E! Online, in a radio interview in October 2013, the pop icon discussed who she thought should play Christian Grey as casting was underway for the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series. When Gosling's name was mentioned, Spears reportedly said, "I had a dream about him last night, albeit not that kind of dream." "We were just talking, having a conversation," Spears added. "I wish it was like that!"
Then, in April 2018, fellow "Mickey Mouse Club" star Aguilera told James Corden on "Carpool Karaoke" that although she and Spears both had crushes on Timberlake, it was Gosling that had a "crush" on Spears.
She said, "I know Ryan actually, pretty much, he did have a crush on Britney. I mean, I think so! I think so. I don't know."
When Corden asked if either singer regrets not dating the actor now that he's a major movie star, Aguilera said, "No! She got Justin! They were like a big ol' couple."
As for whether or not a "Mickey Mouse Club" reunion with the original stars could ever happen, Spears told "Entertainment Tonight" in July that "it was a really good time. It was a great time. It was probably one of the most special times in my life," adding that she'd be in for a reunion.
"They would have to plan it. I would definitely show up. I would go, definitely," she said.
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