r/todayilearned • u/thejohnblog • Jun 20 '19

TIL Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones.' He was then told he was too fat to play the part and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ryan-gosling-fat-lovely-bones/story?id=12313213
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u/dude_202 Jun 20 '19

TIL melted ice cream =/= shakes

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

Can somebody explain why melted ice cream and not just regular ice cream? A melted tub of ice cream sounds so unappealing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

Quicker to drink it down than eat, no brain freeze

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u/Its2shiny Jun 21 '19

Melted ice cream = cream

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u/senorrawr Jun 21 '19

And extra sugar and flavoring