Breaking News: Ryan Gosling was Almost on 'Gilmore Girls'

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Stop what you’re doing: Ryan Gosling once auditioned for Gilmore Girls!! This is officially our new everything. Here’s the story:

Gilmore Girls casting director Jami Rudofsky told Buzzfeed that she first discovered Ryan when casting for an independent film.

“He was late, and I rolled my eyes because he was late, and he was blonde. I thought he was giving attitude―what I didn’t realize was that he was in character. He did the audition, and it was one of the most amazing auditions that I’ve ever seen.”

Then when she got the gig on Gilmore Girls she immediately thought of him and convinced Amy Sherman-Palladino and the gang to give him an audition.

“I was thinking ‘I can’t wait for them to meet him’ and I am talking him up. I’m like, ‘Amy [Sherman-Palladino], guys, he’s the best actor. I’m telling you, he is amazing.’ So he came in, I think it was a football character? He auditioned, and it kind of fell flat. And Amy was like, ‘Really, Jami?’”

WHAT?! We can’t believe that Ryan gave a bad audition! Perhaps he was having an off day? Just think, Rory’s whole life could have been changed. We totally would have voted for Ryan Gosling over Logan any day!

Feature photo courtesy of Netflix

Lena Finkel
Lena Finkel is the Editor and Founder of Femestella and The Feminist Health Source. Prior to starting Femestella, she worked at People, InStyle, Tiger Beat, and Sesame Workshop (aka Sesame Street). She loves all things Real Housewives and The Challenge. When she's not busy binge-watching TV, you can find her taking an absurd amount of photos of her tuxedo cat Tom.