Ryan Gosling misplaced it when 'Barbie' costar Ncuti Gatwa was introduced as the brand new lead on 'Physician Who'

• Ryan Gosling was thrilled that Ncuti Gatwa would be the new Physician on “Physician Who.”
• Gatwa instructed British Vogue that his “Barbie” costar got here “bounding up” to his trailer when the information dropped.
• Gosling is outwardly the “largest fan” of the long-running British sci-fi TV present.

Even celebrities have their fanboy moments.

Ncuti Gatwa — who would be the subsequent actor to play The Physician on “Physician Who” — stated that his “Barbie” costar Ryan Gosling misplaced it when Gatwa was introduced as the brand new lead of the long-running British sci-fi TV present.

In an interview with British Vogue, Gatwa stated Gosling, who performs Ken within the film, got here “bounding up” to his trailer when the “Physician Who” information dropped.

” ‘Physician Who’ is the best present on the earth, man!” Gatwa stated Gosling instructed him. “I am the largest fan.”

Gatwa giggled as he retold the story. “I used to be like, ‘What the hell?’ This present has unbelievable attain.”

“Physician Who” has skyrocketed to worldwide fame after the BBC hit rebooted within the early 2000s, bringing in rising stars like David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker to play the titular time-traveling, pacifist alien with hearts of gold.  

Gatwa stated he was shocked when he came upon he’d gotten the coveted position since he’d assumed “there isn’t any manner they’re going to forged a Black man.”

“I felt numb,” the “Intercourse Training” star instructed British Vogue. “And maintaining it a secret till the announcement was very troublesome. I would usually get a bit tipsy in Soho Home, make a brand new finest pal within the lavatory, inform them, and run off. Fortunately, it by no means acquired out.”

And Gatwa stated he was overwhelmed by the constructive reception to the information of his casting.