As though the world needed more reasons to fall in love with Ryan Gosling, he just saved a woman's life ... because why wouldn't he? Hollywood actor Ryan Gosling and his six-pack abs and dashing hair and good looks turned real-life action hero by saving a journalist who was almost mowed down by a taxi.
British writer Laurie Penny was left stunned after The Notebook star swooped in to save her when she stepped into a busy New York City street on Tuesday.
Penny immediately took to her Twitter page to share her lucky escape with followers and to hail Gosling a hero.
She tweeted:

Penny then joked:

The incident created an internet firestorm, with people reaching out to Penny right and left to get the details. Hours after it happened, she tweeted:

Welcome to America, where we love us some Ryan Gosling!

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