Ryan Gosling used Taylor Swift’s songs to help him say goodbye to his character, Ken, on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). This was Gosling’s third time hosting SNL and he started the show emotionally. He likened the process of quitting his character to dealing with a breakup. To help, he turned to Taylor Swift’s music.
During the show, he sang a version of Swift’s song “All Too Well” which he adapted to fit his situation. Emily Blunt, his co-star from the upcoming movie “The Fall Guy,” interrupted his performance. She insisted that he stop talking about Ken and focus on their new film. However, this didn’t stop Gosling from continuing his song.
Later, both Gosling and Blunt sang a farewell song for their characters, Ken from “Barbie” and Kitty Oppenheimer from “Oppenheimer.” The next day, Swift expressed her delight at their performance on social media.
Before his performance, Gosling reunited with Kate McKinnon to reprise their popular “Close Encounter” characters on SNL one more time.
Vocabulary List:
- quitting (noun): The act of leaving or resigning from a job or position.
- oriented (adjective): Having a tendency or direction towards a particular goal or objective.
- expressed (verb): Conveyed or communicated a thoughtfeelingor intention.
- reprise (verb): To repeat or revive an actionperformanceor role.
- delight (noun): A feeling of great pleasure or happiness.
- interrupted (verb): Stopped or disrupted the continuity of an action or event.
