He might have picked up three Critics' Choice Awards at the weekend and just been named as a 2017 Golden Globes nominee but it sounds like life at home with the family is just as magical for Ryan Gosling.

In an interview with GQ, the father-of-two admitted: 'Eva's the dream mother, and they're dream babies, and it's like a dream that I'm having right now. I'm dreaming it all.'

Opening up about the responsibility of being a new parent, the Canadian star admitted:

'When you meet your kids you realise that they deserve great parents. And then you have your marching orders and you have to try and become the person that they deserve.'
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Someone fetch us a tissue. There's something in our eyes.

The actor – who is currently receiving rave reviews for his role in fantasy musical La La Land – also reminisced about his time as a performer on the Micky Mouse Club alongside Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears as a child.

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'Some of the styles of dance in La La Land I wish I had spent time on when I was a kid,' he admitted.

'People are breaking into song and dancing and flying in the stars, and the audience is also having to accept them as real people in the world. That was a challenge. There's nothing cynical about this movie, and there's no out for us to say, 'Just kidding!' We can't be ironic about it. There's no avenue for that in this. It wears its heart on its sleeve, this film.'

La La Land is out in UK cinemas on 13 January. Watch the trailer for the film below.

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