Ryan Gosling

He might be the internet’s favourite Hollywood heartthrob today, but Ryan Gosling's early years were exceptionally modest.

When he famously landed a career-launching gig on the Mickey Mouse Club alongside Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, his parents were going through a bitter divorce.

While the rest of his wealthy teenage co-stars checked into a lavish Florida apartment complex, the rent was far too expensive for Gosling and his mother. Instead, the future Barbie star lived in a nearby local trailer park while earning his stripes as a young performer.