Ryan Gosling finally ate his cereal.
— Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling) May 5, 2015
Gosling chowed down a spoonful of some breakfast goodness in memory of Vine celebrity Ryan McHenry — the creator of the “Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal” meme. McHenry, 27, lost his battle to bone cancer on Sunday.
The meme surfaced in 2013 and quickly went viral.
It all began with the actor refusing to eat his cereal once, and was followed with a series of Vines of Gosling constantly refusing to eat his cereal, not even a single bite.
Despite all the memes, Gosling stated he actually loves cereal. It’s just hard to believe him when he looks this broken up about it.
He may say he loves crunchy breakfast goods, but his actions don’t reflect his words. He literally bats the spoon away.
McHenry has previously tried to apologize to the Crazy, Stupid, Love actor for the meme, but Gosling was just not in a forgiving mood.
@RyanGosling @iTunesMovies AHAHAHAHA! I'm so sorry for making that meme. Will you forgive me? #AskRyan #LostRiver
— Ryan McHenry (@RyanWMcHenry) April 11, 2015
— Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling) April 11, 2015
There were no regrets on McHenry’s end.
@davidmackau Hahaha I regret nothing! I may have spoiled my chances of being BFFs with Ryan Gosling but I really enjoyed making the series 😀
— Ryan McHenry (@RyanWMcHenry) April 11, 2015
Here was the last Vine McHenry posted. It was suitably fantastic.
After finally eating his cereal, Gosling posted this on Twitter.
My heart goes out to all of Ryan McHenry's family and friends. Feel very lucky to have been apart of his life in some small way.
— Ryan Gosling (@RyanGosling) May 5, 2015