Ryan Gosling came to the rescue of a female pedestrian in New York City yesterday, she claims.

British journalist Laurie Penny tweeted about her experience and revealed the hunky Hollywood star saved her from getting run over.

She says she was flabbergasted when she realised that it was Ryan who was helping her navigate the notoriously busy Big Apple streets.

"I literally, LITERALLY just got saved from a car by Ryan Gosling," Laurie wrote on the social networking site.

"That actually just happened. I was crossing 6th Avenue in a new pink wig. Not looking the right way because I am from London. Ryan Gosling grabbed me away from a taxi.

"He did not say, Hey girl.' He said, Hey, watch out!'"

Laurie added that she is certain it was him, confirmed when another female pedestrian called her a "lucky b***h."

It is not the first time that Ryan, 31, has been a hero on the streets of New York. Last August he broke up a fight between two men which was captured on tape.