Emma Stone 'Greatest my gift of my life'

THE STAR SPILLS ON LOVE, FAMILY AND FINDING MEANING IN THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER MOST

- By Jennie Noonan

With standout roles in 2007's Superbad and 2009's Zombieland under her belt, Emma Stone's career really started gaining steam after she landed her first leading role in Easy A in 2010.

Still, according to her then boyfriend, actor Kieran Culkin, she had a hard time wrapping her head around her newfound stardom and where it would take her.

“She would be like, ‘Oh my God! I just got this opportunity,’ and I'd be like, ‘Yeah, but of course you did! Everyone loves you and you're great,” he told Rolling Stone last year. “I remember her letting out a bloodcurdling scream on the phone and I came running over thinking somebody had died ... and she was like, ‘I've just been asked to host SNL [Saturday Night Live]!’ And I gave her the biggest f--kin' hug. It was so great to be a part of that moment because that was her life goal, to host SNL, and she achieved it at 21. She didn't think she was in that field and I was like, ‘Of course you are!”

Stone shared her memory of the moment with Vogue for their September issue. “Honestly, the first day I got called to host SNL, I was not well. I cried so hard it was like somebody had died,” she confirmed in a ‘Life in Looks’ video for the magazine. “It was the greatest dream of my life to go and be there and so it’s always meant so much to me and it’s just my favourite place to be.”

Fast-forward 15 years and now, ahead of her 37th birthday on November 6, Stone has cemented her spot as one of Hollywood's most-loved stars - and she's hosted the long-running, stand-up comedy skit show four more times.

Stone's third stint hosting