“Even if my mornings are chaotic because of kids and work, this is the one thing I never skip,” he said.
‘You’ Star Penn Badgley Shares He Reads Quran Before Bed. Penn Badgley, aka Joe Goldberg of Netflix’s ‘You’, recently revealed that he likes reading the Quran before bed to meditate.
Penn Badgley, of ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘You’ fame, won millions of hearts after he revealed in a new interview that the Hollywood actor has a Holy Quran on his bedside table and he would often through a few verses to meditate.
“Honestly, on my nightstand, I have the Quran, which sometimes I meditate on a passage from,” he shared when asked about his current reads.
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Badgley also shared that he follows a morning routine of the Baha’i Faith, ‘a long obligatory prayer’ of around 15 minutes, to reconnect with ‘life’s meaning and purpose’.
“Even if my mornings are chaotic because of kids and work, this is the one thing I never skip,” he said, adding that although the prayer typically takes 15 minutes, he can recite it in about seven minutes if in a rush, followed by two minutes of meditation. “If I can dedicate 15 to 20 minutes for this, it feels like a luxury. It helps me reconnect with life’s meaning and purpose.”
Penn Badgley Short Bio
Penn Badgley is an American actor and musician best known for his leading roles in popular television series such as Gossip Girl, where he played Dan Humphrey, and Netflix’s psychological thriller You, in which he stars as Joe Goldberg. Born on November 1, 1986, in Baltimore, Maryland, Badgley began acting in the early 2000s, appearing in teen dramas and films before gaining widespread recognition. In addition to his acting career, he is the lead singer of the indie band MOTHXR. Known for his introspective nature and outspoken views on social and cultural issues, Badgley has garnered praise for portraying complex characters and for his thoughtful engagement with topics beyond entertainment.
