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How Wrexham have aged Ryan Reynolds & made him ‘90 per cent ulcers’ – with Hollywood superstar reflecting on documentary & promotion success

League One

Wrexham

Exeter

The Deadpool actor, alongside fellow co-chairman Rob McElhenney, took on an unlikely sporting project in 2021. Few knew what to expect at that stage, but the Red Dragons have <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/why-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-wrexham-good-crazy-hollywood-superstars-embrace-rare-opportunity-real-life/blt9147a42938846cdf" target="_blank">enjoyed riding an emotional rollercoaster</a> that has ended a 15-year exile in the National League and carried them back to the third tier of English football.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Reynolds and McElhenney have made that rise possible, with the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/welcome-to-wrexham-shut-down-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-cameras-disappear-documentary-distraction-paul-mullin/bltc23f50702bf8b1df" target="_blank">Welcome to Wrexham cameras documenting</a> their every move on and off the field. Success is being warmly embraced, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-epic-wrexham-win/blt63cb14ef17070262" target="_blank">stress levels are way up</a> on where <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-vs-rob-mcelhenney-which-wrexham-co-owner-knows-most-about-football-director-reveals-hollywood-superstars-competent-clueless/blt99371c7c46129934" target="_blank">two football ownership novices</a> expected to be when taking the most surprising of plunges.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Reynolds - who has been a regular at games down the years, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wrexham-avengers-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-invite-a-list-friends-hugh-jackman-paul-rudd-hollywood-board-premier-league/bltdd77e8865e49d4d2" target="_blank">famous friends often brought along for the ride</a> – has told Rio Ferdinand’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2zH75aaFbQ " target="_blank">FIVE</a> YouTube channel when asked if a documentary series was always part of the plan and how he has found life under a different kind of spotlight: “The documentary was always part of the business model, just to help grow the club in a way that could be sustainable and happen at a pace that makes sense. But the thing is it has all happened so much faster that we ever imagined. Being promoted two years in a row is an amazing thing, but it’s also the reason that I’m 90 per cent ulcers.”

WHAT REYNOLDS SAID

When ex-Manchester United and England defender Ferdinand suggested that he will be a lot greyer, with potentially less hair altogether in a few years' time, Reynolds added: “This is mostly hair dye and a tonne of plastic surgery. I’m literally 18 years old. This is an 18-year-old!”

DID YOU KNOW?

Wrexham are currently <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-minivan-promise-wrexham-vancouver-trip-director-jokes-hollywood-co-owner-transport-duty-home-town/blt20c7f565f8c25dfc" target="_blank">readying themselves for another tour of North America</a>, as they prepare for life in League One. After taking in trips to the west coast and Canada, Phil Parkinson’s side will <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wrexham-ryan-reynolds-homesick-stok-cae-ras-efl-deadpool-costume-euro-2024-netherlands-turkey/blta50c0752486250e8" target="_blank">return to Wales ahead of a 2024-25 season opener</a> against Wycombe on August 10.

WHAT NEXT?

How Wrexham have aged Ryan Reynolds & made him ‘90 per cent ulcers’ – with Hollywood superstar reflecting on documentary & promotion success | Goal.com UK

Ryan Reynolds has joked about how Wrexham have aged him, with the Hollywood star claiming to be “90 per cent ulcers” after back-to-back promotions.