Ryan Reynolds.Photo: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty
Ryan Reynoldsis continuing to change people’s lives through his co-ownership ofWrexham Association Football Club.
On Saturday, theDeadpoolstar met with Wrexham fan Jay Fear, 45, who has terminal appendix cancer and wanted to meet Reynolds as his dying wish, theBBCreported.
“It was amazing to meet Jay. I wonder if I’d have the same unwavering joy if our roles were reversed,” Reynolds told theBBCafter the 20-minute meeting, where Fear and his family spent 20 minutes talking with him aboutDeadpooland their shared love of the Wrexham soccer team.
“I got a little choked up talking to him and feeling how much his kids and wife are going to miss him,” added Reynolds emotionally.
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During the meeting, the actor-turned-entrepreneur also invited Fear to the set ofDeadpool 3in London.
“They always say you should never meet your idol and this guy is definitely an exception to that,” Fear told BBC 5 Live’s Sunday Breakfast.“He made me feel welcome and spent time with wife and kids as well.”
“People might think this whole thing was for me,” he told the BBC. “Actually, this is for [my family] because they are the ones that are going to remember what happened for the rest of their lives.
“I just hope this is a core memory that they’ll never forget,” Fear added.
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In addition to meeting Reynolds, Fear also got to see Wrexham secure promotion to the Football League after a nervous 3-1 win over Boreham Wood.
“Everything I own smells like champagne, beer and grass. I’m still somewhere between giggling and sobbing,” Reynolds said on Instagram Sunday among a slew of photos celebrating the success of his team, which is featured in the hit FX documentaryWelcome to Wrexham.
“You’re now an honorary Welsh boyo 🏴,” replied Welsh acting legendSir Anthony Hopkins, 85.
“Smoke must’ve gotten into my eyes,” McElhenney added of his ownemotional reactionto the win.
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Prior to this, Wrexham was in the fifth English football division, known as the National League. Despite being the third oldest professional soccer team in the world (founded in 1864), the club has played outside of the top-four English soccer leagues since 2008.
source: people.com
