Hugh Jackman may be an award-winning singer, dancer and actor, but according to his long-time pal and collaborator Ryan ReynoldsHe is one of the most territorial friends you can have.
Conversation with ET’s Rachel Smith ahead of the third season premiere of Welcome to WrexhamReynolds, 47, opened up about his bromances with the 55-year-old Logan Actor and his Wrexham AFC co-owner Rob McElhenney. The Red notice The actor joked that it may have taken Jackman some time to understand that he was not the only man in Reynolds’ life after McElhenney, 47, bought the Welsh football team in 2020.
“Oh, he’s a very jealous person,” Reynolds said of him Deadpool and Wolverine co-star. “There is a real proprietary sense of purpose in everything I do…” [I’m] just Hugh’s little meat puppet.
Seriously, Reynolds and McElhenney told ET that it didn’t take long for Jackman to accept McElhenney as a new member of Reynolds’ inner circle. The actors shared that a three-way friendship developed between them, thanks in large part to McElhenney’s own long-running FX comedy. It’s always sunny in Philadelphia.
“He was actually a big one it’s always sunny in Philadelphia “Fan,” Reynolds said of Jackman. “So this is kind of a match made in heaven for him.”
Reynolds and McElhenney added that their own financial investment in the British soccer team – by all accounts a risky and expensive venture – has only served to strengthen their own friendship, as well as the bonds with their other friends and loved ones (including Jackman). who have become Wrexham fans.
“He loves Wrexham” The Adam Project Star said. “He follows from home. Yes, it’s kind of a family affair.”
“Hugh actually came to our first game of the season this year, which was our first game in the EFL (English Football League),” McElhenney added. “We just got a slap on the ass and he was there to see every second of it.”
While the team may have stumbled a bit at the start of the season, Reynolds and McElhenney have been praised for their contribution by long-time Wrexham fans and observers around the world Bring the team back to the English Football League after a 15 year absence. The team had long since been relegated to the National League – the lowest of the country’s five club rankings.
The co-owners said the moment of victory was one they will never forget, especially after connecting with each and every team and staff member and meeting Wrexham residents and fans who watched in excitement after leaving the club for almost 2.5 million US dollars had bought years earlier.
“I don’t think I’ve ever experienced such relief when we left the National League,” Reynolds said of the heartbreaking victory that secured the team a place in the EFL, as documented in the show’s second season.
“[We’re] I’m so proud of the players, the entire organization and the talent for staying loyal to the club for so long – for generations, but actually for 15 years when we fought to get out of the club [National] league,” McElhenney said. “Seeing them finally pull it off is really a testament to their willingness to fight through adversity.”
After the release of the second season, Reynolds spoke to ET at a Welcome to Wrexham FYC event in 2023 and joked that despite the constant stress of being a team owner, it’s still only the second hardest job in his life – the first being a father. The actor shares four children with his wife Blake Lively.
“I don’t know. [At least] “A football team flushes a toilet from time to time,” Reynolds joked at the time.
Welcome to Wrexham“The Star” season 3 premieres May 2 on FX and Hulu.
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