Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney.Photo: getty (2)
Rob McElhenneycelebratedRyan Reynolds’birthday the best way he knew how—with a life-size replica of Reynolds' face .
McElhenney, 45, honored hisWrexham A.F.C. co-chairman’s 46th birthdaywith the debut of the “Ryan Rodney Reynolds Memorial Blimp.”
Standing in the Racehorse Ground, the stadium where Wrexham A.F.C., the Welsh soccer team that he and Reynolds bought together in 2020, McElhenney explained that he had to discard his first idea.
“To celebrate my fellow co-chairman’s birthday this year, I wanted to do something special,” explained McElhenney in a Twitter video posted on Sunday. “I wanted the entire team to run out of Ryan’s giant inflatable mouth at the next match, but I heard that might be bad for player morale.”
McElhenney agrees with the reactions and then unveils the official Ryan Rodney Reynolds Memorial Blimp — a red blimp with Reynolds' face as hisDeadpoolcharacter without a mask.
“A hideous but surprisingly inexpensive way for the world to finally see Ryan Reynolds as he’s meant to be seen,” the actor said. The blimp then begins to rise as McElhenney wishes Reynolds a Happy Birthday and the team members clap in the background.
TheIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiacreator wrote in the caption of the video: “The head and mouth are to scale, but the eyes are 50% more dreamy in real life. Happy Birthday @vancityreynolds from the @Wrexham_AFC Racecourse.”
Reynolds was quick to react to the gift, sharing the video on his Twitter account and writing: “Thx @RMcElhenney. Expect my formal response on April 14th, 2023 [McElhenney’s birthday], Mr. Co-Chairman.”
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Reynolds and McElhenney first chronicled their journey into the sports world with theFX documentary series,Welcome to Wrexham, after making a joint bid for the Welsh soccer team in the fall of 2020, andfinalizing their purchasein February 2021.
For McElhenny’s birthday this year, Reynolds madea YouTube videowhere he unveiled a urinal at Wrexham’s stadium in McElhenny’s honor.
source: people.com
