Ryan Reynolds said he remembered telling wife Blake Lively how he was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! bought part of a Welsh football team! On ABC.
The 45-year-old actor revealed he’s gotten into the habit of slipping into people’s DMs to tell them he appreciates them, which is how he first came into contact with McElhenney, 45.
These early DMs led to the Comedians buying the Wrexham FC team, something Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively didn’t quite appreciate.
Ryan: Ryan Reynolds said he remembered telling wife Blake Lively how he was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! bought part of a Welsh football team! On ABC
Rob: The 45-year-old actor revealed he got into the habit of slipping into people’s DMs to tell them he appreciates them, which is how he first came into contact with McElhenney, 45
“I remember showing up, seeing Blake and saying, ‘I have bad news and I have really bad news,'” Ryan said. “I slipped into someone’s DMs again. The really bad news is I may have bought half a 5th national football league in Wales.
The 45-year-old actress, who wore a gray herringbone suit with a white shirt and black tie, said her reaction wasn’t good.
“We’re still working on it,” Ryan told Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney, who guest-hosted one show.
Bad news: “I remember showing up, seeing Blake and saying, ‘I have bad news and I have really bad news,'” Ryan said. “I slipped into someone’s DMs again. The really bad news is I may have bought half a 5th national football league in Wales.
Still a work in progress: “We’re still working on it,” Ryan told Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney, who was guest-hosting one show
Reynolds bought Welsh football club Wrexham with Rob in 2020 and has since made a documentary about the experience, which will be released on FX on August 24.
Ryan shared that he originally met Rob simply by slipping into his DMs.
“I just DMed you,” Ryan said.
Documentary: Reynolds bought Welsh football club Wrexham with Rob in 2020 and has since made a documentary about the experience, which will be released on FX on August 24
DMs: Ryan shared that he initially met Rob simply by slipping into his DMs
Rob said he really appreciates becoming one of Ryan’s closest friends.
“You’re the hardest working person I’ve ever met in my entire life,” Rob said.
Rob asked him how many other people’s DMs he slipped into on a daily basis.
Appreciated: Rob said he really appreciates becoming one of Ryan’s closest friends
How many: Rob asked him how many other people’s DMs he slipped into on a daily basis
“Not very often, but this one in particular was life changing,” Ryan said. “That led to us becoming co-owners of Wrexham football club.”
Rob played an excerpt from the documentary showing Rob and Ryan’s first face-to-face meeting.
“It’s so weird seeing you on your zoom without the Disney Princesses filter,” Ryan joked upon seeing it.
Wrexham: “Not very often, but this one changed my life,” Ryan said. “That led to us becoming co-owners of Wrexham football club”
Ryan also shared that he wasn’t even a big football fan when he originally bought the club, but that has changed.
“I understand the absolutely gorgeous catastrophe, slow-motion train wreck that is the sport of football,” said Ryan. “I’m obsessed now.”
Rob shared a clip from one of the team’s recent games at Wembley, where a member of the team manager put the ball into a goal. Rob and Ryan were filmed celebrating what they thought was a goal, not realizing a referee had thrown down an offside flag.
Football fan: Ryan also shared that he wasn’t even a big football fan when he originally bought the club, but that has changed
“How humiliating,” Ryan said.
Ryan joked that no one understood the offside rule. Rob said one person did it – David Beckham, who was in the box with them at the game.
“We cheered,” said Rob. “We looked at Beckham. He just shook his head.’
Cheers: “We cheered,” said Rob. “We looked at Beckham. He just shook his head.
Rob said that Ryan is also good at marketing. Ryan said he has an entire marketing company.
“I love it,” Ryan said. “I’ve always loved it. Commercials are like diet storytelling.’
Ryan said he loves doing commercials.
Commercial: “I love it,” Ryan said. “I’ve always loved it. Commercials are like diet storytelling.
“It’s all storytelling,” Ryan said. “I recently did a couple of commercials with my mom, who is now in her 70s.”
“She shows up and is ready to go,” Ryan said. “Short hair, never mind.”
Ryan said he hopes to do a commercial with his wife Blake soon. Ryan shared that he recently did a spot with Kaitlin Olson, co-star of Rob’s wife Always Sunny.
Commercial: Ryan said he hopes to do a commercial with his wife Blake soon. Ryan shared that he recently did a spot with Kaitlin Olson, co-star of Rob’s wife Always Sunny
“She’s a comedic sniper,” Ryan said.
They played a clip of the erectile dysfunction commercial with Kaitlin along with a Rob doppelganger.
‘Am I supposed to be that guy?’ said Rob.
Sniper: “She’s an odd sniper,” Ryan said
“No,” Ryan said. ‘Relax, Hector Projector, it wasn’t you. Let’s not be too quick to judge before all the facts are in. They want to talk about the first version I made of this Baby Yoda with the stars. Before you freak out, Baby Yoda when we meet him at The Mandalorian is 50 years old. The actual Yoda in Star Wars lives to be 900 years old before he dies in Return of the Jedi. He also produced strong erections throughout his 700s. ‘
“Then why didn’t you use this one?” said Rob.
“Because he doesn’t look like you at all,” Ryan said.
Jokes: “Because he doesn’t look like you at all,” Ryan said