He was delighted to meet the 'huggy' actor before the game on Saturday
Ryan meeting Jay at the Racecourse (Image: @vancityreynolds/Instagram)
Ryan Reynolds got "choked up" when he met a Wrexham fan with terminal cancer during the celebrations at the Racecourse on Saturday.
Dad-of-two Jay Fear has been diagnosed with terminal appendix cancer and high up his wish list was to get to meet the Hollywood actor. And he got to do just that on the day the club sealed promotion to the EFL with a 3-1 victory to win the National League title. You can see all the best pictures from the day here.
Given months to live, Jay modestly asked to go and watch Wrexham play, and after hearing the wish Ryan privately sent Jay a video saying “I’m in your corner” and pledging to try and find him at Saturday's game.
After watching docuseries Welcome to Wrexham while recovering from his operation last year Jay, from Southampton, fell in love with the city, club and Wrexham FC’s owners Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. "I've loved Ryan Reynolds since his Van Wilder days, but it turns out he's a gent in real life too," Jay told WalesOnline.
And in true Hollywood style they did get to meet before the game with Jay explaining that he was nearly caught off guard because the first thing the actor did when they met was give him a big hug.
"He is quite a huggy person," Jay told BBC Radio Wales. "He is lovely. He had this Deadpool glove on. He said he had two gloves and the one he was wearing was one he wore in the film Deadpool 2. He took it off and told me he wanted to give it to me. He nearly caught me off guard with that. He is a really, really nice guy."
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ryan-reynolds-invites-wrexham-fan-26769539
