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Ryan Reynolds has opened up about how his dedication to Wrexham can occasionally leave his kids feeling annoyed. This week marks five years since the Hollywood actor finalised his takeover of the Red Dragons alongside fellow star Rob Mac.

Since then, the Welsh side have experienced an extraordinary rise, achieving three successive promotions from the National League to the Championship. Both the club and the town have achieved worldwide fame through the popular Disney+ documentary series Welcome to Wrexham, which chronicles the pair's journey as co-owners.

Reynolds has confessed that his enthusiasm for the club can prove distracting during family moments, as trips out frequently turn into extended discussions with supporters.

Speaking to The Athletic, he said: "I know I'm a football fan and a Wrexham lifer because I'm inconsolable when we lose. I've never been as invested in winning and losing before.

"I have to fly across the Atlantic when still awake and sober (after a match) and try to process that whole loss. That's a flight, seven hours long and for some reason it takes 29 hours.

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"My kids get frustrated about it. If we are walking down the street, I'll get asked about Deadpool (by someone) and it's usually (just) a two or three-second conversation, basically saying, 'Hi' If someone talks about Wrexham, I just turn right round and park it against a street pole. My kids are like, 'Oh no!'"

Over the past five years, Reynolds and Mac have repeatedly been questioned about their decision to purchase Wrexham. Both have pointed to the town's working-class roots and their ambition to reinvigorate both the club and the wider community as driving forces behind the takeover.

Mac, who grew up in Philadelphia, said: "From the very beginning, it was, and always will be, about working-class people. The community of Wrexham. That is what always drew me in.

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"I just kept looking at the faces of the people, and they looked like me. Like people I grew up with. They looked like my uncles and my aunts and my cousins. My friends, all the people I knew.

Reynolds added: "No one survives in the entertainment business for as long as Rob has - or, certainly as long as I have - if you're a d*** to people. We're aligned because we both came from working-class families who didn't have much.

"I had three older brothers, my dad was a cop (in Vancouver), and, as you saw in the first season of Welcome To Wrexham, you really saw where Rob came from. That can sometimes give you a drive, but it can also align your values to a certain extent.

"We both have values that didn't even need to be identical. Just, at its root, it needed to at least have some sort of understanding that you occasionally get what you need but never what you want, growing up.

"That seemed to be the norm in Wrexham when we got there for almost everyone. I think everyone felt looked over in that post-Thatcherism, post-industry (time). I wouldn't ever call it a dystopia, because there's always a fire in the belly there. But there was definitely sadness, too."

Wrexham currently sit sixth in the Championship, just inside the play-off spots and are pursuing a remarkable fourth consecutive promotion. Whilst many have raised doubts about how long the Hollywood duo will maintain their interest in owning a football club, Mac maintains it's an experience they're still thoroughly relishing.

He added: "So many of the questions (we get) are centred around the pressure or the anxiety or the fear. I think of it as a respite. This is a joy. I love talking about it (Wrexham) and I love experiencing it."

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