Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has sparked debate after making a controversial comment about how he and wife Blake Lively were raised.
Since purchasing Wrexham in November 2020 alongside co-owner Rob McElhenney, Reynolds has become a household name for fans of the EFL.
The Canadian has become massively popular with fans of the Welsh side and beyond due to the success he has brought to the club and his comedic personality.
However, the Deadpool star has found himself facing backlash after making a controversial comment about his childhood.
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During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Reynolds was asked how he and his wife Lively kept their four children out of the public eye despite both of them being massive names in Hollywood.
"We try to give them as normal a life as possible. I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood," said the 48-year-old.
However, the actor then made a controversial claim about how he and his wife were both raised, adding: "We both grew up very working class."
Reynolds was born as the youngest of four brothers in Vancouver to parents Tammy and James Chester Reynolds.
His father worked as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but tragically was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1995, and died 20 years later.
Meanwhile Lively was raised by Hollywood parents Ernie and Elaine Lively in Los Angeles, with the actress admitting to Radio Free Entertainment in 2006 that she'd 'grown up on sets'.
Therefore, some fans were frustrated that Reynolds had claimed that his wife had grown up 'very working class'.
Responding to his quote on Instagram, one person wrote: "Stop trying to make Relatable Blake happen, it’s NOT going to happen."
While another added: "Just because her parents worked, doesn’t make them working class."
Regardless of how he and Lively have been raised, Reynolds is determined that his children will not be impacted by the massive success of their parents careers in entertainment and with new venture Wrexham.
He added: "I remember when they were very young, I used to say or think, like, 'Oh God, I would never have had a gift like this when I was a kid', or, 'I never would’ve had this luxury of getting takeout', or whatever. Then I realized that that’s not really their bag of rocks to carry."
Topics: Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham
Ben McCrum