Since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took control, Hollywood celebrities have been frequent visitors to Wrexham, and Will Ferrell was one of the most recent well-known figures to travel to North Wales.
In the changing room, comedy great Will Ferrell asked some pointed questions regarding the club’s well-known owners, which sent Wrexham’s players into a fit of laughter.
The comedy had been photographed having fun in Wrexham when the ‘Anchorman’ actor paid the town a surprise visit in February. He had just finished a pint at the world-famous bar The Turf when he saw the Dragons defeat National League rivals Wealdstone FC 3-1.
The shocking visit to Racecourse Ground by the well-known celebrity has now been captured on camera for the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ television series. Along with Hugh Jackman and Paul Rudd, Ferrell is one of many well-known figures who have visited North Wales recently.
True to his status as one of Hollywood’s funniest guys, the beloved “Elf” could not help but crack jokes when he arrived. Shaking hands with players, he made his way around the Wrexham locker room, meeting celebrities like Red Dragons talisman Paul Mullin.
As he went around, the 56-year-old could not help but crack jokes about the League Two organization’s chairs, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. He asked, in that timeless, sardonic way, “Do you guys like Ryan and Rob or not really?”
After receiving an understandably reticent response to his query, Ferrell followed up with, “You can be honest,” which set off a chain reaction of laughing around the changing room as the Wrexham players seemed a little taken aback by his presence.
But the ‘Step Brothers’ actor wasn’t deterred by the astonished players on the team; he went on to deliver his own assessment of Wrexham’s co-owners. He then joked about Reynolds as a parting shot, saying, “Rob is good. Ryan? The shady Canuck.”
Subsequently, the 56-year-old was spotted going to what looked like Wrexham’s home field’s physiotherapy department, where he saw a player getting a massage. He also parodied the circumstance in his trademark way, remarking, “That is a hefty thigh there. Enter there; it resembles a ham hock.”
The player responded that the treatment was “bit of both” when he asked if it was “relaxing or painful or both.” In addition, he engaged in a comical conversation with the room’s staff, inquiring as to whether they “needed a rub down,” before remarking, “These are magic hands.” Maybe part of Ferrell’s comfort in this circumstance stems from his ownership stake in Los Angeles FC, where
