Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney get freedom of Wrexham

Hollywood prima Ryan Reynolds described himself and Rob McElhenney arsenic "the luckiest guys connected Earth" aft being awarded the state of Wrexham.

The Wrexham AFC owners were honoured by the region assembly for their assistance promoting the city.

Reynolds told a assembly gathering via video link: "Wrexham is location to 1 of the astir beauteous stories connected Earth."

However, 1 councillor questioned the timing of the grant and whether different nine stalwarts were much worthy.

Reynolds added: "I recognise that this is to honour our publication but I'd besides accidental that the reverse holds existent with this town, what it's fixed america is immeasurable.

"What it's fixed Wales and the remainder of the satellite is immeasurable. Rob and I walked successful with a beauteous brainsick thought a fewer years agone and Wrexham ran with that idea.

"Our extremity is present and has ever been to uphold the values of the assemblage and this club."

Deadpool histrion Reynolds and It's Always Sunny successful Philadelphia creator McElhenney completed their takeover of the National League nine for £2m successful February 2021.

Since past the nine has reached the league play-offs and a FA Trophy Final astatine Wembley portion their takeover has been charted by the Disney+ bid Welcome to Wrexham.

Reynolds added: "None of this works without the radical of Wrexham, the players, the crushed staff, everyone who makes this enactment successful each and each nook and cranny of Wrexham.

"Our extremity is to support increasing Wrexham successful the hearts and minds of folks each implicit the planet. We're eternally grateful - diolch."

The assembly voted to confer the state of the borough connected Wrexham AFC successful designation of the club's agelong past arsenic the third oldest nine successful the world arsenic good arsenic its caller impact.

Councillor Mark Pritchard said: "These 2 Hollywood stars person had an unthinkable interaction connected some the shot nine and the community, and person helped catapult Wrexham onto the satellite stage."

A Conservative councillor spoke retired against the proposal aft criticising Reynolds for liking an Instagram station by nine striker Paul Mullin which contained a curse words directed astatine the Tories.

Fellow Conservative Beverley Parry-Jones asked whether determination were much worthy recipients from the club's past who had "given their lives" to Wrexham AFC, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

She said: "We are not against Wrexham AFC and their caller owners Rob and Ryan having the state of the borough. But is it the close time?"

Shaun Harvey, advisor to the Wrexham AFC board, told councillors: "The past volition not beryllium forgotten, it assistance america make what we're doing and our ambition is that radical are arrogant to beryllium from Wrexham."

The honour volition beryllium formally presented astatine a ceremonial adjacent year.