Ryan Reynolds’ Surprise Donation Helps Hospitalized Ex-Wrexham Star Battling For Life

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds truly has a heart of gold. The Deadpool star is known for his philanthropic work, and he’s once again shown his real-life superhero powers, this time helping a former Wrexham icon.

According to reports, Reynolds made a hefty donation to charity to help cover the medical bills of a former club star who’s currently hospitalized and battling for his life.

Ryan Reynolds makes a heartwarming gesture for former Wrexham star

Wrexham boss Ryan Reynolds went out of his way to make a donation to help cover the medical bills for former club star Martyn Chalk. Chalk represented the club from 1996 to 2002, making over 131 appearances for the Red Dragons.

According to X account RobRyanRed, “Ryan Reynolds has donated £1,000 to help towards the medical bills of former Wrexham player Martyn Chalk. Chalk unfortunately had a serious accident in Thailand and is set to be there for the next 2 months as part of his recovery from multiple fractures and a broken femur.”

Wrexham Legends chairman Jon Morris had set up a GoFundMe page with a target of achieving £1000 for the treatment of Martyn Chalk. Thanks to the generous donation of £1000 by Reynolds, the page has already surpassed its target and has raised over £1,700 at the time of writing this report. This is not the first time that Reynolds has come to the aid of the club and its related people.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney – The superheroes that Wrexham needed

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been the co-owners of Wrexham AFC since February 2021. They were the ones to ensure that the club returned to take part in the English Football League after a gap of 15 years.
They also co-produced the immensely popular documentary series, “Welcome to Wrexham” which has created such a buzz that this led to the idea of the creation of a national football museum in Wrexham. The club got renewed interest and attention from all quarters after these events.

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Not only this, the Green Lantern superhero has been a superhero in real life, helping out Wrexham footballers and their families, whenever they have been in need. Prior to the Martyn Chalk incident, Reynolds had also helped out Laura Forde, wife of Wrexham star Anthony Forde.
Soon after childbirth, Laura Forde was informed that she had a malignant tumor and that she had only months to live. Reynolds came to the scene and helped the couple to get a second opinion from another surgeon. It turned out that the initial diagnosis was a false alarm.
Later on, recalling these incidents, Anthony Forde would go on to say in the “Welcome to Wrexham” documentary, “They are such normal people, and there is not a chance that they would do this for publicity. They don’t need it. I remember saying to Ryan, ‘I can’t thank you enough,’ and he said, ‘People have helped me too.’”

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