Fans of Paul Rudd were shocked to see the Hollywood star in a Wrexham pub before the team’s crunch match against Boreham Wood.
On Saturday (22 April), Wrexham AFC eased past Boreham Wood to seal their return to League Two after a 15-year hiatus.
The club’s owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney weren’t the only famous faces in town for the crucial match, however, with Rudd also making an appearance
Before kick-off, the Marvel star was seen drinking beer and singing songs at The Turf pub over the road from the stadium.
Fans shared photos and videos of the Ant-Man actor joining in the pre-match festivities with the football fans.
“Normal day in Wrexham please…” wrote one person alongside a picture of himself and the actor.
Rudd, 54, stopped to take selfies with a number of fans.
People have praised the actor for his down-to-earth appearance in the town.
“Loving the pictures of Paul Rudd having a pint with the Wrexham fans,” wrote one person. “Just because you are a so-called superstar, it doesn’t make you too good to share the craic with the ‘little people’. Many could learn from this.”
Another wrote: “I’m not joking when I say my brain cannot fully believe that Paul Rudd was in Wrexham last night.”
“Just when I thought I couldn’t like and admire Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds any more… they go and invite Paul Rudd to share in their promotion celebrations…” said someone else.
Paul Novielli, a fan from Kentucky in the US on his fourth trip to Wrexham, took a selfie with Rudd and Sandy, a fan from Canada, at the Turf and described the actor as “super nice”.
Novielli told PA: “(I) just said hi, can you take a picture he said yeah. I asked if he’s having a good time and he said ‘amazing.”
