Mark Howard has revealed how Wrexham players react to seeing Hollywood superstars such as Will Ferrell and Hugh Jackman pay visits to North Wales.

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VIP guests regularly spotted at the RacecourseCelebrities happy to mingle with the playersAll part of the fun for ambitious Red DragonsFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty/GOALWHAT HAPPENED?

The Red Dragons are accustomed to having famous faces around SToK Racecourse, with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney almost four years into their reign as co-owners. They regularly invite A-list friends over for the live EFL experience.

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Channing Tatum, Paul Rudd and Eva Longoria – along with partners Kaitlin Olson and Blake Lively – are among the VIP guests to have accepted invitations from McElhenney and Reynolds, with the promise of plenty more to come.

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Wrexham goalkeeper Howard has told of rubbing shoulders with the stars: “I’ve watched Ryan’s films. I had done that though before I joined Wrexham as I'm a big film buff. You watch Deadpool, these hugely popular films, but you don’t see him as this Hollywood superstar. There’s been a few famous faces I’ve met. Actors Charlie Day and Will Ferrell have come in.

“To meet Will was amazing. I remember myself and team-mate Elliot Lee were in the physio room having some treatment and Will came in and we were soon cracking up. He’s so funny. Hugh Jackman also came in. We are quite used to it now with some A-list movie stars being at the game. At our away games we get rival fans or players asking if the owners are coming. They are a big pull for everyone.”

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Reynolds and McElhenney have captured the imagination of a global audience, thanks in part to their ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series, with it their intention to guide the Red Dragons towards the Premier League.