Ryan Reynolds jokingly told a Wrexham player to 'put a shirt on' after he repeatedly showed up topless to meet Blake Lively

• Reynolds said he jokingly scolded Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer for being shirtless around Blake Lively.
• He said he often tells Palmer to throw clothes on and "come back out like a gentleman."

Ryan Reynolds said he told Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer to keep his shirt on around his wife, Blake Lively.

The actor, who co-owns the football club, said on an episode of the "Fearless in Devotion" podcast on Tuesday that Palmer does not pass up on a chance to show up shirtless while having a conversation with Lively.

"Every time we've come as a family and stuff, we'll walk down to the locker room, and Ollie's the first guy that walks out of that dressing room completely shirtless to have a conversation with my wife," Reynolds said.

Reynolds added jokingly that he often tells Palmer to "put a fucking shirt on and come back out like a gentleman.'"

The "Deadpool" actor added that Palmer is "one of the best guys we know."

Palmer told People Magazine in November that he has a "really good personal relationship" with Reynolds, and that he has "never had owners that are this passionate and this involved with the football club."

Reynolds bought the football club in North Wales with fellow actor Rob McElhenney in February 2021 for $2.5 million.

The club has thrived since the takeover, hiring a new medical department, securing a sponsorship deal with TikTok, and gaining a robust social media presence.

The Independent reported that Reynolds and Lively are often seen cheering on the team with their children. The couple share four young children together, the youngest of whom was born in February.

Representatives for Reynolds and the Wrexham football club did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular working hours.