Ryan Reynolds boldly claims curry house in small Cheshire town has ‘best Indian food in Europe’

The 45-year-old lauded the Light of India Balti House in Ellesmere Port on Saturday
Lisa McLoughlin 22 August 2022
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Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds surprised many when he boldly claimed that a curry house in a small Cheshire town has the ‘best Indian food in Europe’.

The Free Guy actor, who co-owns Wrexham FC with Rob McElhenney, heaped praise on the Light of India Balti House in Ellesmere Port on Saturday (August 21) when he shared a photo of the restaurant flyer to his Instagram Story.

The Adam Project star, who boasts 44million Instagram followers, dined at the eatery after watching his club beat their National League opponents Maidstone United 5-0 at the Racecourse Ground.

A member of staff who works at The Light of India, which was established 41 years ago and has a four-star rating on TripAdvisor, told The Times that they were so busy they’ve no idea when Reynolds dined or what he ordered.

Reynolds and McElhenney are currently in the UK ahead of the release of their Disney+ documentary Welcome to Wrexham, which chronicles their time as co-chairmen of the Welsh club.

The pals took over the Dragons in February 2021 for an eye-watering $2.5 million and have signed several Football League players including Liam McAlinden, Lee Camp, Paul Mullin and Ben Tozer.

Ryan Reynolds has claimed a curry house in a Cheshire town has the ‘best Indian food in Europe’
Instagram / Ryan Reynolds

Reynolds’s praise for the eatery comes after he revealed that wife Blake Lively was not pleased when he told her he had purchased the Welsh football team.

He said during an appearance on US chatshow Jimmy Kimmel Live!, guest hosted by McElhenney: “I remember seeing Blake and saying, ‘I have bad news and I have really bad news.’

He jokingly continued: “I slipped into someone’s DMs again.

“[But] the really bad news is that I might have bought half of a fifth-tier national football league in Wales.”

The Deadpool star then admitted the former Gossip Girl star hit the roof, adding: “We are still working through that one.”

Ryan owns Wrexham FC with pal Rob McElhenney (R)
PA Wire

Reynolds and McElhenney also admitted that their lack of football knowledge has led to former football ace David Beckham openly mocking them for not understanding the offside rule.

Beckham, who joined them in a box at a game, was stunned when they accidentally cheered while their team was struggling.

“We were cheering,” McElhennney said. “We looked over at Beckham. He was just shaking his head.”

Reynolds also admitted that he wasn’t even much of a football fan when he purchased the club.

“I understand the absolutely gorgeous disaster, slow-motion train wreck that is the sport of football,” Ryan said. “I’m obsessed now.”

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