Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney donate £10,000 to disabled four-year-old Wrexham fan – with family ‘blown away’ by kind gesture from Hollywood superstars

The Hollywood superstars have been made aware of Louis Perrin and the efforts of his mum and dad to adapt their home to meet the demands of living with a rare genetic condition called TUBA1A – which causes painful leg spasms, limited mobility, epilepsy and cerebral palsy.

Louis has remained positive in spite of his condition, and is a big fan of the Wrexham team that has enjoyed a meteoric return to prominence under Reynolds and McElhenney. They have been supporting causes on and off the field in North Wales, with the Perrin family benefiting from another kind gesture.

Charlotte Perrin has told the PA news agency of learning that Reynolds and McElhenney had sent a five-figure sum their way: “Louis’ carer screenshotted the donation page and was like, ‘oh my God, look at that’, and then I tried to get in touch with my husband.” Aaron Perrin added: “I was at work and was sitting in the staff room and saw I had two missed calls from Charl and then a message from one of my governors saying, ‘have you seen this?’ I couldn’t contain it; I just told everyone in work straight away. We were all amazed and so pleased and we’ve had friends ringing and crying on the phone. We were totally blown away by their generosity really; we were just in shock.”

The Perrin family are looking to raise £40,000 in order to fit a downstairs bedroom with an attached wet room while also raising the level of their garden. As those plans are pieced together, Louis will continue to follow Wrexham closely. Mr Perrin said: “When he was a baby, he would watch football on the TV a lot and its been brilliant for me as a dad to watch him be taken in by the colours, the noise and the cheering. Even though his speech is quite delayed, he was able to chant and cheer and it’s really helped him a lot with his speech and language.” Mrs Perrin added: “He just feels the atmosphere and I just love sitting and watching him at the matches because he is in his element.”

On the field, Wrexham are looking to enjoy another successful promotion push in 2024. They have suffered four successive defeats in all competitions, dropping them out of the top three in League Two, but can become upwardly mobile once more when facing Sutton on Tuesday evening.