Rob McElhenney has revealed he’s been diagnosed with ‘a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities’ at the age of 46.
He penned: ‘I was recently diagnosed with a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities! At 46!
‘I go through the full diagnosis/prognosis on the @thesunnypodcast (which drops in 2 weeks).
‘It’s not something I would normally talk about publicly but I figured there are others who struggle with similar things and I wanted to remind you that you’re not alone. You’re not stupid. You’re not ‘bad’. It might feel that way sometimes. But it’s not true’
Tough: Rob McElhenney has revealed he’s been diagnosed with ‘a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities’ at the age of 46
Staying positive: The American actor, who owns football club Wrexham with Ryan Reynolds, took to Twitter to remind others with similar conditions that they were ‘not alone’
He penned: ‘I was recently diagnosed with a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities! At 46!’
McElhenney and Reynolds have previously promoted awareness around health issues online, revealing in September 2022 that they had both undergone ‘potentially life-saving’ colonoscopies following a bet.
Reynolds bet McElhenney that if he learned to speak Welsh, Reynolds would let a camera crew document him as he underwent a colonoscopy.Â
The actors teamed up with awareness organisation Lead from Behind to share details of their procedures and diagnoses.
The Hollywood stars have acquired a stake in the Alpine Formula One team as part of a £171m deal, without putting in any of their own money!
Paddock sources have told The Mail on Sunday that the A-list duo agreed to become part of a consortium taking a 24 per cent stake in the team, which is valued at around £700m following the investment, in return for their … fame.
American investment firms Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners have put cash into the consortium, while Reynolds and McElhenney are expected to generate revenues through their storytelling prowess, and perhaps a documentary series.
The F1 team are hoping their profile will rise as rapidly as that of Reynolds’ football club Wrexham.Â
Health: McElhenney and Reynolds have previously promoted awareness around health issues online, revealing in September 2022 that they had both undergone ‘potentially life-saving’ colonoscopies following a bet
Important: The actors teamed up with awareness organisation Lead from Behind to share details of their procedures and diagnoses
Reynolds and McElhenney plus actor Michel B Jordan co-own an investment company, Maximum Effort Investments, which is it understood will own around one tenth of the 24 per cent stake, or between two and three per cent of Alpine.
The cash injection has already started to pay off after Alpine paid off a £20m loan on their Oxfordshire-based headquarters this week. Alpine declined to comment on the structure of the consortium’s investment.
Reynolds and McElhenney have proved their business acumen – as well as gained global attention – with their ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ documentary, telling the story of their takeover of the Welsh club.
The triumphant rise back to the Football League in the 2022-23 season will feature in the next season; the show is a smash hit in the USA, where Wrexham will incidentally tour this summer.
The commercial appeal of the club – thanks to the actors’ involvement – has been underlined by the recent announcement that Wrexham’s new short sponsor will be the world’s biggest airline, United Airlines.
Impressive: Reynolds and McElhenney have proved their business acumen – as well as gained global attention – with their ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ documentary, telling the story of their takeover of the Welsh club
The US airline’s name and logo will be on the front of the club’s home, away and third shirts, as well as on the women’s kits.
Reynolds in particular is a serial entrepreneur, with a net fortune of around £280m and rising.Â
As well as his earnings from a string of blockbuster movies, he had a stake in a gin brand, Aviation, that was sold to Diageo in 2020 for almost £500m, just months before snapping up Wrexham.
He does or has also owned stakes in a mobile phone firm, Mint; in a company that runs numerous dating websites, Match Group; in a sports streaming company, FuboTV; and in a Canadian online financial services and investment firm, Wealthsimple.
