Ryan Reynolds opens up about painfully strained relationship with late father
Ryan Reynolds is putting his personal life front and center by detailing some hardships of his upbringing with a very tough father. The star has opened up in the Welcome To Wrexham documentary to reveal he only got validation from his late dad when it came to sport, and he still feels upset over their strained relationship today. MORE: Ryan Reynolds makes hilarious confession about life with Blake Lively and three children"The main place I got validation for my father was I was good at sports," he confessed. "So I played sports long past the point where I was really driven to do sports."WATCH: Ryan Reynolds tells 13-year-old fan 'I'm proud of you' Ryan's dad, James, died from Parkinson's Disease in 2015 but the pain remains. "It carried on all through showbusiness, an unquenchable quest for validation," he explained.