Ryan Reynolds expresses gratitude on receiving 'Order of British Columbia'

CanadianAmerican actor and film producer Ryan Reynolds expressed gratitude on receiving the Order of British Columbia the provinces highest form of recognition reported PeopleReceiving the Order of British Columbia is the honour of a lifetime the actor wrote in an Instagram post Thursday morning sharing several photos from the event I could have been born anywhere but I had the dumb and incredible luck to be made in VancouverContrary to my earlier belief the award is NOT a political appointment Reynolds joked Its merely symbolic and holds no real powerAccording to People Reynolds was among 14 people appointed to the Order of British Columbia this year 224 citizens of the Canadian province were nominated for the honor according to a press release The Free Guy star thanked the provinces premier David Eby and lieutenant governor Janet Austin who presented him with the award and joked that he may have made some promises he cannot keep before turning his attention to his familyHuge thanks to my three older brothers Patrick Terry and Jeff as well as my mom Tammy were always there for each other the Deadpool actor wrote in a caption to his post No matter what Love youPS Being home for 24 hours made my life 10000 hours better Reynolds addedAccording to the official British Columbia website Reynolds award recognises those persons who have served with the greatest distinction and excelled in any field of endeavour benefiting the people of British Columbia and beyond With the actor and 13 others entering the Order in 2023 the Order now has a total of 503 membersReynolds is the youngest of four brothers including Patrick Jeff and Terry Reynolds with whom Ryan recently had an unforeseen runin on the streets of New York City James their father died of Parkinsons disease in 2015According to People Ryans mother Tammy who is often seen at events with him attended the ceremony in British Columbia on Wednesday as per the photos he shared on Instagram The actor is known to make jokes with his mother in public most recently when he referred to her in a statement shared when TMobile announced it was acquiring Mint Mobile a company that Reynolds invested in back in AprilWe are so happy TMobile beat out an aggressive lastminute bid from my mom Tammy Reynolds as we believe the excellence of their 5G network will provide a better strategic fit than my moms slightlyaboveaverage mahjong skills he joked at the timeReynolds is next expected to appear on the big screen in Deadpool 3 which will be released in theatres in summer 2024 reported PeopleThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever