Wrexham co-owner's wife sets record straight on husband 'dating' Kim Kardashian

The wife of one of Wrexham's Hollywood co-owners has clarified that his claim to have previously dated Kim Kardashian is not true. Actress Kaitlin Olson is married to Rob Mac, who bought the Welsh football club back in 2021 alongside Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds.

The couple met on the set of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, the long-running American sitcom which both have starring roles in. They got engaged in 2007 before marrying the following year and share two sons, Axel and Leo.

Olson's acting career is currently going from strength to strength as the lead in Disney+ crime-drama High Potential and she is also known for her comedic roles in Always Sunny and Hacks. With her time at a premium, she told US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel this week how her husband has been tasked with taking care of their children at home.

However, it appears that Mac, who recently legally changed his surname from McElhenney, has been getting inventive by telling his sons some tall tales during their time together. One of the stories he invented is that he once had a romantic relationship with reality TV star Kardashian.

While Mac successfully managed to convince their children that his claim was true, Olson made clear that it was in fact a lie. She also revealed how a friend went to extreme lengths to help persuade them by doctoring a fake photograph of Mac and Kardashian together.

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Appearing on on Thursday, she said: "I've worked every day for a couple years now. Rob is really picking up the slack at home. He's really enjoying and embracing parenting duty.

"He's getting very creative with things over there. I came home the other day and we were having dinner. The boys looked at me, and they were like, 'Mom, did dad date Kim Kardashian before you?' And I was like, 'Okay, here we go.'

"He doubled down on this Kim Kardashian thing. And they were like, 'So, dad wasn't engaged to Kim Kardashian, was he?' I had to play along so I was like, 'Yeah, they were dating. We both dated people before.'"

Discussing how the story spiralled from there, Olson added: "I put that to bed and I didn't think about it for a while. Two weeks later, apparently my husband went into his office and told everyone this story.

"His chief operating officer [at his company More Better Industries], Fayer Joyce, thought it was the greatest thing ever, and spent all of her time at work for days creating this photo. She wore it in her purse for a week to age it.

"Then on the back, she made up a pretend marketing manager [for Kardashian], who wrote a note to Rob. She took this very seriously. I was like, 'Is there nothing else to do over there?'"

Earlier this year, Mac filed documents in Los Angeles to legally change his surname from McElhenney. It followed the 48-year-old growing frustrated over people being unable to pronounce his name.

He first mentioned his intention in an interview with US outlet Variety in May, telling them: "As our business and our storytelling is expanding into other regions of the world and other languages in which my name is even harder to pronounce, I'm just going by Rob Mac."

Mac and Reynolds bought Wrexham in February 2021 and have been credited with a sharp rise in visitors to the Welsh city. It follows them charting the club's rise from the National League to the Championship via the Disney+ series Welcome to Wrexham.

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