‘Mum and Dad kept the boys from getting sunburned’: Rob McElhenney and his wife Kaitlin lather sunscreen on Wrexham stars in the pool during their lavish, all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas… as they prepare to fly home of the four-day celebration
- Wrexham stars enjoy lavish Vegas getaway after promotion
- Owner Rob McElhenney and his wife played parents by applying sunscreen
- The Welsh side is gearing up to fly home after their four-day celebration in the US
Rob McElhenney and wife Kaitlin played the parents during their lavish vacation in Las Vegas as they applied sunscreen to their Wrexham stars in the pool – as the team prepared to fly home from their four-day celebration.
The Welsh side – owned by the It’s always sunny in Philadelphia star and fellow actor Ryan Reynolds – celebrated across the States after being treated to a lavish getaway following their historic promotion to League Two.
Players have been pictured cheerfully during the all-expenses paid trip where McElhenney and Kaitlin couldn’t resist joining them – but they decided to step back and act like responsible parents to make sure the players didn’t get sunburnt. they enjoyed the sun.
McElhenney posted a video of Kaitlin applying cream to the back of a Wrexham player as he relaxed in the pool while his teammates partied alongside him with drinks and music.
“Mom and dad made sure the boys didn’t burn,” he wrote in the caption alongside the video on his Instagram story.
Rob McElhenney and wife Kaitlin played parents during Wrexham’s lavish vacation in Las Vegas as they applied sunscreen to players in the pool
McElhenney (second from right, wearing the Wrexham cap) and Kaitlin joined the festivities at TAO Beach Dayclub on Sunday
McElhenney and Olson (ring ring) joined the players for dinner earlier on Friday evening
Wrexham splurges on partying at the iconic MGM Grand – while also eating and drinking at the luxurious Spago restaurant, where prices can reach £79 ($100) per head.
They also partied at Hakkasan nightclub, OMNIA – where they were invited to DJ Steve Aoki’s booth – and Marquee Dayclub.
The holiday is now drawing to a close, and Ollie Palmer alludes to their imminent departure by captioning a photo of the TAO beach entrance with ‘one last push!’
The party were promised the trip by their owners as they moved ever closer to their goal of promotion, a plan Mullin discussed in an interview with GK.
“It became a thing that if we won the league, we would get a holiday. So we’re going to Vegas,” Mullin told the magazine.
Throw-in master Ben Tozer shared a video of him and his teammates dancing in a hot tub
Ollie Palmer shared a photo of his teammates heading to TAO beach on Sunday afternoon – a hint their vacation was coming to an end
McElhenney and Reynolds were eager to reward their players for their historic promotion
Wrexham was treated to a festive open bus parade through the streets last week
“Ryan and Rob told us to leave our cards at home, they’re sorting things out. They just sent us a full itinerary.
“Part of me doesn’t want to go, maybe I’ll be dead at the end! But I’d never go to Vegas on my own accord, so I’m looking forward to it.’
Co-owner Reynolds has stayed away from the celebrations, joking that next year’s group tour would probably be a little less rough.
“Next year they’re going on a five-day meditation retreat in the Faroe Islands,” the co-chair said with a straight face as he hashtagged “Wrexham in Vegas” while commenting on a photo of Mullin and midfielder Elliot Lee posing with DJ Pauly D .
The players celebrated on home soil earlier Tuesday with an open-top bus parade, with Reynolds and McElhenney flying in to celebrate the promotion successes of both their men’s and women’s sides.