Jenn Tran is in fangirl mode. The Bachelorette star hilariously freaked out after Ryan Reynolds addressed his thoughts on the reality show’s season 21 premiere.
The 47-year-old actor took to Instagram to post an ad for his upcoming Marvel film, Deadpool & Wolverine, which aired during Monday night’s broadcast of the hit reality franchise. The spot aims to win over viewers in the “Bachelor Nation” demographic by cheekily highlighting co-star Hugh Jackman‘s backside, with Reynolds — in character as Deadpool — declaring that “18 to 49-year-old women are a super important demo for us.”
Reynolds took it a step further, offering a detailed review of Tran’s Bachelorette debut.
“Everyone seemed to like the Deadpool Bachelorette spot last night but can we talk about the episode?” Reynolds began his caption. “Thought Jenn made some strong choices, except for sending my countryman Brendan packing. Marcus is easy on the eyes, Grant was a little much and the day trading thing, but I get it. Two Sams will get confusing so slightly leaning towards Sam N. Jenn’s mom might have been the highlight and Melbourne, Australia, felt like a Hugh shout out so bit of a lowlight there. Overall, great start. What was I talking about again?”
Tran, 26, responded by sharing a screenshot of a text exchange with someone who sent her Reynolds’ post. Her all caps reaction included a direct link to “Blake’s husband’s post,” referencing Reynolds’ wife, Blake Lively.
“SHUT THE F**K UP RIGHT NOW,” Tran texted her friend in the screenshot.
“I’M FREAKING OUT,” she continued. “I’M NOT OK RIGHT NOW. HE ACTUALLY WATCHED THE SHOW. ARE YOU KIDDING ME.”
The exchange continued with Tran saying she was “SO UNWELL” and declaring her life to be “FAKE.”
The person on the other side of the text message apparently was tickled to see that Reynolds was a fan of Tran’s mother.
Tran added to her post a comment, reading, “Mainly freaking out bc no way @blakelively didn’t watch WITH deadpool.”
She added, “@vancityreynolds your 18-49 demo has been reached.”
The situation marks something of a full circle moment for Tran. In March, ET’s Denny Directo asked her which “celebrity crush” would most embody the type of man she was looking for on the show.
“I love Ryan Reynolds because he’s freaking hilarious,” she told ET at the time.
But, there was a catch.
“If we’re talking like, build and his character on the show, Chris Evans,” she added, ultimately giving the final metaphorical rose to the Captain America actor.
“I laugh every time he’s on screen,” she said of Evans. “Actually, I take it back. It’s just Chris Evans.”
Deadpool & Wolverine hits theaters July 26. Meanwhile, The Bachelorette airs Mondays on ABC.
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