Ryan Reynolds has a colonoscopy on camera — but didn’t expect this to happen
Related: DJ Wayne G talks about skin cancer diagnosis and a plea to other gay menReynolds and McElhenney are co-chairmen of the Welsh soccer club, Wrexham FC.
They’re both 45 and decided it was a good time to start screening themselves for colon cancer.Reynolds bet McElhenney that if his friend learned Welsh, he would allow himself to be filmed.
McElhenney duly learned Welsh.A colonoscopy involves a doctor inserting a camera into your anus to see inside your rectum and lower bowels.“It’s a simple step that could literally, and I mean literally, save your life,” explains Reynolds.The video was made in partnership with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.After the 25-minute procedure, Reynolds’ doctor informs him about the polyp.
He tells the Deadpool star, “This was potentially life-saving for you — I’m not kidding, I’m not being overly dramatic. This is exactly why you do this.
