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The touching reason behind Traitors star Andrew Jenkins visit to Wrexham stadium

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Wrexham has had its fair share of famous faces pay a visit to the Racecourse Ground over the last few years.

Since Hollywood duo Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds took ownership of Wrexham, they have welcomed plenty of their celebrity friends to the club’s stadium.

David Beckham helped inspire Wrexham’s 2024/25 kits and has watched the club several times over the last couple of years.

Elsewhere, several of Reynolds’ Holywood co-stars have made the trip to Wales, including Will Ferrell and Hugh Jackman.

Jack Marriot has revealed that he would ‘love’ Adam Sandler to come and watch Wrexham play at the Racecourse Ground at some point as he is a big fan of the actor.

This week, meanwhile, another famous face in Traitors star Andrew Jenkins has graced the Welsh outfit with his presence.

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Why Traitors star Andrew Jenkins visited Wrexham

Jenkins arrived in Wrexham this week as part of his challenging UK-first charity trek.

He was a finalist on the popular BBC show and is now using his platform to do something amazing.

Jenkins is walking 1200km over 42 days to raise funds for Headway – a brain injury association charity.

Andrew has already walked from Ellesmere Port to Wrexham, visiting the Racecourse Ground and giving a talk during his time there.

His walk then takes him from Wrexham to Chirk Castle, Chirk Castle to Arddleen, Arddleen to Montgomery Castle, Montgomery Castle to Knighton and from Knighton to Gladestry on November 5th.

Andrew Jenkins statement on charity walk

Jenkins is documenting his journey on his official Instagram account and recently shared stories of his visit to Wrexham.

He has also previously released a post detailing why he is doing the walk.

Jenkins wrote: “I’m walking 1,200 km across four nations to raise awareness and funds for Brain injury.

“On September 29th, I’ll be walking over a marathon a day…

“Why? Every year over 350,000 people are hospitalised due to brain injury. That’s nearly the population of Cardiff or 3 full Wembley Stadiums.

“My journey will start at the stunning Traitors Castle in Scotland, through historic Lancaster Castle in England, then to the majestic Carrickfergus Castle in Northern Ireland, and finally Cardiff Castle in my homeland, Wales

“Every step of this 1,200 km journey is dedicated to raising funds for @headway_uk who provide critical support for survivors and their families.

“This is my biggest physical and mental challenge yet. Your support means everything to me, and every donation will change thousands of lives.

“Visit the link below or on my profile to donate and support now!

“Let’s do this!”