A HILARIOUS video shows the moment that a Ryan Reynolds lookalike is bombarded with selfie requests by oblivious travellers at an airport.
Shaun Birley is a model and influencer who has gained a following for his travel vlogs and fashion advice – and bears a resemblance to the Canadian Hollywood superstar.
The 33-year-old showed this resemblance off with a clip of him waiting to board a plane in an airport in Taiwan, where he was subjected to constant selfie requests from unwitting fans.
The video begins with the Aussie sitting in a three-piece blue suit and holding a cup of coffee whilst he waits at a terminal gate in the airport.
There, he is approached by a seemingly awestruck woman, who timidly asks for a selfie as Shaun reads his newspaper.
Immediately deciding to play into his resemblance, Shaun replies: “Yeah, you want? Of course, let’s do a selfie, let’s do a selfie, let’s do one.”
Shaun stands up to begin posing with the fan as a friend is ushered over to join them, Shaun continues: “Quickly, get in here. I can take it for you.”
Shaun then holds the woman’s phone aloft and points it towards the three of them whilst they strike a pose with the peace sign.
Moments later, another woman accosts Shaun and says: “I will be the last one.”
Shaun replies: “Yeah, let’s take one.”
The woman bounces in excitement and thanks Shaun to which he responds: “No problem, any time.”
With this, the influencer appears to have caught the attention of others in the terminal who have seen those approaching who they believe to be the Deadpool actor.
A man approaches Shaun next as he says: “Absolutely, last one, last one.”
After this, the Aussie influencer is subject to a frenzy of apparent fans bombarding him with selfie requests with one girl being so nervous that she begins shaking whilst posing next to him.
He even answers a question about what it’s like to be Ryan Reynolds as he replies to a fan: “Oh thank you, yeah, they’re my favourite thing to do, I love doing the movies.”
Ultimately, the fashion influencer meets dozens of fans and takes a remarkable 14 selfies with fellow passengers.
The video was uploaded by Shaun on Friday with the caption: “I tried to tell them! But they just thought I was saying no to a selfie. Turns out Ryan Reynolds is big in Taiwan.”
The video has received over 90,000 likes and more than 2,400 comments from users left in stitches by Shaun’s bizarre situation.
One user wrote: “Haha I legit (sic) hope Ryan Reynolds sees this and comes and asks you for a selfie too.”
Another commented: “Do they not realise Ryan Reynolds would be in a lounge…”
A third replied: “I bet the real Ryan Reynolds appreciates you not being rude to them.”
Another wrote: “He’s a combination of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling.”
A fifth user joked: ““We have Ryan Reynolds at home.”
