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Shania Twain Was 'Bullying' Ryan Reynolds On Instagram & He Had The Sweetest Response

There's nothing but love between the Canadian celebs!

Shania Twain with a red wig on and black jacket. Right: Ryan Reynolds smiling for a selfie.

Shania Twain at the Universal Music Groups 2023 Grammy After Party in L.A. Right: Ryan Reynolds.

Senior Writer

Shania Twain was caught "bullying" Ryan Reynolds over Instagram and the Vancouver-born actor had the best response.

It's the latest in an ongoing joke between the Canadian celebrities, which started at the People's Choice Awards in 2022.

On Tuesday, Twain shared that she had been nominated for a People's Choice Award and she's asking for votes.

"Vote for me and I'll promise to stop bullying @vancityreyolds," the singer wrote along with a couple of emojis that implied she was joking and sending love to Reynolds.

Shania Twain sharing a message with her fans on her Instagram stories, asking for votes for a People's Choice Award.Shania Twain sharing a message with her fan and calling out Ryan Reynolds.@shaniatwain | Instagram

It didn't take long for the Deadpool actor to respond and he sent the love right back.

"I WISH this was how bullies expressed themselves when I was in high school," Reynolds wrote in his Instagram stories on Monday.

"A vote for @shaniatwain is a vote for love."

Ryan Reynolds sending a message to Shania Twain on his Instagram stories.Ryan Reynolds responding to a message from Shania Twain on his Instagram stories.@vancityreynolds | Instagram

This all started in 2022 when Twain swapped out the lyrics in her hit song "That Don't Impress Me Much."

Rather than sticking to her original lyric "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt, That don't impress me much," she swapped it to include Reynolds with, "Okay, so you're Ryan Reynolds."

The camera then showed Reynolds sitting in the audience who mouthed, "Oh my god, me?" and laughed.

Reynolds then spoke out about how he felt at that moment when he was interviewed by a student at an Ontario high school.

He jokingly said "it's about time" when asked what his reaction was.

"Maybe it's because I grew up in Canada and I sort of tend to rely on laughing at myself as a defence mechanism, but in those moments you have to be pretty gracious," he added.

It's clear the two Canadian celebrities have nothing but love for each other.

Twain has been nominated for the Female Country Artist of the Year award at the 2024 People's Choice Awards.

The awards show will be held on February 18 and will be hosted by fellow Canadian actor Simu Liu.

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      Asymina Kantorowicz (she/her) was a Senior Writer for Narcity Media. She has worked at Yahoo Canada, CTV News Vancouver Island, CTV News Channel, and CHCH News. Over the past eight years, she took on various newsroom roles and helped produce award-winning newscasts. Loving the fast-paced environment of any newsroom, she helped cover stories like the 2016 royal visit to Victoria, the 2019 B.C. manhunt, and provincial elections. She had an MA in journalism and a BA in media from Western University. She moved from Toronto to Victoria a few years ago and loved being close to the ocean.

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