UPDATE - warrant executed: Ryan Reynolds’ niece wanted by Chilliwack RCMP for criminal harassment, publication of intimate image -
Charges against Heather Reynolds, 21, relate to a Chilliwack file though she currently lives on Vancouver Island
UPDATE: The warrant for arrest for 21-year-old Heather Reynolds has been deemed executed as of Friday (Sept. 12, 2025) afternoon. Reynolds herself posted on social media Friday that she turned herself in.
“You can all stop reposting it now, I am okay, and I surrendered early today and am a free woman now. I am okay. I dealt with it and am no longer warranted.”
Her file on court services online lists a virtual appearance at 7 p.m. Friday night where she was released without financial obligations. She is next due in court Sept. 22 for a minor remand appearance to consult legal counsel.
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A troubled young woman wanted by the Chilliwack RCMP listed in the latest Crime Stoppers has connections to one of the most famous movie stars in the world.
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers issued a wanted posting Friday (Sept. 12, 2025) for Heather Reynolds, 21, wanted out of Chilliwack for criminal harassment, publication of intimate image without consent, and a breach of an undertaking.
Heather Reynolds is the niece of Ryan Reynolds, the world’s second highest paid actor in 2024.
Heather’s father is Jeff Reynolds, one of Ryan's three brothers along with Terry and Patrick.
The Reynolds boys grew up in Kitsilano, Ryan the youngest of the four who has described Jeff as his first friend.
"I may have three older brothers, but only one Jeff," the actor wrote in a 2017 Instagram post in which he shared a cute photo of the two of them in front of a fireplace. "You were the first friend I ever had."
Jeff is the most private of the four brothers. His social media accounts are not public, and he's rarely seen outside of the occasional throwback photo Ryan will share, according to a July 31, 2024 article in People Magazine.
As for Heather, she attended Sardis Secondary School and The Education Centre, and had a troubled childhood involving drug use and getting into trouble. She lived in a group home in Chilliwack for a period of time, a former youth worker describing her as “a menace.”
The father of her alleged victim has spent considerable time dealing with Heather's alleged harassment.
While Crime Stoppers listed her as wanted in Chilliwack, she moved from the area to Vancouver Island where her father lives a number of years ago. Her Instagram account has her current place of employment listed as The Tea Shop on Denman Island. Her Facebook account lists her location as Courtenay, something confirmed by a former youth worker at a group home in Chilliwack.
She’s wanted in Chilliwack because that is where her alleged offence occurred, and is where her victim lives. She is charged with publication of intimate image without consent from May 28, 2025, and criminal harassment on June 1, 2025. She is also charged with a breach of an undertaking on June 18, 2025.
She has not had a first court appearance in the case, according to court services online, and she has no other charges on her adult file.
Heather Maria Tamara Reynolds is 21, described as 5’4” tall, 135 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Anyone who knows here whereabouts should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or via solvecrime.ca.
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