Comedian Ricky Gervais slammed celebrities complaining about the negative effects of coronavirus lockdowns from their large and expensive homes while others struggle in much more dire situations.
“These people are doing 14-hour shifts and not complaining. Wearing masks, and being left with sores, after risking their own health and their families’ health selflessly,” Gervais said in an exclusive interview with the Sun. “But then I see someone complaining about being in a mansion with a swimming pool. And, you know, honestly, I just don’t want to hear it.”
Gervais went on to discuss his modest upbringing, which instilled a strong work ethic in him from a young age.
“I was born in the beginning of the 60s in Battle Hospital in Reading,” he said. “And that should have been an omen. Having gone by the title, I should have known life was going to be a struggle. And it was — I was the fourth child of an immigrant laborer. My dad worked on building sites all his life, until he was 70. He got up every day at 5:30 a.m.”
Celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Kelly Ripa, Sam Smith, and others have posted viral complaints about life under quarantine, with some even breaking down in tears, according to Page Six.
Gervais grabbed national headlines earlier this year when he hosted the Golden Globes and skewered Hollywood culture with jokes that left many in attendance visibly uncomfortable.
“So, if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech, right?” the British funnyman told the crowd. “You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.”
