Ricky Gervais steps out after slamming celebrities for complaining

Ricky Gervais steps out for his daily exercise in London after slamming celebrities for complaining about self-isolating ‘in a mansion’

  • Ricky says celebrities should stop whining about having to self-isolate 
  • The comic, 58, was spotted stepping out for his daily exercise on Tuesday  
  • Gervais said he never wants to hear anyone moan about the welfare state of nurses 
  • His comments come after Sam Smith appeared to cry while in a £12m house 
  • Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID

Ricky Gervais stepped out for his daily exercise on Tuesday in north London after slamming celebrities for complaining about self-isolating ‘in a mansion’.

The After Life star, 58, was seen enjoying a brisk walk as he listened to music while enjoying the spring sunshine.

Gervais’ appearance came just hours after he hit out at celebrities for whining about having to self-isolate while NHS staff risk their lives to battle COVID-19. 

Stepping out: Ricky Gervais stepped out for his daily exercise on Tuesday in north London after slamming celebrities for complaining about self-isolating ‘in a mansion’

The Office star appeared in good spirits as he wore an all-black workout ensemble complete with a baseball cap, sunglasses and trainers.

Earlier this week, Gervais said that once the coronavirus crisis is over he never wants to hear people ‘moaning about the welfare state’ or nurses again – and voiced his support for applauding healthcare workers on Thursday evenings.

The comedian’s comments come after a furore when singer Sam Smith, 27, broke down in tears on Instagram from self-isolating in a £12million house. 

Last month, Sam appeared to be crying after spending time inside the house amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Daily exercise: The After Life star, 58, was seen enjoying a brisk walk as he listened to music while enjoying the spring sunshine

Similarly, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was mocked for describing lockdown life in his £4m Cornwall property as ‘a living nightmare’.

While chat show host Ellen DeGeneres was criticised for comparing it to ‘being in jail’ and there was limited sympathy for singer Peter Andre who spoke of being ‘bored’ and obsessively cleaning his house. 

On the set of his show After Life, his Netflix comedy about a man who loses his will to live following the death of his wife, Gervais told The Sun: ‘[NHS staff] 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. 

‘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.’

He then added with a chuckle: ‘I didn’t go out much anyway, and there’s always too much booze in the house. It’s always been the 6pm watershed for as long as I remember. Obviously, I am looking at the watch.’

Hitting out: Gervais’ appearance came just hours after he hit out at celebrities for whining about having to self-isolate while NHS staff risk their lives to battle COVID-19 (pictured in January) 

Sam previously faced the ire of Piers Morgan, 55, who blasted the singer for the ‘celebrity attention-seeking b******t’ during the coronavirus crisis.

Taking to Twitter to share his reaction to Sam’s Instagram snaps, Piers said: ‘Get a grip, the lot of you. This is a war, not an Instagram story op.’  

Sam wore a pained expression and appeared to be struggling after spending time inside the house.

Their post was followed by moans from other UK-based celebrities including Ramsay and Andre.

Upset: The comedian’s comments come after a furore when singer Sam Smith, 27, broke down in tears on Instagram from self-isolating in a £12million house  

The celebrity chef, who caused outrage by flouting government guidance and moving his family to their £4m home in Cornwall, described cooking so regularly for his family in lockdown as ‘a living nightmare’.

The Mysterious Girl singer, meanwhile, complained of being ‘bored’ and resorting to obsessively cleaning his home.

Other stars in the US have also faced criticism, including chat show host DeGeneres, who compared quarantine in her multimillion-dollar mansion to ‘being in jail’.

Madonna was also accused of lacking perspective after posting an bizarre video from her bath, in which she said: ‘It’s the great equaliser and what’s terrible about it is what’s great about it.’ 

Kylie Jenner, meanwhile, was slammed for comparing the lockdown to her pregnancy which she said ‘prepared me for this’, adding: ‘I didn’t leave for months.’  

‘Nightmare’: Similarly, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was mocked for describing lockdown life in his £4m Cornwall property as ‘a living nightmare’ (pictured with son Oscar earlier this month)

‘Can you please tell me when all of this will end?’ Celebrities including Gordon Ramsay and Peter Andre moan about being in coronavirus lockdown 

Celebrities have regularly taken to social media during the coronavirus lockdown to document some of the mundane realities of everyday life.

However, public sympathy for the stars – many of them multi-millionaires – has been in short supply as Brits across the country face daily struggles to put food on the table.

TV chef Gordon Ramsay has been under fire in recent days for flouting the government guidance and moving his family to their £4m beachfront house in Cornwall, despite everyone being repeatedly told to remain where they are.

TV chef Gordon Ramsay, pictured outside his £4m home in Cornwall, described lockdown life as ‘a living nightmare’

After the move, he was mocked for describing lockdown life in the glamorous property as ‘a living nightmare’. 

In an interview with Capital FM’s Roman Kemp, in which he discussed the amount of cooking he’s had to do for his family, he said: ‘Can you please tell me when all of this will end? 

‘Every single day is the same. I’m the resident kitchen porter, working my fingers to the bone. I have honestly cooked more food in the past ten days than I have in the past ten years of my career. 

‘I swear that I have blisters on my bl**dy hands from cooking so much.’

Singer Peter Andre also moaned of struggling for ways to fill the days in isolation.

In an Instagram post last month captioned ‘bored’, he wrote: ‘I’ve cleaned my house 613,543 times. I need a coffee. S**t, I’ve run out of milk. I’ll go to the local shop…oh wait. I’ll clean my house again.’ 

Peter Andre, pictured, moaned of being ‘bored’ and obsessively cleaning his house while in isolation

Actor and comedian Ricky Gervais addressed the issue this week when he said: ‘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.’

Many suggested the comments were aimed at singer Sam Smith, who broke down in tears on Instagram from self-isolation in a £12m house. 

Piers Morgan echoed the funnyman’s sentiment on Good Morning Britain, as he told viewers: ‘Ricky Gervais has spoken for all of us, or certainly for me today.

‘I don’t want to hear it either. You look at some celebrities who have done amazing things, using their power and influence for real good.

‘And others post these videos, Madonna from her mansion, from her rose petal, candle-lit bath wailing away as if this could improve morale instead of destroy it.

‘It’s a very interesting realignment of priorities here, where people have been reminded who the real stars of society are and we’ve got very intolerant actually of those who seemed important before. 

‘I don’t think Harry and Meghan wanted to be on the front pages today, I think they probably just wanted to be quiet but they’re on the front pages because one of their friends had spoken to Harry and said he’s finding it challenging.

‘Of course this grates because they are currently in a mansion, which they are probably not even paying for, in Malibu, in Los Angeles, self-isolating having to do nothing at all. No-one wants to hear about Prince Harry’s challenging life.

Ellen DeGeneres, pictured, was also criticised after comparing quarantine in her mansion to ‘being in jail’

‘Again, he’s not given an interview but I would advise all their friends to not do this. We don’t want to hear about the struggle and battle of celebrities in multi-million pounds mansions.’

Other celebrities to have been criticised in recent weeks include chat show host Ellen DeGeneres, who compared quarantine in her multimillion-dollar mansion to ‘being in jail’. 

The star made the comment from her California home in a ‘virtual show’ after coronavirus forced her normal studio-based programme off the air.

The American television host made the comment during a virtual show filmed by her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, from one of their California homes after her talk show was taken off air due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Against a picturesque backdrop, she added: ‘It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for 10 days and everyone in here is gay.’ 

However, the comments were edited out of the video when it was later re-uploaded to YouTube after receiving a raft of negative comments.

Madonna was also accused of lacking perspective after posting an odd video from her bath, in which she said: ‘It’s the great equaliser and what’s terrible about it is what’s great about it.

‘What’s terrible about it is that it’s made us all equal in many ways, and what’s wonderful about is, is that it’s made us all equal in many ways.’

Kylie Jenner, meanwhile, was slammed for comparing the lockdown to her pregnancy which she said ‘prepared me for this’, adding: ‘I didn’t leave for months.’

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