‘People are sick of being lectured by multi-millionaires!’: Ricky Gervais takes aim at preaching celebs (and THAT Imagine video) in epic rant
- Ricky, 58, lambasted celebrities for lecturing the public
- In his rant, he accused stars of the Imagine video of trying to get publicity
- Gal Gadot enlisted a host of stars to sing the John Lennon classic with her, in a stunt that was branded ‘out of touch’ by many social media users
He famously speaks his mind and has condemned the sycophancy of Hollywood.
So Ricky Gervais didn’t hold back in his latest rant, as he lashed out at celebrities for using their platforms to preach at the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, the 58-year-old comedian began with looking back at the infamous Imagine video filmed by Gal Gadot and her A-list pals.
Candid: Ricky Gervais didn’t hold back in his latest rant as he lashed out at celebrities for using their platforms to preach during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Wonder Woman actress enlisted a host of stars to sing the John Lennon classic with her, in a stunt that was branded ‘out of touch’ by many social media users.
Accepting that it may have been well intentioned, Ricky mused: ‘That Imagine video, it’s not that bad, they’re probably very nice people.
‘It was an awful rendition, but they might have been doing it for good reasons, to help these normal nobodies.
‘But they’re going “My film’s coming up and I’m not on telly – I need to be in the public eye”, not all of them but some of them.
‘You can see in their eye – “I could cry at the beauty of my personality, I’m just so beautiful for doing this” and everyone sees that – we get it.’
Out of touch: The 58-year-old comedian began with looking back at the infamous Imagine video filmed by Gal Gadot and her A-list pals such as Will Ferrell
The After Life star then took aim at stars such as Sam Smith, who have lamented having to self-isolate in their mansions during the crisis.
Rick scoffed: ‘For a start, you won’t hear me complain – not when there’s nurses doing 14 hours shifts – and frontline workers carrying on and risking their health.
‘I’m fine. Don’t worry about me… I go for walks on Hampstead Heath, and we’ve got a garden.
‘There are people in high rise blocks with three kids – I can’t complain, this is why millionaires in their mansions with their gym and going for a swim can’t lecture people.
The Derek star concluded: ‘People are sick of being lectured, multi-millionaires telling them to clean out their coffee jar and put it in the right bin – they know those celebs are taking private jets to their private islands. They are sick of it.’
The Derek star concluded: ‘People are sick of being lectured, multi-millionaires telling them to clean out their coffee jar and put it in the right bin… They are sick of it’
Ricky’s rant came days after he risked starting a feud with the Beckham family, when he liked a negative tweet about being ‘done’ with the family.
His interaction with the now-deleted tweet was linked to a story about Victoria’s fashion company furloughing 30 members of its staff.
The former Spice Girl has come under sustained criticism for taking advantage of the taxpayer-funded scheme rather than using the family’s wealth – estimated to be £335million – to pay staff.
The controversial post obtained by the The Sun which Ricky had ‘liked’, read: ‘The f***ing Beckhams, sorry I’m done with them now. Shame on them.’
Oops: Ricky’s rant came days after he risked starting a feud with the Beckham family, when he liked a negative tweet about being ‘done’ with the family