Ricky Gervais has spilt some behind-the-scenes filming secrets during his Twitter live-stream.
The comedian, 58, has been broadcasting live every evening this week to entertain those staying at home amid the coronavirus crisis.
In today’s episode, the popular television star exposed a backstage The Office secret about a certain character on the popular sitcom.
He said: “Eric Hitchmough is based on a person I worked with years ago… I won’t say his real name.”
Ricky confirmed that this person did something once which inspired the hilarious character in the show.
He said: “He was 65, so he was retiring. One Friday we had a sort of birthday-slash-leaving do for him.
Ricky opened up about the inspiration behind The Office earlier today (Image: Twitter)
“Had a whip-round and bought him a BBQ.
“Then Monday morning he just turns up at work and says ‘I got it wrong I was 64’, so he worked another year.
“I thought, I’ll have that.”
Ricky has been entertaining his followers for days amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He left fans concerned in one of his earlier videos when he joked he was having a “break down”.
He’s been posting live Twitter videos in a bid to cheer up and entertain his followers (Image: Twitter)
The After Life star attempted to cheer his followers up amid the virus, giving them “survival tips” but fans were concerned as he proceeded to sing theme tunes, jokingly saying: “This is more of a breakdown isn’t it?”
Fans went into meltdown on Twitter after his hilarious video.
Ricky spilled a backstage secret about popular sitcom The Office (Image: BBC)
One said: “Oh my Christ Ricky… that was so funny! You mad s**!”
While another wrote: “Crazy b****r” with three laughing face emojis.
A third tweeted: “Ricky Gervais is doing a daily live gig from his home. It’s, of course, brilliantly rubbish.”
“Haha hope you are doing okay,” added a fourth worried follower.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
