Ricky Gervais has called for celebs to be banned from the New Years Honours lists and replaced with NHS staff who are currently on the frontline of the UK’s coronavirus battle.
Each year the Queen dishes out the accolades after being advised by Government ministers who present her with a list of nominees.
The funnyman has called on the Queen to give the awards to the heroes of the NHS who are “finding cures for cancer and AIDs” and not celebs.
In an interview on the Christian O’Connell radio show in Australia, he said: “I never want anyone to complain about the NHS again, or nurses or doctors or anyone on the front line.
“We’ve got to remember we clapped for them and that should always be there.
Ricky Gervais has called for celebs to be banned for New Years Honours lists (Image: Ricky Gervais/Youtube)
“The New Year’s Honours list should not go to celebrities this year. It should go to those people.”
He went on to say: “Give it to someone who gave a kidney to a stranger, not someone who invented a new type of mascara.
“I’ve seen people given a knighthood for services to fashion. What are you talking about, services to fashion?
The funnyman has called on the Queen to give the awards to the heroes of the NHS (Image: PA)
“Christ, it’s not that hard. People are finding cures for cancer and AIDs.”
Last month Ricky attacked preachy “multi-millionaires” who he claimed were sitting in their mansions while NHS frontline workers died during the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking candidly in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, he first began to air his views about the Imagine video filmed by Gal Gadot and her celebrity pals.
Last month Ricky attacked preachy “multi-millionaires” who he claimed were sitting in their mansions while NHS frontline workers died (Image: PA)
Insinuating that the stars used the opportunity as publicity stunt, the comedian quipped: “It was an awful rendition, but they might have been doing it for good reasons, to help these normal nobodies.
“The New Year’s Honours list should not go to celebrities this year. It should go to those people.”
Ricky continued to the Christian O’Connell radio show in Australia: “Give it to someone who gave a kidney to a stranger, not someone who invented a new type of mascara.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
