Ricky Gervais’ gruesome wish for his body when he dies is rejected

evoke.ie:

Unsurprisingly London zoo have turned down Ricky Gervais’s kind offer to let them feed his corpse to the lions when he dies.

And the reason they gave was because his body would be ‘too gristly’ for them in a subtle burn to the comedian. The Office star, known for his blacker than black humour, made the unusual offer claiming he wanted to ‘give something back’ to the animal community after his death.

But the comedian’s suggestion was knocked back by the Chief Operating Officer of the zoo who seemed to suggest Ricky would be bad for their lions’ diet.

Kathryn England, Chief Operating Officer of ZSL London Zoo said: ‘I suspect Ricky may be a bit gristly for our lions. ‘But we are struggling financially because of lockdown so if anyone wants to