Ricky Gervais has left his social media followers slightly concerned after he posted a picture on social media over the weekend of him sweating - though it was for a good reason!The comedian and creator of The Office recently admitted that he's struggling badly with back pain.
But over the weekend, as temperatures soared into their mid-20s, he decided to enjoy a Wimbledon warm-up by playing a game of tennis.READ MORE: Ricky Gervais hires bodyguards at £10,000 a night after uproar over trans commentsUnsurprisingly, things got heated!
In Ricky's case, literally.Taking to his Twitter account, Ricky wrote to his 14.9million followers: "Just played tennis. Probably shouldn’t have worn black"It's fair to say some sun cream would probably have helped as well, as Ricky's face was beet-red from the exercise.His followers chimed in with responses, including former tennis star Andy Roddick, who replied: "And/or ...
You should have worn a hat.""Who ever needed sun cream?!" added a second, with a third laughing: "Sun block is key..."Gervais has vowed to perform on stage when he’s old and his body breaks down and he’ll even do gags sitting on a commode.The outspoken comic says that back pain and his physical shape are so bad that he may soon need to be helped on stage.But he’s got a sneaky trick up his sleeve to keep his audience blissfully unaware he’s on the bog.He said: “I love doing stand-up but standing up is the worst bit of it, as I have got a bad back.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.“So, I think soon I’ll just be on a commode.
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