RICKY Gervais has ripped into the BBC’s sobbing Who Do You Think You Are? celebs and revealed why he’ll NEVER go on the show.
The After Life star has never been afraid of taking the mick out of some of showbiz’s most famous faces.
And according to the Daily Star, his latest targets are the celebs who have appeared on the BBC’s popular genealogy series.
Who Do You Think You Are? has aired since 2004 and featured an array of celebrities from Hollywood royalty Judi Dench and Kate Winslet to comedians including Jack Whitehall and Josh Widdicombe.
Some have found the experience an emotional one, with Oscar winners Kate and Olivia Colman just two famous faces who have shed tears while researching their ancestors.
But Ricky, 60, scoffed at their tears, saying: “I like the way the actors cry. Like, ‘Your great great grandmother, she was a sad little…’ You didn’t know her.
“You might as well cry for your great great great…or go back to when we were chimps.
“You didn’t know her! It was 200 years ago. What are you crying about?”
Considering his view on the show, it’s no surprise he won’t be taking part if producers ever came knocking at his door.
He said: “I definitely wouldn’t. Imagine being on telly and them go, ‘Oh and here’s your great great grandfather, Horatio Gervais. He was a prolific paedophile, beaten to death in jail.”
He joked: “‘I’d go ‘Oh, poor Horatio,’. You’re only gonna find out bad s**t, aren’t you? I’m not cut out for that.”
Who Do You Think You Are? is available on BBC iPlayer, while After Life seasons 1-3 are available on Netflix.
