Ricky Gervais Obese

- Gervais plays in the television series The Office
- Gervais reportedly thinks people should call him "fatty" so he will be ashamed enough to do something about his weightTelegraph: Stigma Around Obesity (September 17, 2008)
- Gervais stated that grocery stores should have their "fattening foods" behind a "thin door"Telegraph: Stigma Around Obesity (September 17, 2008)
- He also stated that stores should have it where you have to crawl through a little tube to get to the dessertsTelegraph: Stigma Around Obesity (September 17, 2008)

Comedian Ricky Gervais made this statement in September 2008, about his obesity, "I laugh about being fat but I should be ashamed. I should walk down the street and have people shouting Fatty." Gervais also stated that he has to "buy new clothes every three months" because he quickly outgrows them.Telegraph: Stigma Around Obesity (September 17, 2008)
Ricky Gervais Quotes
"I don't think there's enough stigma. With all the political correctness now, and the fact that food is so refined, there's no stigma any more. I laugh about being fat but I should be ashamed. I should walk down the street and have people shouting Fatty.That's what I want, to get me out of it"Telegraph: Stigma Around Obesity (September 17, 2008)
"In supermarkets, the really fattening stuff should be behind a really thin door. Shops should be full of salads but if you want to get to the pies and cakes, you've got to crawl through a little tube."Telegraph: Stigma Around Obesity (September 17, 2008)
"I get up, look in the mirror and say, Oh, you f***ing fat b*****d. To be honest, I have to throw my clothes away every three months because I get too fat for them."Telegraph: Stigma Around Obesity (September 17, 2008) Metro: Ricky's 'fatty' plea (September 17, 2008)