Ricky Gervais reveals health fears as he refuses to follow advice of partner Jane Fallon

After Life star Ricky Gervais has admitted he ‘can’t be bothered’ to follow the rules of staying healthy as he gets older

Ricky Gervais, the 63 year old star of The Office, has confessed that despite being aware of how to look after himself as he ages, he often lacks the motivation to put in the necessary effort, much to the annoyance of his partner, Jane Fallon.

During a chat with Romesh Ranganathan, 46, on BBC Radio 2 this morning, the comedian discussed his health.

When asked by Romesh “How’s life treating you?”, Ricky responded with a laugh, “Good, well good for 63, you know what I mean,” The conversation then turned to whether Ricky had tried biohacking to slow down ageing, to which he admitted: “Well, I don’t really, I never have cared too much about health – I like to stay active, I’m vegan, which helps.”

The After Life actor went on to say: “But it’s not enough – there’s this great documentary called Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones – and this guy has found out there’s these places around the world where people regularly live until they’re 95 – and it’s what their lifestyle is.”

“It’s all to do with them being vegan, being active – they don’t go to the gym, they don’t jog – they’re just gardening all the time and making their own bread. So I sort of know the rules, but I can’t be bothered.”

Ricky, who is currently preparing for his Mortality stand-up tour, admitted to Romesh that he tends to rely on his girlfriend Jane to evaluate his health concerns, which can sometimes lead to disagreements.

He shared a humorous take on his health concerns, saying: “I don’t even go to the doctor! I just go to Jane, ‘what’s that?’ And she says, ‘go to the doctor’, then I go, ‘so I am going to die then? Just say, no, it’s nothing! ‘, ‘I’m not a doctor’, ‘Ok!'”

“So, I fear… If I had a little doctor down in the basement, I’d be down every day going, ‘what’s that, what’s this?'”

Romesh responded, “What a job by the way, ‘what do you do?’ – ‘Oh I’m Ricky Gervais’ basement doctor’,” before Ricky added jokingly: “You’d get through a lot of gloves – that’s all I’m going to say!”.