Ricky Gervais reveals 'Brent body' diet secrets
Wednesday, 23 Feb 2005 16:06
Ricky Gervais said years of eating cheese and beer were responsible for his 'David Brent physique'.
Comedy king Ricky Gervais has revealed the dark secrets behind his 'David Brent physique'.
While Rene Zellweger embarked on rigorous campaign of pizza-eating and Guinness-drinking to fill Bridget Jones' rather large pants, Gervais spent ten years gobbling down cheese and imbibing beer to play David Brent in The Office.
Gervais revealed that his dedication to the task of creating just the right physique to play the cringe-inducing middle manager started long before the hit show reached our screens.
The Office has become something of an institution and has made Gervais a household name.
In an interview with Empire magazine he said his idea for the mock fly-on-the-wall documentary was a great excuse to eat fatty food and drink beer.
"Whenever anyone said, 'you're putting on weight', I'd say, 'yeah, I've got this idea for a TV programme'," he explained.
Gervais can next be seen in The Extras, his new sitcom featuring stars like Jude Law and Kate Winslet.