Ricky Gervais Doesn't Want Children Because He Thinks They'd Turn Out Like Him

Ricky Gervais doesn't want children because he's worried they'd turn out like him. The British comedian and his partner Jane Fallon decided against starting a family when they were both students in their 20s.

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The 48-year-old actor explained: "We never wanted to be parents, with all that entails: the loss of freedom, total dependency."

"I didn't have a work ethic for such a long time. Imagine if I had a child like me? I didn't start earning until I was 36."

Ricky is also concerned his obsessive personality would make him a nervous father.

He told Red magazine: "I'm the sort of person who has to check three times that I've shut the door, so I'd probably stare at a kid all day to check it was breathing."

Ricky and Jane have been together for 27 years. They have never married, but share a £3.5 million [$5.8 million] property in north London and a £3 million [$5 million] New York apartment.