Ricky Gervais begs his Twitter followers to fat-shame him, and the responses are hilariously offensive

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British comedian Ricky Gervais visited “TODAY” to chat to hosts Kathy Lee and Hoda about his upcoming stand-up tour, but the conversation soon moved onto a different topic: Gervais’ weight.

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As fans of the U.K. version of “The Office” will remember, Gervais used to be pretty out of shape. But he eventually succumbed to the Hollywood lifestyle and lost a few pounds — but it’s not easy to keep them off. Gervais mentioned  on “TODAY” that whenever he notices himself gaining weight, he takes to Twitter and asks his followers to fat shame him.

“They say things like, ‘How do you get Ricky into the shower? Grease the sides and throw in a cookie.'” Gervais joked. “It did the trick. I’m going to try and go for a run later.”

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