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‘As awkward as it gets’: Ricky Gervais gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

by The editor•31 May 2025•Posted inBBC US politics

The British actor says he is “humbled” and his success was “luck, persistence, and a little bit of pushing against the tide”.

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