Ricky Gervais recalls what it was like to experience heatwaves in Reading as working-class kid
msn.comBerkshire and in Reading, temperatures soared to almost 38 degrees. Now a celebrity who has experienced his fair share of Reading heatwaves has commented on how he dealt with the Summer heat growing up.
Ricky Gervais said that as a working-class kid with no air conditioning or central heating he was very much "at the mercy of the weather. " That being said, he mentioned that it wasn't so much of an issue as it is now. READ MORE: 'England's oldest pub' which has appeared on AfterLifeOn Sunday, July 17, during the beginning of the heatwave, The Office star ran a Twitter live stream where he answered fans' questions from across the globe.
One fan asked him how he used to spend his Summers as a child and wondered how he kept cool. Gervais responded with multiple anecdotes, recalling what it was like to experience the summer heat in the council estate where he grew up.
The star was raised in Whitley and grew up in the borough of Reading. He attended Ashmead Comprehensive School as a youth - now known as John Madejski Academy.
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