£126M Hollywood Icon Ricky Gervais Drops Shocking Sunderland Bombshell in Chat with Roy Keane and Jill Scott!
Hollywood megastar Ricky Gervais has revealed that *Sunderland ‘Til I Die* played a pivotal role in rekindling his love for football after a 30-year hiatus. During an appearance on *The Overlap*, Gervais shared that it was the emotional and well-made docu-series about Sunderland’s struggles and triumphs that brought him back to the game. He explained, “It was the fact that it was like a religion to them—the whole community was involved. I thought it was a really well-made thing, and I saw the struggle of the players, the financiers, and the manager.”
Gervais went on to admit that the show sparked a binge of other football documentaries, leading to a renewed passion for the sport. “Now I’m hooked,” he said. “I watch every game that’s on TV; I absolutely love it again.” When Jill Scott quipped, “So Sunderland made Ricky Gervais fall back in love with football? There’s your headline,” Gervais humorously agreed, saying, “I guess so.”