Who is Rickey Gervais' girlfriend Jane Fallon? All we know as comedian joined by partner on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Comedian and popular television writer and producer Ricky Gervais was accompanied by his girlfriend, Jane Fallon, as he received the Hollywood Walk of Fame star on May 30. Now, Gervais is not just making the headlines for receiving the star but also for his speech, as he joked about conquering cancel culture, the Irish Star reports.

Rick Gervais is a popular and familiar face in the entertainment industry. Not only has he made appearances in TV shows, but Rick is also a television producer and writer. He is pretty popular among the masses for the British sitcom The Office. He has been in a relationship with Jane Fallon, who herself is a television producer and author, since 1982.

Gervais and Fallon never married and do not have any children together, but they have been living together since 1984, after they met two years prior at University College London. According to Entertainment Now, Gervais shared that Fallon inspired him to work on the series After Life.

During Ricky Gervais' speech, while receiving his star on the Walk of Fame, the comedian reportedly joked not just about conquering the cancel culture, but also about s*xual abuse accusations in Hollywood. He jokingly stated his gratitude for having shared the honor with other Walk of Fame stars, including Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, and Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle- the common factor? All of them, reports the Irish Star, were accused of s*xual assault.

More about Ricky Gervais' long-time girlfriend, Jane Fallon

Despite the similarity in names, she is not related to Jimmy Fallon. According to People Magazine, Jane Fallon was born on 9 December 1960 as one of seven siblings and grew up in Harrow, North London.

She went to St. Bernard’s Convent School in Slough after she moved with her family to Buckinghamshire. It was while she was in University College, from which she graduated with a degree in History, that she met Gervais. But Jane Fallon is more than just Ricky Gervais's girlfriend; she is a best-selling British author who has about nine best-selling novels to her credit.

According to Entertainment Now, her best-selling novels include Getting Rid of Matthew, Got You Back, Foursome, Faking Friends, The Ugly Sister, My Sweet Revenge, Skeletons, Strictly Between Us, and Tell Me A Secret. Getting Rid of Matthew is also being adapted into a rom-com, per IMDb.

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Gervais is not the only producer in the relationship; Jane Fallon is also a television producer, though she is currently not as active as before. As per Entertainment Now, some of the series she has worked on include Teachers, 20 Things To Do Before You’re 30, Undercover Heart, Single, This Life, etc. According to People Magazine, Fallon also worked as a script reader and a script editor.

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