British comedian Ricky Gervais has slammed celebrities for moaning about having to adhere to lockdown rules from their "mansions", while key workers risk their lives on the frontline against COVID-19.

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Speaking to UK tabloid The Sun, Gervais said: "After this is over I never want to hear people moaning about the welfare state again, I never want to hear people moaning about nurses again. Or porters.

“These people are doing 14-hour shifts and not complaining. Wearing masks, and being left with sores, after risking their own health and their families’ health selflessly."

"Then I see someone complaining about being in a mansion with a swimming pool. And, you know, honestly, I just don’t want to hear it."

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Last month, singer Sam Smith took to social media to share what they described as the "stages of a quarantine meltdown". In a post that has since been deleted, Smith uploaded three photos in which they seem to get progressively more distraught as they contend with self-isolation. They captioned the shots, "Thinking of you all x."

The 27-year-old has also posted several videos, explaining how they were coping amid the pandemic.

Sam Smith speaks on how they are coping amid the coronavirus crisis:

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Smith says in the video: "Hello everyone! This is a weird, weird, weird time, oh my gosh, very, very strange. I'm currently in my house. I have got a bit of a headache and allergies but I think I'm alright. But I wanted to stay in just to be safe.

They added: "I hope you're mentally alright. It's going to be challenging for anyone who gets in here a little bit, like me.

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Speaking about his humble childhood in Reading, England, Gervais talked about his laborer father and carer mother. He said: "Men worked hard, but women worked miracles. Because when my dad finished his work that was his own time.

"But my mum didn’t stop working, women didn’t stop working. Carers didn’t stop working, all the women in my family were carers in some respect."

Ricky added that in growing up he soon realized that the best things in life are not materialistic, saying: "Friends, nature, learning, and healthcare. And that’s why I gladly pay my taxes. And that’s why I clap the NHS."

Ricky Gervais slams celebrities for moaning about lockdown from their 'mansions'