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Ricky Gervais carries out his own DIY operations because of one crippling fear

TV star and comedy legend Ricky Gervais may be confident performing in front of thousands of people, but he has a crippling fear of going to the doctors

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Ricky Gervais has a fear of doctors(Image: Getty Images)

Ricky Gervais is so petrified of visiting the doctor he has carried out potentially deadly surgeries on himself.

The self-confessed hypochondriac stand-up and star of The Office, 63, boasted his procedures have included slicing off a skin tag from his eyelid with scissors.

But his DIY surgery left him in agony and terrified he would catch sepsis from not using medically sterilised tools.

He also hates the dentist so much he thought about drilling into his mouth after breaking a tooth earlier this year.

Ricky admitted about being his own surgeon: Ill do anything myself. If theres a pill or an ointment or anything then Ill just do it.

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Gervais would rather do his own DIY medical work than go to a professional(Image: BBC)

Ive never had a surgery. I know everything that you might need surgery for, but can also be done with injections or therapy or stuff.

I dont want to ever go under either. I dont like injections. You know those skin tags you get? I had one on my eyelid and it looked s**t, so I cut it off with a pair of nail scissors.

Referring to his long-term partner Jane Fallon, 63, Ricky went on: I was gnawing through it like that with these little nail scissors.

And Im bleeding and she said, What did you do?

I said, I cut it off and she went, Are you mad? You could get sepsis.

But Ricky still didnt visit the doctor and just put loads of Savlon on his wound.

He added: I broke a tooth right after Christmas, so we had to get an emergency dentist.

If I had a drill, Id have done it myself.

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Ricky even hacked a skin tag off his own eyelid(Image: Getty Images)

Ricky has previously said he is too lazy to visit the doctor and would love to build a hospital on the side of his mansion.

He added: I wish there was a pill for everything. Honestly, our drugs cabinet is amazing. Ive got a bunion and Ive got a little spongy thing I have to put on my toe.

If I walk too far, it starts to hurt, but Ill just carry them. Ill just carry on until I just die.

Ricky also admitted despite his attitude to going the doctor, he constantly fears his aches and pains are signs of cancer.

He added hes given up hope on getting medically stronger because he is slower and aches more.

Ricky said: When I walk downstairs, its like Ive got false legs, like pirate legs just stiff stiff.

It just hurts. And I just fall out over the day and then start again the next day.

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