Ricky Gervais wants to marry 'before he dies' to avoid tax
The comedian says a spouse exemption could save his partner from a tax bill of about £56.27 million on his £141 million estate.
- Ricky Gervais said UK inheritance-tax rules could finally persuade him to marry his longtime partner, author Jane Fallon, after more than four decades together.
- Gervais, 65, explained that he and Fallon have been together since 1982, share their finances and have lived together for roughly 40 years, making marriage seem unnecessary to him until now.
- Under UK rules, married couples and civil partners generally benefit from an inheritance-tax exemption when assets pass between them, while unmarried partners do not automatically receive the same protection.
- During the same interview, Gervais also discussed cancel culture and assisted dying, saying he believes cancel culture has peaked and that he remains supportive of personal choice on assisted dying under stringent circumstances.
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