Tweeting celebrities are ‘undignified’, says Gervais

Well, one thing's for sure about this Sunday's Golden Globes awards in Los Angeles, to be hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais: we won't be getting Tweets from the compere on how the show is going.

The creator of The Office and Extras, who NBC are banking on to help raise the profile of the Globes this year after a drop-off in the ratings, has broken ranks with other celebrities to say that many famous people only use Twitter to "show off".

Was he complaining about Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry, Demi Moore or perhaps the prime minister's wife, Sarah Brown, all of them serial Twitterers? He didn't say. But he did reveal on his blog - blogging is still okay, apparently - that he had tried Tweeting but quickly gave up because it was "pointless".

"I just don't get it, I'm afraid,' wrote Gervais. "I'm sure it's fun as a networking device for teenagers but there's something a bit undignified about adults using it. Particularly celebrities who seem to be showing off by talking to each other in public.

"If I want to tell a friend, famous or otherwise, what I had to eat this morning, I'll text them. And since I don't need to make new virtual friends, it seemed a bit pointless to be honest."

Among the Hollywood stars who will no doubt be pleased to hear that their backstage secrets are safe with Gervais - well, until he next blogs - are George Clooney and his two leading ladies Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air, which is leading the nominations for Sunday's Golden Globes. ·