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Stephen Merchant too geeky to attract women?
The British funnyman still feels he is too geeky to attract women, despite his successful stint in Hollywood.
British funnyman Stephen Merchant still feels too geeky to attract women, despite his success in Hollywood.
The long-term writing partner of Ricky Gervais has enjoyed a good run in the US with films including I Give It A Year, Movie 43 and Gnomeo & Juliet, but he still struggles to win over the ladies, reported Contactmusic.
"I was thinking I am a player here in L.A. in my Mercedes convertible. The sun was shining, the roof was down, I pulled up to these traffic lights, there was a girl in a convertible next to me. I glanced across, she was an attractive lady and I thought here we go, this is what it is all about," Merchant said.
"And then I realised I am fundamentally not cool because as I was giving her the eye I realised I was listening to a (UK broadcaster) Melvyn Bragg podcast about the English Civil War. I can't quite lose that British nerdiness, however hard I try."
