Inbetweeners star James Buckley has opened up about “struggling” with the fame that being on TV gave him.
The actor, who played Jay Cartwright in the crude comedy, admitted that he feels like is creeping “closer and close to never leaving the house again” as he questions why people want to take “secret” photos of him and know what he’s up to.
“I think I’m getting closer and closer to never leaving my house again,” Buckley told the Daily Star. “If someone said to me: ‘I would really like to be famous,’ I would say to them: ‘You really don’t.’
“I’m struggling with it and I’m not even that famous. I’m not anywhere near Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt or someone like that and I really, really struggle with it.”
He added to the publication that it was “something he found really difficult” and would like people to “just come talk” instead of lingering around.
Buckey’s comments come months after he said he felt “hated” after the Inbetweeners 10-year reunion left fans “disappointed”.
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The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
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Actors Simon Bird, James Buckley, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison attend the world film premiere of The Inbetweeners Movie
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James Buckley, second left, with Blake Harrison, Simon Bird and Joe Thomas in series 3
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The Inbetweeners, Simon Bird as Will and James Buckley as Jay
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The Inbetweeners.
L-R: Will [Simon Bird], Simon [Joe Thomas], Neil [Blake Harrison], Jay [James Buckley]
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The Inbetweeners.
Will (Simon Bird) amongst classmates
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‘The Inbetweeners’ starring Jay Buckley.
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The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
L-R: Jay, Neil, Simon and Will.
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Actors Simon Bird, James Buckley, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison attend the world film premiere of The Inbetweeners Movie
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James Buckley, second left, with Blake Harrison, Simon Bird and Joe Thomas in series 3
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The Inbetweeners, Simon Bird as Will and James Buckley as Jay
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The Inbetweeners.
L-R: Will [Simon Bird], Simon [Joe Thomas], Neil [Blake Harrison], Jay [James Buckley]
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The Inbetweeners.
Will (Simon Bird) amongst classmates
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‘The Inbetweeners’ starring Jay Buckley.
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The celebration show, which marked a decade since the comedy began, saw Buckley reunite with his co-stars Simon Bird, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas for a one-off special hosted by Jimmy Carr.
But many fans blasted the show for being more of an interview-based quiz show than a new episode.
Buckley tweeted: “Feeling pretty hated right now.
“I’m sorry to anyone who feels let down with last night’s show. I’m especially upset as it really is the fans that made the Inbetweeners such a success, it certainly wasn’t me.”
