Entertainer first, boss second, internet star third
Rob Locke is an actor and TV presenter who has appeared in hit shows like CSI, Ray Donovan and Two Broke Girls. However, last week he became an internet hit, not for any of those shows, but instead for his appearance on home shopping channel Ideal World, which is also broadcast overnight on ITV1.
The reason? Because viewers though he shared more than a passing resemblance to David Brent, aka Ricky Gervais’ character in The Office.
We caught up with Rob Locke to talk about what going viral has been like, and the time multiple celebs got a photo with him thinking he was the real Gervais.
Home shopping presenter @roblockeontv has gone viral after many fans of The Office thought he was a real-life David Brent.
What do you think? pic.twitter.com/hvhjfriM3B
— JOE (@JOE_co_uk) March 16, 2020
