The Office star Stephen Merchant slapped with lifetime ban from UK shop
Stephen Merchant has been banned from High and Mighty after the 6ft 7in comedian criticised their big clothes - and he only found out when a costume department worker was refused service
Stephen Merchant, the towering genius behind 'The Office', has found himself banned from High and Mighty after he took a swipe at their extra-large clothing range.
Standing at an impressive 6ft 7in, the 49-year-old comedy star was reportedly given the cold shoulder by the store following his disparaging remarks during a Time Out interview.
The ban came to light when a costume department worker, on a mission to purchase attire for Merchant, was informed by a shop assistant: "I'm buying these for an actor."
Stephen relayed the story to the Sunday Express: "The woman behind the counter said, 'Which actor? '... 'Is it him?'" Before she whipped out the interview piece and stated, "She pulled out a copy of the Time Out interview and said, 'We're not selling clothes to him.'"
In a comical turn of events, Stephen also divulged on a US chat show that he used to roam London with three wallets, two as decoys to dupe potential muggers. But his clever ruse backfired when a robber opted for his phone instead, reports the Mirror.
Relaying the tale to Seth Meyers, he quipped: "They were walking away and I was like, 'Do you want a wallet?'"
Adding another chapter to his series of humorous escapades, Stephen shared in his latest stand-up show a cringe-worthy moment where he misread a lady's gesture.
Believing she was flirting, he soon realised she only wanted to use him as a landmark, explaining: "I was in Trafalgar Square at New Year. So I was watching the New Year fireworks."
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"It was approaching midnight and a woman kind of was looking at me and I was like, 'Hang on, here we go. Game on. This lady's seen me on the telly.
She wants a little piece of Stephen. She's only human.' And she came up and she said, 'Are you going to be here for a while? ' And I said, 'Yes, I am!'"
"And she said, 'Great because my friends and I have arranged to meet back at you.' Because I'm 6ft 7in.
"I'm normally about a foot and a half taller than most people in any crowd. She said, 'Don't worry. You can still move around. We'll see you wherever you are.'
"And yeah, by about five past midnight, a bunch of people were just gathered around me."
