United Kingdom, Jan. 27 -- Ricky Gervais' long-term partner Jane Fallon has no regrets about not having children.

The 65-year-old novelist - who has been in a relationship with the 64-year-old comedian and actor for 44 years - realised from a young age that she wasn't looking to become a mother one day.

She told the Second Act podcast: "When I was little, you know the cliche of a little girl is they imagine their wedding day and their wedding dress...

"Tt was none of that, ever. I would think about getting a dog or something. It was always about work and my life.

"I would think about the flat that I would live in and stuff like that. But I was never into that kind of romance stuff."

Jane is the youngest of five siblings, which meant ...