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David Walliams

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mrpenny · 10/11/2026 12:16

To Think it could not have been DW??

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Alittlefrustrated · Yesterday 08:50

Yapper73 · 12/11/2026 08:02

I’ve just bought her book. I feel there has to be some level of public support as she probably will never work in TV again.

I admire her, but although she's expressed this fear, I doubt it's going to be the case.

BrickMaker · 13/11/2026 21:19

Irridescence · 13/11/2026 09:05

Read somewhere of a schoolgirl on Instagram randomly got a follow by Walliams. He was 48 at the time. It was clear she was still at school because some of her grid was her and her mates in school uniform etc. She had never had any contact with him before, never followed him etc. She wanted to take her mum to a BGT recording for a birthday treat. He arranged the tickets. When she got there the guest tickets for all the seats DW had reserved were full of young girls. The production team moved her and her mum out of the DW guest area and put them in the front row. She noted DW kept looking at the empty seats. She went to see him afterwards with her mum and he said where were you, you were meant to see me before the show. He invited her to an aftershow party. A security guard showed them out and warned her mum to not attend the party. She went home with her mum. I don’t think she had any more contact with him. She is now an instagrammer, may have appeared on reality tv. He stopped following her when she aged out.

Now, Simon C, Amanda H and Aleysha D are not blind. Did they not see that his guest sections at the many shows that it takes to record one series, were all young girls. Amanda H has girls in the age range, would she not think it odd that a middle aged man was only inviting teenage girls? I am not blaming her for what he did, but it is just an indication that anything goes in that world. And not just that world - his publishers wouldn’t allow single young females to be alone with him.

Money is at the root of all this. Blind eyes being turned if they are earning them revenue. Nobody is that talented that can be given carte blanche to act immorally or illegally.

Disgraceful. If the age of consent were 18 (with close in age exemption for peer peer relationship ) he wouldn't have done this because he wouldn't have dared and wouldn't have been allowed to. He was only allowed to get away with it because it was legal.ans therefore the production companies could wash their hands of his behaviour.

Getsomemeatonyerbones · 13/11/2026 20:59

TalkToTheHand123 · 13/11/2026 20:57

😂

The thing is, I wasn't that surprised, I can see him being into all sorts

TalkToTheHand123 · 13/11/2026 20:57

Puppylucky · 13/11/2026 17:13

The latest accusation which the police are taking seriously is from a man in his 50s

😂

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 13/11/2026 17:40

Puppylucky · 13/11/2026 17:13

The latest accusation which the police are taking seriously is from a man in his 50s

No, they're referring to the suspect (IE Walliams) being a man in his 50s...

Puppylucky · 13/11/2026 17:13

The latest accusation which the police are taking seriously is from a man in his 50s

SheilaFentiman · 13/11/2026 15:42

Possibly. His ex-wife was more
than 10 years younger and a model, albeit in her mid 20s rather than younger. One or two of the women in the report were current or former models IIRC.

AInightingale · 13/11/2026 15:35

Increasingly, it looks as if his marriage was mere window-dressing to hide his nasty sexual preferences behind. Something very disturbing about a man who seeks out the company of teenage girls when he is attractive, successful and could form relationships with any number of adult women. I just think, disgusting misogynist. A man who does not view women as being fully human, and feels challenged by a female partner operating as an equal.

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 13/11/2026 15:23

A colleague told me about how apparently DW wanted to include in his autobiography about him and his sister’s unusually close relationship but his management vetoed it. Not sure what that means exactly - and don't want to Google it to find out!

SheilaFentiman · 13/11/2026 15:08

Not on the show - in the audience (as one of the points upthread was about who DW had as his guests)

I agree with you about the show itself.

baftaagain · 13/11/2026 13:27

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 13/11/2026 10:18

I am wondering what Alesha and Amanda think about all of this.

They don't think. They look at their bank balance.

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 13/11/2026 12:22

Getsomemeatonyerbones · 13/11/2026 10:57

And obviously Cowell too! Not just the women....

Yes, obviously.
I think I'd just like to know what the females working with him thought.

Koalacanth · 13/11/2026 12:21

SheilaFentiman · 13/11/2026 12:04

What action do people think that Simon Cowell (who should always be mentioned if you are mentioning the other two) Amanda and Alisha should have taken? Something like a request to the producers that no one should be able to have guests under 18 in their audience area?

There shouldn't be any under-18s on BGT or similar shows - it's not right to put a child in the national spotlight like that.

BrandiedAromatics · 13/11/2026 12:10

SheilaFentiman · 13/11/2026 12:06

@BrandiedAromatics i thought those comments were reported and were why he
was sacked?

Yes, as in the article I shared above, sorry I wasn't clear: He made those comments to another judge .... that has never been reported? Another of them A, A, or S - listened to DW's feelings on contestants .... who? I understand that S has had nothing to do with DW since he left BGT ... Alesha has said she values DW as a friend ....

SheilaFentiman · 13/11/2026 12:06

@BrandiedAromatics i thought those comments were reported and were why he
was sacked?

SheilaFentiman · 13/11/2026 12:04

What action do people think that Simon Cowell (who should always be mentioned if you are mentioning the other two) Amanda and Alisha should have taken? Something like a request to the producers that no one should be able to have guests under 18 in their audience area?

sashh · 13/11/2026 11:52

kitex · 10/11/2026 12:26

Why are so many men depraved?

Because they can get away with it.

OnTheBoardwalk · 13/11/2026 11:20

BrandiedAromatics · 12/11/2026 16:54

You'll be pleased to see that it is reported that Lucy has sold out her books and tickets to her tour are selling well too.

I purchased the kindle version that’s still available even though I’m going to struggle to find the time to read it

apparently she gets a bigger cut from the audiobook if anyone’s still thinking of buying it

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 13/11/2026 11:09

Getsomemeatonyerbones · 13/11/2026 10:57

And obviously Cowell too! Not just the women....

Oh, 100% Absolutely. But I was specifically referring to the PP asking what Amanda and Alesha think and how different the response has been to them compared with Matt Lucas.

BrandiedAromatics · 13/11/2026 11:05

There was already the vile comments Walliams made about contestants - the ones about a woman were aggressively sexual. He made those comments to another judge .... that has never been reported? This was settled 3 years ago but I noticed that someone from the production company are now saying it was leaked on purpose to show what DW is like. Silence from Simon, Alesha and Amanda .....

Britain's Got Talent: David Walliams reaches 'amicable resolution' in privacy case - BBC News

File photo dated 20/1/2020 of Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams

Britain's Got Talent: David Walliams reaches 'amicable resolution' in privacy case

The comic was suing the production company after private comments he made were leaked to the media.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67549655

Getsomemeatonyerbones · 13/11/2026 10:57

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 13/11/2026 10:54

Yes, that was pretty much all they had done together in 12 years. Prior to that they hadn't worked together for years. Walliams wanted to revive Little Britain a couple of times but Lucas has always said no. He doesn't need to do it, he does West End musicals now.

Point remains, Walliams has spent far more time working with Holden and Dixon for the last decade. Why is almost no one demanding to know why they're so quiet or claiming they must have seen things like Lucas?

And obviously Cowell too! Not just the women....

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 13/11/2026 10:54

Irridescence · 13/11/2026 10:49

Matt and DW were working on a podcast a year ago. Before it was cancelled. So they were in contact. There was chat they were going to bring back Little Britain - not on terrestrial tv, but somewhere they would have control over.

Yes, that was pretty much all they had done together in 12 years. Prior to that they hadn't worked together for years. Walliams wanted to revive Little Britain a couple of times but Lucas has always said no. He doesn't need to do it, he does West End musicals now.

Point remains, Walliams has spent far more time working with Holden and Dixon for the last decade. Why is almost no one demanding to know why they're so quiet or claiming they must have seen things like Lucas?

Getsomemeatonyerbones · 13/11/2026 10:53

Birdie2026 · 13/11/2026 10:50

Amanda Holden has teenage daughters. She must be appalled at his predatory and perverted behaviour. I wonder if she turned a blind eye to keep her high profile job though? And ensured her girls didn't interact with him at all.

Were they friends? Realise it can all be fake for tv, but they looked like they could be pals? Alisha perhaps not so much

Birdie2026 · 13/11/2026 10:50

Amanda Holden has teenage daughters. She must be appalled at his predatory and perverted behaviour. I wonder if she turned a blind eye to keep her high profile job though? And ensured her girls didn't interact with him at all.

Irridescence · 13/11/2026 10:49

Matt and DW were working on a podcast a year ago. Before it was cancelled. So they were in contact. There was chat they were going to bring back Little Britain - not on terrestrial tv, but somewhere they would have control over.

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