A woman has alleged that David Walliams sucked on her breast and tried to put her hand down his trousers after inviting her to his home when she was a teenager. The claim is part of an ITV News and Guardian investigation in which several women have accused the Little Britain actor and comedian of grooming and inappropriate sexual behaviour. Walliams has denied the allegations.
Alleged encounter in Soho and at his home
The woman, referred to as Jade to protect her identity, said Walliams kissed her in a Soho alleyway before driving her back to his house when she was 15. Moments earlier, the then schoolgirl had allegedly confided in him in a cafe that she had been sexually abused when she was younger.
Inside Walliams's home, where the schoolgirl was allegedly driven in his Aston Martin, the encounter is said to have taken a turn. Jade claimed Walliams first gave her a hug before kissing her again. He then 'lifted my top up and sucked on my breast and tried to put my hand down his trousers,' Jade alleged.
Jade's account of the alleged assault
She continued: 'And that's when I pulled away and said no.' Walliams allegedly 'had an erection at the time.'
She said: 'I wasn't ready for sex. I didn't want to do that – with him or with anyone. I didn't want to be touched in that way at all. I mean, I was only a 15-year-old.'
The actor, who was at the top of his Little Britain fame at the time, allegedly replied that they 'should wait' until Jade was 16, and encouraged her to 'stay in touch.'
Background and legal context
Jade and Walliams met in the mid-2000s after she commented on the actor's MySpace picture online, allegedly leading to messages being exchanged. She claimed her date of birth on her MySpace profile showed 15 at the time. After the alleged encounter, Jade did not see him again, the documentary said.
The investigation was released after Walliams failed to stop the reporting with an injunction in the High Court, taken against Independent Television News (ITN) and Guardian News and Media (GNM), publisher of The Guardian.
