David Walliams, 55, has been identified after failing to obtain a High Court injunction blocking two media outlets from naming him. The former Britain's Got Talent judge is alleged to have groomed fans he met when they were as young as 15, according to reporting from The Guardian and ITV. He is also accused of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment at Britain's Got Talent and at publisher HarperCollins. Walliams denies all allegations.
With his past under intense scrutiny, his dating history has become a subject of renewed interest. Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Walliams had a series of relationships with singers, TV stars, and models.
Early Romances: Lisa Snowdon and Geri Horner
In his 2006 memoir, Walliams confessed he was left heartbroken by 'Miss X', a mystery woman later revealed to be Lisa Snowdon. The TV presenter confirmed she had a brief relationship with the Little Britain creator in 2005 but just wanted to be friends. 'I was hoping no one would realise,' Snowdon told The Sun at the time. 'David and I are great friends and he's such an amazing bloke, but there is no romance. David has made it clear he has feelings for me but we've got to a point where we can just have a platonic relationship.'
Another secret romance was with Ginger Spice, aka Geri Horner. After years of friendship, things blossomed into romance in 2007, with pals sworn to secrecy. An insider told The Mirror they had been together since New Year and were 'very tactile with each other', calling Walliams 'a gent'. After just six weeks, they split but remained friends, with the Spice Girl, 54, appearing on an episode of Come Fly With Me. She is now married to former racing driver Christian Horner, who she has been with since February 2014.
Relationships in 2009: Lauren Budd and Lara Stone
In 2009, Walliams was photographed kissing Lauren Budd, a then 18-year-old model, in a nightclub. He was 37 at the time. A spokesperson confirmed they split after three months together. Budd said: 'We have had a friendly kiss – nothing more. We love seeing each other and David is a complete gentleman.'
Also in 2009, Walliams began dating Lara Stone, a Dutch model who worked as the face of Calvin Klein and appeared on Vogue covers. After just four months of dating, he proposed, and on May 16, 2010, they married at Claridge's Hotel in an £80,000 ceremony. At the time, his 'old flame' Abigail Titmuss said: 'I'm very pleased for David, but I think he's only done it to try and upstage Russell [Brand, who had proposed to Katy Perry].'
They later announced they were expecting a child, with Walliams writing on social media: 'I'm looking forward to seeing the baby for the first time, seeing this little person who's a mixture of you and the person you really love. But hopefully it will look like Lara and not Simon Cowell.' In May 2013, almost three years to the day of their wedding, Lara gave birth to their son, Alfred. By September 2015, the couple were divorced, with Walliams citing Stone's 'unreasonable behaviour' as grounds for the split. They have never spoken about the reasons behind the demise of their marriage. Stone has since remarried, tying the knot in 2021 with David Grievson.
Later Relationships and Rumours
Walliams fell 'like a ton of bricks' for singer Natalie Imbruglia, 51, after years of friendship, but she 'friend-zoned' him. They sparked romance rumours after being spotted out together in 2015 on frequent London nights out. He told The Mirror: 'She's very much friend-zoned me. You know when that happens, that you have a huge crush on someone and you sort of imagine being married and what your kids look like and all that sort of thing? And you're just completely friend-zoned. We didn't go on any dates. We just became very good friends and we hung out together. But you know, it's hard not to kind of fall for her like a ton of bricks because she is amazing.' Walliams added: 'I think I'm seen as the sort of gay best friend by a lot of people.'
The same year, Walliams was linked with Ashley James, 39. They had 'dined out twice' that week, with the Made In Chelsea star pictured leaving a restaurant called Sexy Fish alongside the comic. While they had 'great chemistry' and had 'completely hit it off', nothing more came of the dates.
In February 2018, Walliams was rumoured to be seeing British model Chloe Ayling, then 20, after reaching out over social media. 'David orchestrated the meeting and arranged for her to visit his London home,' a source told The Sun about how the then 45-year-old comedian had met Ayling. The year before, Ayling was abducted by people claiming to be from the criminal organisation the Black Death Group. She has since shared her story in the documentary, Chloe Ayling: My Unbelievable Kidnapping. Her abductors were jailed for 16 years.
While on Britain's Got Talent, it was reported that Walliams had struck up a relationship with stylist Lou Teasdale, 12 years his junior. They had reportedly started dating in January 2020 and were having a 'real giggle' but Walliams called things off. His last rumoured public relationship was with Keeley Hazell, 40, for nine months in 2020. The former Page 3 model even stayed at his house in the months before lockdown and the pair were later seen at a dinner date in 2021. She went on to date Jason Sudeikis, although they split in 2022, and Walliams then reportedly began sending flirty texts to Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts. Nothing was ever confirmed.
