A former Britain's Got Talent employee has claimed that David Walliams referred to her by an offensive nickname while she worked behind the scenes on the ITV show. The allegation, made in the ITV News documentary David Walliams: Power and Silence, describes the comedian calling her "the arse" and making inappropriate remarks about her appearance.
Allegations from Former Production Team Member
The woman, identified as Amy, was 24 when she worked on the show in 2017, during Walliams' ten-year stint as a judge alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon. In the documentary, she said the alleged behaviour made her feel uncomfortable and led her to avoid him.
She said: "It made me feel small and almost disembodied, like I was not a person, but just a body." Amy added: "He referred to me not by my name, but as 'the arse'."
Further Incidents Recalled
Amy also recalled an occasion when another male crew member asked Walliams whether he wanted a drink. According to her, the comedian responded: "Yeah, get the one with the arse to bring it to me."
Describing another interaction, she claimed: "The one interaction I had with him before I started avoiding him, he'd been staring at my chest rather than acknowledging me as a person." She added: "I didn't like being in that environment, having someone speak about you like that and not having anyone bat an eyelid. And there's just the vibe you get when someone is being predatory."
Walliams' Response and Investigation
Walliams told ITV News he did not recall making the alleged remark or staring at Amy's chest. He also rejects allegations that he behaved inappropriately or sexually harassed anyone while working on Britain's Got Talent.
The claims emerged as part of a three-year investigation by ITV News and The Guardian, published on November 10. Several women accused Walliams of using his celebrity status to pursue them sexually when they were teenagers or young adults. Walliams has denied all allegations of wrongdoing, including grooming, criminal activity and workplace sexual harassment.
In a statement to ITV News and The Guardian, Walliams said: "Looking back, I realise that at times, I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with. I realise I did not always take people's feelings properly into account. That is something I regret. And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely. And this is something that I never did. I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law. I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me."
