Lucy Beaumont reveals she was David Walliams whistleblower & tried to help ‘young girl she feared would take own life’
COMEDIAN Lucy Beaumont has revealed she was a whistleblower on David Walliams’ allegations and offered to help one of his alleged victims.
The former Celebrity Traitors star, 43, said she was “really worried” about one of Walliams’ alleged victims, adding: “I don’t think I’ll work in telly again”.
Walliams was revealed as the celeb behind a sex claim injunction on Tuesday after losing a bid to gag the media and keep his identity secret.
The 55-year-old has been accused of preying on young girls for sexual purposes – including two as young as 15 – Walliams has denied all wrongdoing.
Now, Lucy Beaumont has revealed she gave information to The Guardian after she was approached by someone who alleged their job was to take “young girls” to Walliams’ dressing room.
She told Sky News that she feared the alleged victim would “take her own life”.
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“I did as much as I could do privately and whenever I’ve heard a rumour about anyone, I’ve done everything I can,” she said.
“There’s only so much you can do. I’m not the police. Nothing seems to be illegal, but I was really worried, and I was one of the whistleblowers. I was one of the people to let The Guardian know.”
Lucy added that she never personally worked alongside Walliams nor had she witnessed any allegations.
“I was worried that these girls were young. What I did was I then tried to contact some of them to check and to ask if they were alright.”
Lucy revealed she contacted an alleged victim and offered to pay her legal fees as she was “in a really bad way”.
“I was really worried about her. I was really worried she was going to take her own life because of it, she had put stuff online, and there was evidence that she was in a dressing room.
“I offered to pay legal fees to try and get her some protection, and I’m not saying necessarily that what she said was true, but I wanted to help her because it was a world that she was really out of depth with, and she, I believe, had signed an NDA.”
She added that the girl was not just restricted in talking to the media but she “couldn’t talk to family or friends or a therapist”.
“And the reason I’m speaking out about this when I know everyone I know knows this, and I don’t hear anybody talking about it,” she continued.
“And honestly, I don’t think I’ll work in telly again. I honestly don’t.”
Lucy also confirmed the alleged victim “wouldn’t talk to me much” and “declined my offer of support”.
She said the girl “explained that she’s been silenced” adding: “And she was worried about other people.
“She was worried that if she told someone, then there was a legal burden on them as well.”
A three-year joint investigation by ITV News and the Guardian has revealed allegations dating back as far as 2003 against Walliams. He denies the claims.
One of the schoolgirls said an alleged encounter amounted to “sexual assault” and claims he told her to wait until she was 16 for sex.
Multiple women have also claimed they were “groomed” by the star when they were teens and have painted the star as “pushy” and “predatory”.
A string of his alleged victims opened up about their shocking experiences of the disgraced comic.
It was also claimed he had sent a slew of creepy emails and messages – including begging for nude pictures – to multiple teenage girls.
The allegations – featured in a documentary – also accuse Walliams of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment at both Britain’s Got Talent and HarperCollins, who published his hit children’s books.
Walliams, 55, was unmasked as the mystery celebrity behind a failed legal bid to prevent the allegations being made public.
The Little Britain star had sought an injunction against Independent Television News (ITN), which produces news programmes for ITV and Channel 4.
Walliams also attempted to block Guardian News and Media, publisher of The Guardian, from publishing the claims to keep his name hidden but a High Court judge dismissed his bid for an injunction last week.
TIMELINE OF CLAIMS
2003 – Grooming claim as Little Britain takes off
Little Britain makes Walliams a household name. He reportedly contacted 18-year-old model Lilly Creightmore, who later claimed she was groomed.
2004 – Walliams meets a 15-year-old fan
He meets aspiring comedy writer Alex, 15, at a fan event and offers her work experience.
2005 – Alleged sexual messages
Alex, now 17, claims Walliams begins asking her for sexual photographs. He denies this.
2006 – Alex alleges grooming
Alex claims she has sex with Walliams aged 17 and later accuses him of grooming her. He denies the allegations.
2007 – Girl, 15, alleges sexual assault
Jade claims Walliams sexually assaulted her after contacting her on MySpace but he denies any sexual contact. Another model, Ella, also alleges unwanted advances.
2015 – Teen girls invited to Britain’s Got Talent dressing room
Teenager Abby claims she and three other girls were left alone with Walliams in his dressing room. His lawyers deny this.
2016 – More allegations
Sarah claims Walliams tried to kiss her at his home before attempting to lead her towards his bedroom. He denies wrongdoing.
2017 – Britain’s Got Talent behaviour questioned
A production worker accuses of inappropriate behaviour by Walliams, while another colleague claims he made derogatory comments about her appearance. He denies the allegations.
2022 – Quits Britain’s Got Talent
Walliams leaves the show after recordings of sexually explicit and derogatory comments about contestants are leaked. He apologises.
2023 – Takes Britain’s Got Talent to court
Walliams sues production company Fremantle over alleged misuse of private information. The case ends in an apology and financial settlement.
2025 – Dropped by publisher
HarperCollins drops Walliams following reports of inappropriate behaviour towards young female staff. He strongly denies wrongdoing.
2026 – Injunction bid thrown out
Walliams loses his High Court bid to block publication of the allegations and misses the deadline to appeal.
In a statement to ITV News and The Guardian, Walliams denied the bombshell claims saying “I am not a sexual predator”.
He 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 it 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 twenty years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”
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