Britain's Got Talent

DAVID Walliams plucked a model out of the Britain’s Got Talent audience then pestered her for sex, it was claimed last night.

Louisa — whose full name we are not disclosing — told The Sun how the disgraced entertainer paraded in front of her in a towel and begged her for intimate photos.

The aspiring model’s life turned upside-down after a night with her father to watch BGT auditions in Birmingham in February 2015.

Production staff picked her out of the queue to give her a seat near the front, before she was moved again to the front row, leaving her dad at the back of the auditorium.

She claimed Walliams “clocked” her as soon as he came out with fellow judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.

She said: “I think a producer must have had a word, because he was looking out for me as soon as he emerged on stage — smiling and trying to catch my eye.

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“During filming he turned around and threw me a sweet, no one else. He wanted me to know he’d seen me. I didn’t know what was going on.”

After the show a producer singled out Louisa to ask if she could return the next day to “work on sketches” with them for spin-off show Britain’s Got More Talent.

Louisa said: “When I got home that night I told my partner. He didn’t believe me.

“Then suddenly David Walliams rang my phone. I’d left my number with the producer. David said I was charismatic and one of their models had dropped out, so he’d love it if I could fill in for them. I was in dreamland.

“And then the next morning I had a lovely chauffeured Mercedes pull up outside my home on a Walsall council estate.

“I was taken to Birmingham and met presenter Stephen Mulhern, ‘dancing’ dog Pudsey, and the band Diversity. It was all amazing.”

However there was a nasty surprise in store for Louisa, who went on: “I was ushered into my own dressing room when Walliams appeared naked apart from a towel. He claimed his shower was broken.

“I was intimidated and uncomfortable but didn’t know what to do or say. I was timid, on my own, and thought naively this is what happens in the world of TV.

“David stood there chatting and being very flirty. Looking back I think he was hoping I’d make a move on him there and then.

“I’m not that kind of girl. I’ve had one relationship in my life. I was appalled and freaked out.”

Louisa, then 24, had been asked to bring “provocative clothing” and posed in a skimpy top and hotpants while Walliams was dressed as a dog. She had to lead him out on a leash, and sit on his lap.

A clip showed co-host Mulhern asking Louisa if the star had been a “good boy”, then with a nudge and a wink he said to Walliams: “Did you get any treats?”

Afterwards, Walliams began lavishing Louisa with jewellery and designer handbags.

He would also FaceTime her and began begging for “sexual pictures”.

Louisa eventually visited his London home, but insisted on taking a pal.

She said: “He loved talking about himself. I was a masseuse and part-time model and he offered me a job there and then, saying I could work his body whenever he was stressed.

“It was sleazy, but I was caught up in it all. He made it obvious what he wanted from me.”

However she said his attitude later changed, recalling: “David grew impatient when I wasn’t doing everything he wanted. His wacky, fun public demeanour evaporated.

“He was particularly cruel one night at the Hotel Du Vin in Birmingham. I wouldn’t give him what he wanted and he called me boring, saying I reminded him of his wife because it was like we’d been married for years.”

Walliams split from supermodel Lara Stone in 2015.

Louisa said it was her love for her two children which gave her the strength to cut ties with him.

She said: “One time I was meant to go and meet him. I got to the train station but just watched the train go past. I’d had two years of being used by him. I didn’t want to be his ‘Birmingham babe’.

“I’d been picked up then tossed away like rubbish on a whim because I wasn’t pleasing him.”

Louisa said it led to the end of her long-term relationship and an ADHD diagnosis.

She said: “I was in bits. I had to take anti-depressants. He doesn’t realise what he’s done to me. Everybody hailed David. But the reality is, he’s a bit of a monster.”

A former junior BGT employee also said he saw two “very young” people in Walliams’ dressing room in 2017, while the star was wearing just a towel.

BGT bosses are now to wipe disgraced Walliams — a show judge for ten years — from film montages for its 20th anniversary tribute next year.

One source said: “They don’t plan on even mentioning it.”

BGT producers Fremantle said last night: “We are disturbed and concerned at these serious allegations.

“During David’s time on the show and in the intervening period, no complaint was ever made regarding his behaviour to Fremantle UK.

“If anyone feels they have been the subject of any impropriety or wrongdoing by anyone on any Fremantle or associated labels’ productions, we encourage them to come forward.”

Williams rejects any wrongdoing and has not been accused of any criminal conduct.

THEY scored a resounding victory for farmers everywhere when they won Britain’s Got Talent this year.

And now the Hawkstone ­Farmers Choir want to follow their success with a place on the Glastonbury main stage — and are calling for Emily Eavis to sign them up for next year.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, one of the choir’s leaders, Katryna Shell, told how the group have their sights set on the famous festival, saying: “Our dream is to play the main stage at Worthy Farm. We’re farmers, so it’s kind of meant to be, isn’t it?

“But we haven’t had the call yet. So Emily, if you’re reading this, we’re open, we’re here, we’re listening.”

There’s no doubt that the 32-strong choir would be right at home in the Glastonbury mud and puddles.

The singers — all of whom are working farmers in their day jobs — were brought together by Sun ­columnist Jeremy Clarkson last year when he put out a casting call for a group to sing the expletive-heavy lyrics of a song for his ­Hawkstone beer advert.

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But he could never have predicted the unlikely bunch of livestock and arable experts would go on to the final of the ITV talent show, where he cheered them on from the front row as they were declared winners.

James Florey, from Witney, Oxon, said: “Jeremy is always there supporting us — the same with Kaleb Cooper and all of the Clarkson’s Farm team.

“It’s really nice knowing they’ve got our backs.

“Last week, we performed at the British Farming Awards and Jeremy made the time to come along, even though he had to leave straight afterwards.

“And when we ­finished, I saw Kaleb standing on a chair going wild.

“The fact that Jeremy came all the way down for the final — and I don’t think Britain’s Got Talent is necessarily his thing — was great.

“But he came and met us outside before we went on stage, to encourage us.

“He said, ‘I can’t believe what you guys have done and how far you’ve moved this, and the difference you are making to people’s lives.’

“But by backing us, he is also helping to get our supportive message out there, so it’s a collaborative effort.”

And it turned out the ex-Top Gear host was no less enthusiastic when it came to helping the choir celebrate their BGT win, as they revealed he sank pints with them and show judge Amanda Holden in a pub until 3am.

Katryna, from Alnwick, Northumberland, said: “How did we celebrate? We went to the pub with ­Jeremy and Amanda.

“That was a really good night — we were all out till 3am.

“And we hadn’t eaten before the final because we were so nervous.

“Then we won and I was feeling a bit jittery — it was all the excitement.

And it got to about ­mid- night and I was starving. ­Someone came in with a kebab, and it was all I could smell.

“So we left the party in search of the kebab shop, which was about five miles away, got a kebab and then came back.”

Since their win in May, the choir have been inundated with messages of support from fans both inside and outside of the farming community.

After the release of their debut ­single Absolution last month, their new album, This Is Home, follows on November 20 — and they have a UK tour beginning in March next year.

There is also the small matter of performing in front of royalty, when they take to the stage at the Royal Variety Performance next month.

But the members confirmed they won’t be undergoing a glow-up ahead of the big night and are happy to tread the boards of the Royal Albert Hall in wellies and jeans.

They also insist there is no chance of them letting fame go to their heads — because hours after rehearsing for a performance they could be back drilling crops or mucking out livestock.

“This is our glow-up,” said Katryna, gesturing to the group’s clean jeans and shirts.

“I auditioned for BGT in boots that smelled of manure. A guy interviewing me for a video was like, ‘What’s that smell?’”

She continued: “Someone asked me, ‘Do you think the fame will go to your head?’ And I said, ‘No, because every time I come away from whatever we’re doing, I’m thrown right back into farm life, mucking out ­livestock and so on.

“I’ve got three young children as well, so I’ll be looking after them.

“It is challenging and we’re all leaning on friends and family to keep everything working and safe, but we love what we do.”

Fellow farmer Ben Brooke, from March, in Cambridgeshire, said: “It has been hectic, juggling the choir and our normal day jobs. I’m an arable farmer, and I’m lucky as I have my dad in the business too, so he can step in while I’m away.

“At the moment, we are drilling the crops that will be harvested next summer.

“And then there’s running the ­people who work for us — we used to have 50 and now we have four.

“I’m trying to get involved as much as I can without going off singing all the time. That’s the main job.

“But is also so important for us to keep doing what we are doing, because it is bigger than us.

“Farming is inherently super- isolating, and it’s also quite an old-school industry, so no one seems to open up.

“For other farmers to see us having conversations and supporting each other goes a long way.

“We’ve had lots of people opening up to us online, sending us messages, and it’s important they know they are not alone. We want to have these conversations because we want to make a difference.”

James, who says he has struggled with mental health problems in the past, adds that for him joining the choir has been “like therapy”.

And he said it is more important to support farmers’ mental health now than ever before.

He went on: “It is a difficult time for farmers, and there is huge pressure because it is not the sort of industry you can just step away from and say, ‘Actually, you know what, this isn’t profitable at the momen’.

“There’s so much legacy and so much family history behind it. And people will often feel the pressure of that weighing down on them as well as all the financial burdens.

“You don’t want to be that generation that fails or lets things slide.

“Coming together as part of this group has been like therapy because everyone here understands what you are going through.

“And sharing some of our own ­stories and challenges has made ­others aware they are not alone.

“For me, this is one of the best things we’ve ever done, and you never know where it might lead. But hopefully it will be to the top of the charts.”

•  The Hawkstone Choir’s debut album This Is Home is out on November 20 and their UK tour begins in March next year.

Alesha Dixon leapt to the defence of her The Voice UK co-star Cheryl Tweedy after a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent attempted to criticise the Girls Aloud singer

Alesha Dixon instantly supported Cheryl Tweedy following a scathing comment from a Britain’s Got Talent hopeful. Although Alesha is currently appearing on the ITV talent show as a judge, next year she will take on a new role.

The singer will join Stacey Solomon, taking over from Emma Willis, as the pair join forces to host The Voice UK. The singing competition, which also airs on ITV, has undergone a major shake-up, with longstanding coach Sir Jom Jones axed.

Instead, Will.i.am will be returning alongside Kelly Rowland. Girls Aloud singer, Cheryl Tweedy, will join the panel alongside rapper Aitch. And it appears Alesha has already formed a strong bond with Cheryl.

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During filming for Britain’s Got Talent in Blackpool, it’s reported that a contestant attempted to criticise Cheryl’s vocal abilities. The Sun reports that Alesha hit back instantly.

The Mis-Teeq star slammed her red buzzer halfway through the hopeful’s act and used her feedback to make it clear that she wouldn’t allow his comments. “You don’t come after a mate of mine,” the singer fumed.

Although fans won’t see Cheryl taking on her full-time role as a coach until next year, they were, however, treated to a glimpse earlier this month. The singer joined her pal Will during the Battles Round of the ITV competition.

During the episode, Will revealed that he had been trying to get Cheryl to join him for the past 13 years. Cheryl knows exactly what it takes to make it in the music industry, having found fame after being selected for Girls Aloud on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002.

Speaking to Team Will, the Call My Name songstress said: “I’m so excited for you. You couldn’t be in better hands than you are with my man Will. Will and I have collaborated a lot over the years, so we know what it’s like for two very different artists to come together. I wish you all the very best for what you’ve got today, and I’m excited to see you all!”

Reflecting on her own experience, having found fame on Popstars, Cheryl said during a solo interview: “I have stood in the shoes that the contestants are standing in, and I know what it feels like to perform in this environment. You’ve just got to know that you’re good, or you wouldn’t be here.”

Cheryl’s decision to sign up for the show marks a return to television after a lengthy break from the spotlight. In recent years, Cheryl has turned her attention to family life and has only taken on brief work spells, including her West End debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story.

While she once dominated the music industry and became the first female artist to have five records debut at Number One, her last single, Let You, was released in 2019 and peaked at Number 57 on the Official Charts Company.

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