Britain's Got Talent producer urges anyone affected to come forward after David Walliams allegations

Fremantle UK, the company that produces Britain's Got Talent for ITV, has urged anyone who feels they were wronged to come forward. The call follows allegations against former judge David Walliams. Fremantle UK told Deadline that it was disturbed and concerned by the serious allegations.

The Guardian and ITV News have alleged that Walliams invited teenagers to his dressing room on the show. They also alleged that he invited an 18-year-old woman he had met on the programme to his hotel, and later to his house.

Walliams left Britain's Got Talent in 2022, after a leaked recording in which he made derogatory comments about contestants. He later settled with Fremantle over that recording. The company apologised for allowing his private conversations to be published.

Fremantle said Walliams has not been a judge on the show for more than four years. It also said no complaint about his behaviour had ever been made to the company, either during his time on the programme or since. ITV said the same, confirming that Fremantle had never received complaints about him.

ITV said Britain's Got Talent is made for the channel by Fremantle, which has day-to-day responsibility for what is known as duty of care. That is the legal and moral duty to keep the people working on a production safe, including performers.

Fremantle had not yet opened a formal investigation into the allegations when Deadline reported the story. The company's appeal is aimed at anyone who believes they were the subject of wrongdoing, whether connected to the show or not.