Lucy Beaumont Says Speaking Out on David Walliams Has Risked Her TV Career
Comedian Lucy Beaumont says she does not think she will work in television again, because she spoke out about David Walliams. She made the comments in an interview with Sky News, reported by Deadline on 11 November 2026.
Beaumont said that people who challenge high-profile figures often lose work. They are also painted as troublemakers, she said. She applied that to her own situation.
She has now said publicly that she was one of the whistleblowers in the case. A whistleblower is someone who reports wrongdoing from the inside. Beaumont revealed this on The Cathy Newman Show. She also said she spoke to The Guardian as part of its reporting on Walliams.
That reporting is an investigation by ITV News and The Guardian. It alleges that Walliams used his position on shows including Little Britain and Britain's Got Talent to meet teenagers and pursue sexual contact. One of the teenagers was alleged to have been 15 at the time of her interaction with him.
Walliams has responded to the allegations. He told ITV News: "I am not a sexual predator... I have not broken the law." These remain allegations, and he denies wrongdoing.
Beaumont described how she came to be involved. A young person working on a TV show approached her with concerns. The person said Walliams allegedly hosted teenagers in his dressing room. Beaumont said she offered to pay legal fees so that a young woman allegedly involved with Walliams could get protection.
She also said she believes that young woman signed an NDA, short for non-disclosure agreement. That is a contract that limits what someone can say publicly. Beaumont said she believes the agreement stopped the woman from talking to her family, friends or a therapist.
Beaumont's comments come as the allegations are being publicly aired. Her account of her own career is her own, and it is hers to tell. Her concern is that speaking up carries a cost, and she has said that cost is already real for her.
