Lucy Beaumont Says She Intervened to Support a Junior TV Worker Over David Walliams

Lucy Beaumont has said she stepped in to support a junior TV worker who was concerned about David Walliams' behaviour, and that she feared speaking out would damage her career. Her account was published by The Guardian on 15 November 2026.

Beaumont, who has appeared on Celebrity Traitors, Taskmaster and Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, said the junior worker approached her alleging that he had been asked to take young women to Walliams' dressing room. She said she did not witness such behaviour herself. She also said she feared that speaking out would brand her a troublemaker and mean she would never work in television again.

Beaumont spoke to The Guardian and ITV News as part of their three-year joint investigation. Multiple women have accused Walliams of using his power and celebrity status to prey on young women and teenagers for sex. Walliams denies any wrongdoing in relation to the allegations.

Beaumont said she received thousands of messages in response to her intervention. Her book, Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum, sold out online, and sold out in paperback and hardback on Amazon after she spoke about her career fears. Fans also posted online about buying tickets to her current tour.