Whistleblower speaks out despite fears she will be viewed as a troublemaker over David Walliams allegations

A well-known British comedian has revealed that she provided information to the Guardian about a victim confiding in her over the alleged sexual conduct of David Walliams.

Lucy Beaumont has revealed that she is one of the whistleblowers behind the allegations against the comedian and writer.

Speaking in an interview with Sky Today, Ms Beaumont said that she feared she may never work in television again because she would be viewed as a troublemaker but was fearful one of the alleged victims would take her own life..

“There’s only so much you can do,” she said. “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.”

Ms Beaumont said that TV worker confided in her, stating that he had been asked to bring young women to Walliams’ dressing room — she then spoke to one of the young women.

“I’m nearly crying ... she couldn’t talk to family or friends or her therapist,” Ms Beaumont said.

The allegations, along with those part of a joint investigation by ITV and the Guardian, went public after Walliams failed to have his identity concealed by the High Court and missed a deadline to take the case to the Court of Appeal.

Journalists from ITV and the Guardian working a joint investigation into the 55-year-old spoke to more than 100 people about the comedians’ alleged behaviour.

Documentary Power Is Silence, aired by ITV, outlines some of the allegations.

It included Jade, who said she was 15 when she was allegedly contacted by Walliams — who was 36 at the time — and invited to his home where he is alleged to have engaged in sexual contact.

The allegations, and Ms Beaumont’s announcement as one of the key whistleblowers, has prompted industry fallout.

UK’s Sky Today told Variety on Wednesday that it had dropped the film Fing!. It had been set for release in the UK and Ireland in January.

The film is based on a Walliams children’s book and features him in an on-screen cameo.

Fing! is still set to be released in the US in early 2027 but Walliams’ name will be removed from the credits and his on-screen cameo cut.

In a response to the allegations and investigations, Walliams posted a statement: “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.”