Comedian Lucy Beaumont says she believes she will never work in television again after revealing herself as a whistleblower on David Walliams.
The 43-year-old comic opened up about her reaction to hearing of allegations made against the Little Britain star, who has been accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour by multiple women, including two who claim to have been “groomed” by Walliams when they were 15.
Walliams, 55, has denied any wrongdoing.
Appearing on Sky News, Beaumont has revealed she went to the Guardian – which reported the allegations in a joint investigation with ITV News – with information.
“The reason I’m speaking out about this when I know everyone I know knows this, and I don’t hear anybody talking about it,” she said.
“And honestly, I don’t think I’ll work in telly again. I honestly don’t.”
Beaumont said she was approached by a male television worker who claimed his job involved taking “young girls” who were “definitely” over 16 to the former Britain's Got Talent judge's dressing room.
“I did as much as I could do privately and whenever I’ve heard a rumour about anyone, I’ve done everything I can,” Beaumont said.
“There’s only so much you can do. I’m not the police,” she continued. “But I was really worried, and I was one of the whistleblowers.”
Beaumont noted that she never worked with Walliams, or witnessed any of the alleged behaviour.
She added: “I was worried that these girls were young. What I did was I then tried to contact some of them to check and to ask if they were all right.”
Addressing her decision to speak out and the repercussions she might face, Beaumont said she didn’t think she will work in television again because people “lose work” for challenging the behaviour of high-profile individuals and are branded as a “trouble causer”.
She added that there are “lots of other people who can do your job”, joking that she might switch careers and become a Pilates teacher.
On Tuesday (10 November) Walliams was revealed to be the celebrity behind an injunction attempting to prevent the publication of allegations that he contacted teenage girls and young women for sexual purposes.
The High Court judge previously dismissed Walliams' bid to prevent the publication of the allegations, but granted him permission to appeal and temporarily kept his identity hidden.
However, Walliams missed a deadline on Monday (9 November 2026) to take the case to the Court of Appeal, meaning he can now be named.
A three-year joint investigation by ITV News and the Guardian revealed a series of allegations dating back to 2003, with some accusers being as young as 15. Walliams denies all the allegations.
In a statement to the Guardian and ITV News, the comedian said: “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.
“And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did…
“I am not a sexual predator… I have not broken the law… I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to twenty years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”
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