Lucy Beaumont says she shared information on Walliams allegations

Comedian Lucy Beaumont said she passed information to journalists investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against David Walliams, and described concerns raised with her by a television worker about young girls being taken to the comedian’s dressing room. Walliams denies the allegations, which remain unproven in the reporting described here.

Beaumont said the worker approached her about three years ago, after working on a programme featuring Walliams. The worker later worked on a show with Beaumont and told her that part of their job had been taking young girls to Walliams’s dressing room. Beaumont said the worker felt the girls were vulnerable and believed there was no clear process for raising concerns within the television company.

Beaumont said she did not know Walliams, had never worked with him and had not witnessed any alleged conduct herself. She said she contacted a woman she understood to be among those affected and offered to pay legal fees to help her obtain protection. The woman declined the offer, Beaumont said.

Beaumont also said she feared the woman might take her own life. She believed the woman had signed a non-disclosure agreement that restricted her from...