Huge comedian fears they will ‘lose work’ after David Walliams bombshell

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Multiple women have accused Walliams of "grooming" them when they were teenagers. Walliams, 55, has denied any wrongdoing. Speaking to journalist Cathy Newman, Beaumont revealed…

Comedian Lucy Beaumont fears she will be backlisted from working in television revealing herself as a whistleblower on David Walliams. The TV star, formerly married to Jon Richardson, became emotional during an appearance on Sky News as she revealed she had approached The Guardian with information ahead of its joint investigation with ITV News, which reported the allegations. On Tuesday Walliams was named as the famous man who lost his bid for an injunction to prevent the publication of allegations, including purported sexual misconduct, against him.

Multiple women have accused Walliams of "grooming" them when they were teenagers. Walliams, 55, has denied any wrongdoing. Speaking to journalist Cathy Newman, Beaumont revealed that speaking out about the allegations against the former Britain’s Got Talent judge could jeopardise her career.

Lucy admitted: “Honestly, I don’t think I’ll work in telly again. I really don’t.

“The reason high-profile people are not saying anything is because they'll lose work, because you're seen as a trouble-causer."

“The reason I’m speaking out about this is when I know everyone I know knows this, and I don’t hear anybody talking about it,” she added.

The 43-year-old said she was approached by a male television worker who claimed his job involved taking “young girls” who were “definitely” over 16 to Walliams’ dressing room.

She said on Sky: “I did as much as I could do privately and whenever I’ve heard a rumour about anyone, I’ve done everything I can.

“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.”

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.”

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