Johnny Vegas accused of 'kissing and groping' young woman on stage as details of 'disgusting' 2008 gig re-emerge

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Vegas, 56, is alleged to have got the woman, said to be aged 18 or 19, onto the stage during a set at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.

Published: 17:07 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 17:46 GMT, 12 November 2026

Comedian Johnny Vegas was accused of kissing and groping a young woman on stage as details of a 'disgusting' gig from 18 years ago re-emerged.

Vegas, 56, is alleged to have got the woman, said to be aged 18 or 19, onto the stage during a set at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.

Journalist Mary O'Hara wrote at the time that Vegas proceeded to kiss and grope the woman on stage, saying it left her 'disgusted'.

At the time, representatives for Vegas maintained the segment was consensual audience participation and the woman had willingly taken part.

She described how the 'nervous' girl was carried on stage by six audience members – described as 'pallbearers' – and told to lie still.

She wrote that Vegas crouched down beside the girl 'while repeatedly saying, "don't f***ing move." Then he ran his hand up her leg and began pulling her skirt up.

'Every time he looked up to address the audience, she would reach down and pull her skirt back down, but he kept pulling it back up.'

Ms O'Hara went on: 'The more the young woman was groped, the more anxious one of the "pallbearers" looked. Then Vegas straddled the young woman, pinning her to the floor, and kissing her for quite a while.'

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