Lucy Beaumont comes forward as David Walliams 'whistleblower' as she calls out TV industry

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She said she had never worked with Walliams or witnessed any inappropriate behaviour from him but was ‘worried that these girls were young’

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Lucy Beaumont has revealed that she was a whistleblower on David Walliams after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him.

In the joint investigation by ITV News and The Guardian, Walliams is alleged to have engaged in inappropriate behaviour towards girls as young as 15.

The comedian and writer denies all the claims made against him, saying: “I am not a sexual predator... I have not broken the law.”

Comedian Beaumont has now revealed that she gave information to The Guardian, as she called for better safeguarding in the TV industry.

Speaking to Cathy Newman on Sky News on Tuesday, November 10, the 43-year-old said that she was approached by a TV worker three years ago who made allegations against Walliams.

She said: “I don’t know Walliams, I haven’t worked with him but, bizarrely, it’s been a really strange day for me because, about three years ago, a young person – and it was their first job on TV – worked on a show he was on and the next show that they worked on was with me.

“They took me aside and said, ‘I need to tell somebody something’ and confided in me.”

Beaumont said that the worker claimed that their job was to take “young girls” to Walliams’ dressing room.

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