Jess Phillips says it is 'hard to believe' no-one knew the suspicions about David Walliams' behaviour with young girls - after taking her children to meet the 'legend' during election campaign

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The former safeguarding minister lashed out at the entertainment industry after it was alleged teenage girls were sent to Walliams' Britain's Got Talent dressing room without a chaperone.

Published: 11:15 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 11:25 GMT, 11 November 2026

Labour's Jess Phillips today said it was 'dazzlingly hard to believe' no one was aware of David Walliams' alleged behaviour towards teenage girls at the height of his fame – despite taking her own children to meet the 'legend'.

The former safeguarding minister lashed out at the entertainment industry after it was alleged teenage girls were sent to Walliams' Britain's Got Talent (BGT) dressing room without a chaperone.

She said safeguarding was 'the responsibility of everybody' after the best-selling author and former BGT judge, 55, was named as part of an investigation by the Guardian and ITV News yesterday, after he tried to obtain an injunction to prevent the reporting of allegations against him.

Ms Phillips told Radio 4's Today programme: 'I have to say I find it dazzlingly hard to believe that people didn't know about this or didn't see that there were patterns.

'There are also cases that are coming out that worked on various different programmes saying they tried to report, that they were made to sign Non Disclosure Agreements.

'There are no two ways about the fact that this was propped up, whether you are talking about the [Russell] Brand story or the Walliams story, this is the responsibility of everybody.'

While campaigning for Labour ahead of the 2019 general election, Ms Phillips posted a picture of her two children meeting Walliams as a 'birthday treat', describing him as a 'legend' who 'spoilt them rotten'.

While campaigning for Labour ahead of the 2019 general election, Jess Phillips posted an image of her two children with Walliams

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