David Walliams Faces Fresh Claims Over Contact With Teen Girls

David Walliams is facing renewed scrutiny after Abby Tomlinson, a senior aide to Andy Burnham, alleged that he invited her to a Britain’s Got Talent live show when she was 17. Walliams was a judge on the programme at the time, in 2015. The claims were reported by The Guardian and ITV News as part of a joint investigation. Tomlinson said she took a 13-year-old girl with her to the show and that they were brought to Walliams’ dressing room, where two other girls, aged 16 and 17, were waiting. She alleged that the young people were left alone with him and told The Guardian: “It was absolutely the case, the door was shut and we were alone with him.” She also described him as someone with access to young women and teenage girls. Tomlinson said she had previously posted about her concerns on social media. In a 2020 post, she recalled that Walliams had invited her to meet him at 17, interacted with her Instagram after she turned 18 and later sent her a message commenting on her appearance. Walliams’ lawyers say the latest claim is misleading. The investigation also included a separate allegation from a woman identified as Jade. She said Walliams contacted her online when she was 15 and that, after they met, he sexually assaulted her at his home. These are allegations, not findings of fact. Walliams’ attempt to prevent ITV News and The Guardian from publishing the investigation was unsuccessful in the High Court. A spokesman for Burnham described the claims as “deeply troubling,” according to the report, and Labour suspended Walliams as a party member. The article says several women have made allegations of sexual misconduct against the comedian. Walliams has denied the account described by Tomlinson through his lawyers; the supplied report does not include a response to every allegation.