Comedian Lucy Beaumont says she believes she will never work in television again after revealing herself as a whistleblower on David Walliams.
The 43-year-old comic opened up about her reaction to hearing of allegations made against the Little Britain star, who has been accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour by multiple women, including two who claim to have been “groomed” by Walliams when they were 15.
Walliams, 55, has denied any wrongdoing.
Appearing on Sky News, Beaumont has revealed she went to the Guardian – which reported the allegations in a joint investigation with ITV News – with information.
“The reason I’m speaking out about this when I know everyone I know knows this, and I don’t hear anybody talking about it,” she said.
“And honestly, I don’t think I’ll work in telly again. I honestly don’t.”
Beaumont said she was approached by a male television worker who claimed his job involved taking “young girls” who were “definitely” over 16 to the former Britain's Got Talent judge's dressing room.
“I did as much as I could do privately and whenever I’ve heard a rumour about anyone, I’ve done everything I can,” Beaumont said.
“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.”
Beaumont noted that she never worked with Walliams, or witnessed any of the alleged behaviour.
She added: “I was worried that these girls were young. What I did was I then tried to contact some of them to...
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