A leaked transcript reveals that Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams branded an elderly participant a “c**t” and made sexualized and disparaging remarks about candidates while shooting an episode of the ITV show.
Walliams, one of the most well-known television personalities and children’s book authors in the United Kingdom, was heard calling one candidate a “c**t” and said of another, “She thinks you want to f**k her, but you don’t.”
According to the Guardian, the insulting remarks were made during a filmed audition performance at the London Palladium in January 2020.
In one instance, an older performer joked about Walliams while engaging in lighter banter with the judges.
After the elderly departed the audition, Walliams allegedly referred to him three times as a “c**t.”
Microphones used to record the judges’ conversation picked up their remarks.
Walliams, one of the most well-known television personalities and children’s book authors in the United Kingdom, was heard calling one candidate a “c**t” and said of another, “She thinks you want to f**k her, but you don’t.”
In a second occurrence, a woman auditioning for the same performance had left the stage.
After her performance, Walliams observed, ‘She’s like the slightly dull girl you meet in a bar who thinks you want to f**k them, but you don’t.’
Walliams repeated, “She believes that you want to f**k her, but you don’t.”
He continued, “I know, she’s like, ‘Oh, f**k off!’”
I was stating that she believes you want to have sexual relations with her, but you don’t. She says, “Yes, I bet you do! ‘ ‘No I don’t! “I had a little of a bone, but it’s now gone; it’s shrunk up inside my body.”
Walliams told the Guardian in a statement, ‘I would want to apologize to the individuals I made derogatory remarks about during breaks in filming for Britain’s Got Talent in 2020.
These were private talks that, like the vast majority of conversations between friends, were never meant to be public. Nevertheless, I apologize.
Lawyers for Walliams and Thames TV, the production firm behind Britain’s Got Talent, stated that the remarks were made during a private conversation and were never intended to be broadcast.
A representative for Thames stated that despite this, his language was “unacceptable” and he has been warned of the show’s “expectations for future professional conduct.”
A spokeswoman for Cowell and Syco Entertainment, the co-producer of Britain’s Got Talent, stated: ‘We were unaware of the purported conversation until we were approached by the Guardian, and whilst it is not implied that Simon heard the alleged remarks, we can affirm that he did not.
Britain’s Got Talent is a family-friendly program, and we do not tolerate such language.