Comedian Lucy Beaumont fears TV blacklist after blowing whistle on heinous David Walliams allegations

See more of our coverage in your search results. A comedian who shared concerns about David Walliams’ inappropriate behavior with the British press fears she will never work in the television industry again after the best-selling children’s book author was accused of using his celebrity status to groom women for sex. Lucy Beaumont, 43, told Sky News on Tuesday she was approached three years ago by a “young person” working their first job in the industry, who had voiced concerns about the “Little Britain” star’s behind-the-scenes behavior. “They took me aside and said ‘I need to tell somebody something’ and confided in me some of his conduct that they were really worried about,” Beaumont said of the concerning interaction. Beaumont said the “young person” was required to take girls – who he thought were “definitely” over 16, the legal age of consent in the UK – to Walliams’ dressing room. Comedian Lucy Beaumont identified herself to be a whistleblower on David Walliams. Sky News “The thing that struck me about it and that I was very concerned about was that he said they were very working-class girls, and some of them had never been to London before,” she said. “They’d never been around TV. He felt they were vulnerable. This is the point of me talking about this because unless you do talk about it frankly, I don’t think anything will change. “At the time, he didn’t think there was a process — a way to let people know within the TV company what was happening and how he felt, and I was really worried.” Beaumont then said she was one of the people who shared the allegations with the Guardian newspaper – which identified the former “Britain’s Got Talent” judge on Tuesday after his lawyers failed to secure an injunction to prevent his unmasking. “I was really worried and I was one of the whistleblowers. I was one of the people to let the Guardian know. People are saying – ‘Why tell journalists?’ There’s no HR department in TV. There’s no proper duty of care. “There’s no social services that you deal with, and it’s partly because the industry is very well managed. There hasn’t been a process that you can deal with.” Walliams, a best-selling children’s book author, has denied all wrongdoing. David Hartley/Shutterstock Beaumont then revealed she contacted one of the girls because she felt she had a duty of care – alluding to her past career in teaching and child safeguarding – and offered to pay for her legal fees. “I was really worried about her,” the “Celebrity Traitors” star said. “I was really worried. I was really worried she was going to take her own life because of it.” “I offered to pay legal fees to try and get her some protection. I’m not necessarily saying that what she said was true, but I wanted to help her because it was a world she was really out of her depth with,” she said, before revealing the girl signed a non-disclosure agreement. Beaumont expressed fears about how she felt raising the alarm could jeopardize her future career. “I don’t think I’ll work in [television] again. The reason high-profile people are not saying anything is because they lose work because you’re seen as that you might be a trouble causer. Walliams was awarded an OBE in 2017 for services to the arts and charity industries. REUTERS “I’ll slowly start getting less work and because everyone in TV is really well paid, we’re all paid really well, no one wants to mess that up.” Beaumont said she would become a Pilates teacher if she never worked in the industry again, describing television as a career where people are “very replaceable.” “There’s lots of other people that can do your job,” she added. “That’s what makes you careful about what you say. My only point is to try and change things because.“This has been on my mind for years and years.” Walliams is accused by two women, now in their 30s, of using his celebrity status to groom them for sex. They were just 15 when they first met Walliams – and opened up to the Guardian about how their interactions left a lasting mark on their lives. One claimed to have met Walliams at a fan event, where he called her a “very attractive lady.” She said she spoke to him on the phone and over email for years before they allegedly began having sex. The other alleged Walliams initiated sexual contact weeks after they met — and, when agreeing to stop, allegedly said they “should wait until [she was] 16 and … keep in contact.” Walliams denied any wrongdoing in a statement published Tuesday, writing, “Looking back, I realize that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with. “And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something I never did,” he continued. “I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law, but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.” The Guardian and Independent Television News have been jointly investigating Walliams for months – but Walliams sought an injunction against ITN as well as Guardian News and Media, who wanted to publish the allegations along with his name, but he lost his bid on Nov. 3 when the judge ruled he could be named. Prior to Walliams’ defeat in the High Court, his attorney, Sara Mansoori KC, argued that if her client’s name was published, he would try to take his own life, as he already attempted to do so twice before. She told the court of the accusations, “The only reason they would not be fatal is because the claimant would be locked up and prevented from his desire to end his life. “The claimant has attempted suicide twice as a result of these matters, been hospitalized for months, been the subject of involuntary detention and been examined by multiple — now more than 10 — doctors.” Mansoori also said that while the claimant denies the allegations, he “has no intention of returning to public life.” Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. 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