David Walliams apologises after making derogatory remarks about BGT contestants in leaked recordings

10.11.2022 - 16:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams has been forced to make an apology after making derogatory comments about contestants who have appeared on the ITV show.

Leaked recordings have surfaced of conversations between David, 51, and an unknown person in which he makes disrespectful remarks about several people who auditioned for the programme at the London Palladium in 2020.

David, who has been a judge on Britain's Got Talent for ten years, described a contestant as a "c**t", before claiming another would think the judge wanted to "f**k her".

The recordings have been obtained by The Guardian. Walliams went on to comment about the female contestant, by saying: "I know, she's just like: 'Oh, f**k off!' I was saying, she thinks you want to f**k her, but you don't.

"It's the last thing on your mind, but she's like: 'Yep, I bet you do!' 'No I don't!' I had a bit of a b***r, but now it’s going, it's now shrivelled up inside my body."

The comedian, who is best known for sketch shows as well as being a best-selling children's author has since said: "I would like to apologise to the people I made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain's Got Talent in 2020.

"These were private conversations and – like most conversations with friends – were never intended to be shared. Nevertheless, I am sorry."

There is no suggestion that David's fellow judges including Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell were aware of the comments, nor is there a suggestion hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly knew.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Thames TV, the production company behind Britain's Got Talent, explained that despite David's comments being made in a private conversation, they were "inappropriate" and he has been