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David Walliams apologises for offensive comments during Britain’s Got Talent

Comments were caught on a microphone during breaks at London Palladium recording.

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AGT judge David Walliams has apologised for derogatory and explicit comments he made during a recording of Britain’s Got Talent.

The comments made during a 2020 recording at the London Palladium were leaked in a transcript to the Guardian.

One of the incidents captured in the transcript involved an older performer who engaged in some lighthearted banter with the judges in which he made a jibe about Walliams.

After an unsuccessful audition, the pensioner walked off stage. When he was out of earshot, the transcript suggests, Walliams described him as “a c***” three times.

The comments were picked up by microphones during breaks in discussions between the judges.

The other incident occurred shortly after a female contestant walked off stage.

Walliams then remarked: “She’s like the slightly boring girl you meet in the pub that thinks you want to f*** them, but you don’t.”

Walliams reiterated: “She thinks you want to f*** her, but you don’t.”

He then added: “I know, she’s just like: ‘Oh, f*** off!’ I was saying, she thinks you want to f*** 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 boner, but now it’s going, it’s now shrivelled up inside my body.”

In a statement, Walliams 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.”

A Thames spokesperson said that even though the production company regarded Walliams’ comments as private, his language was “inappropriate” and he had been reminded of the show’s “expectations as to future professional conduct”.

A spokesperson for Simon Cowell and Syco Entertainment said: “We were unaware of the alleged conversation until contacted by the Guardian, and whilst it is not suggested Simon heard the alleged remarks, we can confirm he did not. Britain’s Got Talent is a family show and we do not condone the use of any such language.”

David Walliams is currently a resident judge on AGT which has a second semi-final and grand final yet to air.

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  1. Exactly. I’m sure of the thousands who’ve auditioned over the years some of the individuals have been worth passing strongly worded negative comments on, just like staff would of the hundreds of people who pass through a shop or a bar etc. in any given week.

  2. Why must we (in the broad sense) continue to make mountains out of molehills. These trivial things get leaked and they get whipped up into a scandal and for what? Celebs swear. Celebs are mean sometimes. So?

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