Lucy Beaumont feared people would think David Walliams whistleblowing was a ‘PR stunt’

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'I’ve been ready to speak up for years.'

Lucy Beaumont has admitted she worried people would think she was using the opportunity to speak out against David Walliams for ‘PR’.

The 43-year-old comedian has been widely praised in recent days for revealing she offered support to accusers of the former Britain’s Got Talent judge.

Walliams, 55, unsuccessfully sought a permanent injunction to prevent allegations of grooming and sexual assault from being published as part of an investigation by The Guardian and ITV News.

The judge ruled that it would be an ‘exceptionally serious interference’ with freedom of expression, despite Walliams’s lawyers arguing it posed a severe risk of him taking his life.

Consequently, Walliams was publicly accused of abusing his celebrity status to groom fans as young as 15 and pursue and harass women in the workplace over several years. He denies the misconduct claims.

In the immediate aftermath, Beaumont gave a powerful interview to Sky News, explaining that she offered to pay legal fees for alleged victims who had signed NDAs and aided accusers in bringing their experiences forward.

She also revealed that she was a whistleblower who offered information to The Guardian, raising concerns after being told he was hosting teenage girls in his dressing room.

Beaumont chose to act, she said, despite the possibility of never working in television herself again.

Now, the stand-up star has voiced her anxiety around people perceiving her actions wrongly, as she responded to an Instagram post mentioning her book, Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum, and upcoming tour.

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