David Walliams's lawyers 'sent threatening letter' to teenage accuser when she tried to warn others about him online after meeting him at Britain's Got Talent

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The woman, named as Zara, met the Britain's Got Talent judge at a show recording in 2016 when she was aged 18 - and tried to tell other young women about him online.

Published: 13:11 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 14:33 GMT, 12 November 2026

Lawyers for David Walliams were today accused of sending a 'threatening' letter to a woman who was trying to warn others about his behaviour ten years ago.

The woman, named as Zara, met the Britain's Got Talent judge at a show recording in 2016 when she was aged 18 – and tried to tell other young women about him online.

But she received a warning letter from Walliams's lawyers which suggested she could be committing a 'serious civil offence' and could face a legal claim from him.

The letter said: 'We act for David Walliams. Let us be absolutely clear: you are at a significant risk of committing a serious civil offence should you disclose, to the press or any other third party, private information concerning our client...

'Should you disclose our client's private information... he will be entitled to issue a legal claim against you.'

The existence of the letter was revealed by ITV News today, two days after the outlet and the Guardian jointly named Walliams as part of a three-year investigation.

On Tuesday, the best-selling author and comedian was accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers as young as 15.

Zara recalled how she was 'shaking' when she read the email in her inbox, saying: 'It was just really threatening... I was like bloody hell what have I done?

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