Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell reportedly suspected that his co-star David Walliams was “not a good person” years before Walliams was accused of preying on young girls. The two sat on the BGT panel together for several years.
Simon Cowell Suspected David Walliams Was ‘Not a Good Person’
Earlier this week, an investigation was published exposing a number of sexual misconduct allegations against former BGT judge David Walliams, who is accused of preying on girls as young as 15. Walliams departed the talent show in 2022 after audio was leaked of him making offensive remarks on set.
“Simon hasn’t had anything to do with David for a long time now and he won’t ever again,” a source told The Standard of Simon Cowell’s choice to cut ties with Walliams. “He is pleased that David went from BGT and that it has now moved on without him.”
The insider told the outlet that Simon Cowell had already suspected Walliams was “not a good person” years before the current scandal. Cowell has been a BGT judge since the first season, while Walliams joined the show in Series 6. The two sat together on the panel for 10 seasons, alongside Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.
David Walliams responded to the allegations against him with a statement in which he said he “behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with” and “did not always take people’s feelings properly into account.”
However, Walliams insisted he is “not a sexual predator” and has “not broken the law.” He added, “I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”
Walliams had sought an injunction to stop the allegations against him from being publicized due to suicide risk, but he missed the deadline to appeal. The Guardian and ITV News published their three-year investigation into Walliams earlier this week.
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Jill O'Rourke Jill O’Rourke is a contributor at Talent Recap, writing news stories and recaps for shows like ‘AGT,’ ‘The Voice,’ and ‘American Idol.’ She graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in English and Film Studies, and has been writing about pop culture since 2012, with previous bylines at Crushable and A Plus. Jill spends her free time binge-watching sitcoms and daydreaming about life as a hobbit
