UK celebrity who sued to be shielded in sexual misconduct exposé has been identified

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News on Nov 10, 2026

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A British celebrity whose legal team warned that he may harm himself if identified by media outlets as a sexual predator has been identified as comedian and children’s author David Walliams.

Walliams, who denies any wrongdoing, had asked a U.K. court to stop news agencies ITN and Guardian News and Media from reporting on his alleged misconduct involving young fans. A judge acknowledged last week that the 55-year-old writer’s history suggests he might need medical help to deal with the fallout coming his way, but ruled that news agencies had a right to report on him.

The Guardian did just that on Tuesday with a story alleging that one of the “Code Name Bananas” writer’s alleged targets was a girl he met when she was 15 and began having sex with a couple years later. He was 32 when they met.

That aspiring author was described as “one of multiple women who allege Walliams abused his power and position as a celebrity to prey on them for sexual purposes when they were teenagers or young women.”

Some of the young women who came to know Walliams said they were “traumatized” by their interactions with him. Most of them were reportedly 18 or older when they became involved with the the millionaire show business personality. He appeared in British television shows including “Little Britain,” “Britain’s Got Talent” and “Walliams and Friend.”

Walliams told media agencies reporting on him that he “behaved thoughtlessly” toward people with whom he was sexually involved, but denied doing anything illegal or abusing his power as a public figure.

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