The transcript also included further sexually explicit comments made after a female contestant had walked off the stage. During the audition, the contestant had engaged in lighthearted banter with the judges in which he made a jibe about Walliams. He apologised earlier this month after the Guardian published derogatory remarks and sexually explicit comments he had made about participants auditioning for the ITV show at the London Palladium in January 2020.Īccording to a leaked transcript seen by the Guardian, Walliams referred to an older performer as a “cunt” three times when he was out of earshot after an unsuccessful audition.
He has kept an unusually low profile in recent weeks, avoiding red carpet events that would result in media coverage. Sources suggested it was Walliams’ decision not to take part in the programme. The comedian had also been booked to appear on Jonathan Ross’s ITV chatshow on Saturday night but will no longer be doing so. No decision, though, has been made as yet.” “It’s still very much up in the air at the moment on whether David is going to take part in next year’s show. “The judging panel for Britain’s Got Talent 2023 will be announced in due course,” the show’s spokesperson said.
