Guardian Publishes Sexual Abuse Allegations Against David Walliams

The Guardian has published accusations from multiple women who say David Walliams used his power and celebrity status to prey on young women and teenagers for sex, after a court rejected a legal attempt to prevent publication.

The report appeared on 10 November 2026. Walliams, one of Britain's best-known television personalities and a top-selling children's author, denies any wrongdoing, according to the Guardian.

What do the allegations say?

The Guardian's investigation, headlined "It wasn't long until he asked me if I'd ever had sex before", sets out accounts from several women. The allegations include statements from two women who said they first met the star when they were 15 years old.

The Guardian describes the claims as concerning the use of power and celebrity status to pursue young women and teenagers for sex. The newspaper attributes the accounts directly to the women who gave them. Walliams's denial of any wrongdoing is the only response recorded in the published material.

How did the story reach the public?

The publication followed a failed legal bid. A court rejected an attempt to prevent the Guardian from publishing the allegations, clearing the way for the investigation to appear.

Alongside the main investigation, the Guardian published an explainer on the key legal issues surrounding the High Court case. That piece examines the legal framework that governs attempts to stop the press from naming public figures in such circumstances.

The combination of the two articles makes the case unusual: a household-name entertainer and bestselling children's author, a High Court attempt at suppression, and a published investigation that survived it.

What does this change for Walliams and his audience?

Walliams occupies a rare double position in British public life. He is a primetime television personality and one of the country's top-selling children's authors. That dual profile means the allegations reach two very different publics at once: adult television audiences and the children, parents, schools and booksellers who anchor his publishing career.

The Guardian states only that Walliams denies any wrongdoing. No criminal charge, court finding or admission forms part of the published material, and the women's accounts stand as accusations rather than established facts in law.

What follows now depends on the usual sequels to such publication: possible further legal action, responses from broadcasters and publishers, and any police involvement, none of which the Guardian's published excerpts confirm.

The Guardian's investigation, "It wasn't long until he asked me if I'd ever had sex before", and its legal explainer are both available on the newspaper's website, dated 10 November 2026.

Support lines, as listed by the Guardian: Rape Crisis on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland and 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland; Napac for adult survivors on 0808 801 0331; Samaritans on freephone 116 123.