DAVID Walliams has been revealed as the mystery celebrity behind a failed bid to block the publication of a string of sex allegations – dating back to 2003 – against him.
The Little Britain star, 55, is after a three-year investigation by ITV News and The Guardian.
He launched a legal battle to prevent being named, claiming he might take his own life if his name was revealed.
But a , paving the way for the allegations to be made public.
Walliams then missed a 4.30pm deadline to appeal yesterday, meaning he could finally be identified.
He denies all allegations of wrongdoing and insists he is not a sexual predator.
Here is how the allegations unfolded alongside his rise to fame.
2003 – Grooming claim as Little Britain takes off
The same year that Little Britain takes off, Walliams allegedly contacts 18-year-old model Lilly Creightmore.
She later claims he targeted her while she was vulnerable.
She tells ITV News she felt groomed by the comedian over several years.
Walliams denies targeting her because of her age or vulnerability.
2004 – Walliams meets a 15-year-old fan
Walliams meets aspiring writer Alex, then 15, at a Little Britain fan event.
She hands him copies of her scripts and her contact details before he later calls her and offers work experience.
They stay in touch through emails and phone calls over the following two years.
2005 – Alleged sexual messages
Alex, then 17, says the tone of their relationship changes and Walliams begins asking her to send sexual photographs, including nude pictures.
Walliams says he does not recall asking for such images and believed she was 18 at the time.
2006 – Alex alleges grooming
Alex claims she first has sex with Walliams when she is 17.
She says they sleep together twice, including after she turns 18, but describes the encounters as pushy.
She later claims she was groomed by the comedian and accuses him of abusing his position of authority.
Walliams denies grooming her and says he believed she was 18 during each encounter.
2007 – Girl, 15, alleges sexual assault
Walliams contacts 15-year-old Jade through MySpace after she comments on a photograph of him, she claims.
Jade claims he lifted her top, sucked her breast and tried to put her hand down his trousers.
She describes the alleged incident as grooming and a sexual assault.
Walliams denies any sexual contact with her and rejects allegations of criminal activity.
The same year, he also allegedly makes unwanted advances towards another young model, Ella, after obtaining her number through her agent.
Walliams says he made a “clumsy pass” but did not approach her again.
2015 – Teen girls reportedly invited to Britain’s Got Talent dressing room
Walliams messages .
She attends with a 13-year-old girl and claims they are taken to his alongside two other teenagers.
Abby says they are left alone with Walliams behind a closed door – his lawyers deny this, insisting the door remained open throughout.
2016 – More allegations from young women
An 18-year-old woman, Sarah, claims she rejects Walliams after he tries to kiss her at his home.
She also alleges he later tries to lead her towards his bedroom before her friend intervenes.
Walliams denies forcing himself on her and says there was no sexual contact.
2017 – Britain’s Got Talent’s behaviour questioned
A member of the production team, Mark, claims he found two “very young people” in Walliams’ dressing room while the comedian was wearing only a towel.
He later receives £300 from Walliams, which a senior member of staff allegedly describes as “hush money“.
Walliams denies buying his silence and says he regularly tipped staff.
Another colleague, Amy, claims Walliams made derogatory comments about her appearance and stared at her chest.
2022 – Britain’s Got Talent departure
Walliams leaves Britain’s Got Talent in November after recordings of derogatory and sexually explicit comments about contestants are leaked.
He apologises, saying the remarks were made during private conversations.
2023 – Takes Britain’s Got Talent makers to court
Walliams takes the show’s production company, Fremantle UK, to the High Court over alleged misuse of private information and breaches of data laws.
The company apologises and reaches a financial settlement with him.
2026 – Injunction bid thrown out
In October, Walliams launches a two-day High Court battle to stop ITV News and The Guardian publishing allegations against him.
His lawyers argue publication could have a potentially fatal impact, telling the court he had attempted suicide twice and been hospitalised.
They also say he has no intention of returning to public life.
But lawyers for the media organisations argue there is a strong public interest in publishing the findings of their investigation.
And a judge dismissed Walliams’ application for an injunction last week.
He then missed the deadline to appeal, allowing ITV News and The Guardian to publish their joint investigation.
The comedian has issued a statement denying the allegations.
He said: “Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with… I realise I did not always take people’s feelings properly into account. That is something I regret.
“And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did…
“I am not a sexual predator… I have not broken the law… I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to twenty years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”
