David Walliams was finally unmasked as the celebrity who fought for a court order to suppress allegations he preyed on teenage girls as young as 15.
asserted
he → unmask → 15
The children's author has been accused of 'abusing his status' to engage in 'inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities' with 'a large number' of women and girls.
asserted
author → accuse → women
He denies any wrongdoing.
asserted
He → deny → wrongdoing
He sought a High Court injunction to prevent publication of the claims, arguing he would take his own life if the allegations became public.
uncertain
allegations → seek → life
Walliams, who last year questioned his sexuality, has largely retreated from public life and romances in recent months.
asserted
who → question → months
The comedian has only publicly ever had relationships with women but claimed that he is non-binary following his divorce from Lara Stone.
asserted
he → have → Stone
Since his split with Lara, Walliams has been romantically linked to a string of high-profile celebrities including Ashley Roberts and Ashley James.
asserted
Walliams → link → Roberts
Now the Daily Mail reveals the other stars he has romanced over the years.
asserted
he → reveal → years
Abi Titmuss dated the star after she described in her memoir how she clocked Walliams checking her out at a film screening in 2004
Abi Titmuss dated the star after she described in her memoir how she clocked Walliams checking her out at a film screening in 2004.
asserted
Walliams → date → 2004
The glamour model ex of TV presenter John Leslie recalled: 'It was exciting and made me feel nice.
asserted
me → recall → Leslie
He came over and introduced himself.
asserted
He → come → himself
I liked him instantly.
asserted
I → like → him
He was nice and tall and I liked the way he was dressed.'
On their first date, he picked her up in his vintage car and she said he was 'great company' and a 'gentleman', who ended their outing with a kiss on the cheek.
Despite not immediately being keen, she revealed she started to feel a 'real spark' after their second date and said she loved talking to the TV star.
'
asserted
she → like → star
He’s incredibly intelligent and I can actually have a decent conversation about all sorts of things.
asserted
I → ’ → things
I feel I can learn from him, especially true when I talked about my wish to act, and I like that.
asserted
I → feel → that
I feel very safe with him.
asserted
I → feel → him
I can’t explain it.
asserted
I → explain → it
I feel at home,' she said.
asserted
she → feel → home
'I get the feeling that everyone on the outside thinks we’re an unlikely couple, but to me, we’re completely right for each other,' she said.
asserted
she → get → other
'I could chat to David for hours – I want to soak up everything he has to say.
uncertain
he → chat → everything
He fascinates me.
asserted
He → fascinate → me
However, tensions emerged in the relationship because Walliams wasn't a fan of her sexy image and photoshoots.
asserted
Walliams → emerge → image
'I suppose he was attracted to me initially because he had seen me in sexy pictures on the cover of magazines,' she said.
asserted
she → suppose → magazines
'But it felt like now we were in a relationship he didn’t like it any more.
asserted
he → feel → it
I couldn’t believe it.'
asserted
I → believe → it
Their relationship ended after three months after a row about her modelling work but like many of his exes, she said they remained on good terms.
asserted
they → end → terms
Lisa Snowdon revealed that she was Walliam's secret love interest from 2006 (pictured), but noted that nothing happened between them romantically and they never slept together
Walliams confessed in his book in 2006 that he'd been left heartbroken by a mystery woman, referring to her only as 'Miss X'.
asserted
he → reveal → X
However, Lisa Snowdon later revealed that she was the secret love interest but noted that nothing happened between them romantically and they never slept together.
asserted
they → reveal → them
She told The Sun at the time: 'Yes, It’s me.
asserted
It → tell → time
I’m Miss X.
asserted
I → ’m → ?
I was hoping no one would realise.
asserted
one → hop → ?
David and I are great friends and he’s such an amazing bloke, but there is no romance.
asserted
he → ’ → ?
'David has made it clear he has feelings for me but we’ve got to a point where we can just have a platonic relationship'.
She went on to call the comedian a 'gentleman' and although they briefly dated, she told him she wanted to just remain friends.
Ms Snowdon has also previously said of their fling: 'We did have a couple of dates, but it's not how everyone thinks.
asserted
everyone → make → dates
We've never slept together.
asserted
We → sleep → ?
It was a bit weird when he said his most proudest moment was seeing me naked.
asserted
me → say → ?
That's flattering because he's seen a fair few chicks naked.
asserted
chicks → see → ?
People assume that we slept together, but we didn't.
asserted
we → assume → ?
Walliams was said to have had a six-week dalliance with Geri Halliwell in 2007, but once again nothing romantic happened between them (pictured in 2007)
asserted
nothing → say → 2007
After Snowdon, Walliams was said to have had a six-week dalliance with Geri Halliwell in 2007, but once again nothing romantic happened between them.
asserted
nothing → say → them
The pair had known each other on the celebrity circuit for years, but struck up a discreet romance in January that year.
asserted
pair → know → January
…and 55 more, not listed.