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Woman who alleges David Walliams 'groomed' her as teenager says she's 'angry' at his behaviour

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Place, T. (2026, November 11). Woman who alleges David Walliams 'groomed' her as teenager says she's 'angry' at his behaviour. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/david-walliams-grooming-allegations-lilly-creightmore-newsnight-b1304436.html

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Lynsey Creightmore alleges that British comedian and author David Walliams pressured her into sleeping with him when she was a teenager. She claims he manipulated their relationship despite her interest in someone else. Walliams denies the allegations, saying he did not act inappropriately or target her because of her age or vulnerability. Both parties have released statements detailing their perspectives on their interactions from years ago.
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Lilly Creightmore, who claims she was 18 years old when she met British comedian and actor David Walliams in 2003, has accused Walliams of grooming her. According to Creightmore's testimony on the BBC's Newsnight program, Walliams pressured her to share a bed with him after inviting her to stay at his flat, which she initially accepted out of necessity due to her troubled home life. She alleges that he made sexual advances and asked her to sleep in his bed nightly, leading her to feel manipulated despite refusing his advances.

Walliams has denied all the allegations, stating he did not act inappropriately or target Creightmore because of her age or vulnerability. His representatives argue that Walliams viewed their relationship as a close friendship and expressed regret for any thoughtless behavior towards her. However, Creightmore maintains she feels angry about his actions and believes older men with power should stop exploiting younger individuals.

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Evening StandardThis outlet11 Nov

Lynsey Creightmore alleges that British comedian and author David Walliams pressured her into sleeping with him when she was a teenager. She claims he manipulated their relationship despite her interest in someone else. Walliams denies the allegations, saying he did not act inappropriately or target her because of her age or vulnerability. Both parties have released statements detailing their perspectives on their…

Woman who alleges David Walliams 'groomed' her as teenager says she's 'angry' at his behaviour (this article)
Daily Mail11 Nov

Lilly Creightmore, a former model who met David Walliams when she was 18 years old, claims he groomed her and pressured her to share his bed while staying at his flat as a guest. She told BBC's Newsnight that Walliams made advances towards her shortly after they first met in 2002, including asking her to move into his place as a "flatmate." Creightmore expressed anger over the situation and called for an end to…

Former model who claims David Walliams groomed her aged 18 and 'pressured her to share a bed' says she is 'angry' at his behaviour →
BBC11 Nov

Lilly Creightmore has accused comedian David Walliams of grooming her when she was 18 years old, telling BBC Newsnight that she felt pressured to share a bed with him but refused his advances. After about a week of rejection, she claims he became "very moody and rude." In response, Walliams denies the allegations, stating that he did not act inappropriately or target her because of her age. ITV reports that Walliams…

'I felt like I was being manipulated': Woman alleges Walliams groomed her as a teenager →

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In the evenings, he would sort of come and sit with me and stroke my leg, and one night I think he put his head in my lap and sort of be like, 'are you sure you don't want to come and sleep in my bed with me?'
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“They're abusing their positions, using young people and abusing young people, and people of any age of course. “There were too many men in power still, that are doing this and they need to go." Walliams has said that he did not act inappropriately, nor did he "target" Ms Creightmore because she was "vulnerable" or "young".
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In the evenings, he would sort of come and sit with me and stroke my leg, and one night I think he put his head in my lap and sort of be like, 'are you sure you don't want to come and sleep in my bed with me?'
2026-11-12 · Evening Standard
Woman who alleges David Walliams 'groomed' her as teenager says she's 'angry' at his behaviour · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Walliams denies all the allegations. asserted
Walliams → deny → allegations
They agreed to meet, during which Ms Creightmore claims she told Walliams that she was seeing someone and wasn't interested in seeing him in a romantic way. uncertain
she → agree → way
She said: "I felt instantly pressured to share a bed with him. asserted
I → say → him
In the evenings, he would sort of come and sit with me and stroke my leg, and one night I think he put his head in my lap and sort of be like, 'are you sure you don't want to come and sleep in my bed with me?' asserted
you → come → me
“I had an inner strength like, 'no I'm not attracted to you in that way'... asserted
I → have → way
I felt I was being manipulated." asserted
I → feel → ?
“They're abusing their positions, using young people and abusing young people, and people of any age of course. “There were too many men in power still, that are doing this and they need to go." Walliams has said that he did not act inappropriately, nor did he "target" Ms Creightmore because she was "vulnerable" or "young". asserted
she → abuse → Creightmore
He says he believed their friendship was a "special one" and feels "devastated" by her account. asserted
friendship → say → account
He also denies that offers of help or gifts were attempts to groom, manipulate or coerce her into sleeping with him. asserted
offers → deny → him
In a statement, Walliams said: “I realise I did not always take people’s feelings properly into account. asserted
I → say → account
That is something I regret. asserted
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.” asserted
I → abuse → that
Read More He added: “I am not a sexual predator. asserted
I → read → More
I have not broken the law, but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.” asserted
I → break → me
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