David Walliams was seen out in public for the first time on Tuesday since he was 'cancelled' over 'inappropriate behaviour towards women'.
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The controversial comedian and author, 55, who was revealed to be using dating app Raya in May, was spotted out for coffee with businesswoman Adrianna Martin.
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Walliams looked solemn as he chatted to his companion outside a coffee shop in London's Pimlico while enjoying a drink from a takeaway cup.
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The former Britain's Got Talent judge, who splits his time between his London and Hove homes, was joined by two of his Border Terriers on the outing.
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Walliams kept his look casual and was wearing a beige jacket over a black T-shirt with a pair of dark rinse jeans and white trainers.
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The two friends hugged goodbye after their meet-up, with Adrianna wrapping her arms around Walliams in a warm embrace.
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There was a time when Walliams was rarely seen without an attractive woman on his arm, his past romantic connections include Patsy Kensit, Geri Horner, Lisa Snowdon, Ashley James, model Lauren Budd and Miss Norway contender Sylvia Flote.
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David Walliams was seen out in public for the first time in London on Tuesday since he was 'cancelled' over 'inappropriate behaviour towards women'
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he → see → women
The controversial comedian and author, 55, who was revealed to be using dating app Raya in May, was spotted out for coffee with businesswoman Adrianna Martin
Walliams and Adrianna walked a dog each towards the Daylesford store and cafe
They hugged goodbye after meeting for a walk and coffee
But earlier this year, the Daily Mail revealed – since he was accused of harassment and 'inappropriate behaviour', all of which Walliams strongly denies, and was dropped by his publishers last year – he has struggled to find romance and was looking for love on Raya.
Walliams had used photographs of himself looking sharp in a cream tuxedo – which he also wore at the Mediterrane Film Festival last year – to illustrate his dating profile.
He has even included a picture of him and his Little Britain co-creator Matt Lucas as two of their most famous characters, Lou and Andy – presumably just in case anyone was in doubt as to whether the David Walliams they're looking at is the real deal.
While users on Raya – an exclusive dating site that can only be joined by invitation – have the option of adding a biography to further draw attention, Walliams had chosen to leave his profile almost entirely blank, merely revealing his location as London, and linking it to his official Instagram account.
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While Raya is seen as more exclusive than dating sites such as Tinder or Hinge, make no mistake: for Walliams, it's something of a humiliation.
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Once the darling of every red carpet and after-party, Walliams is said to now be extremely lonely and exists in a state of social exclusion.
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His Belsize Park mansion where he lived with Lara and their son, Alfred, now 12, was sold in 2019.
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One former associate of Walliams commented that his Raya profile proved 'just how the mighty fall'.
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'David used to be a woman magnet.
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Women found him hilarious,' says a former friend.
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'He loved having a pretty lady on his arm.
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Women fawned over him, they enjoyed his company, he made them laugh.
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'He knew his fame and connections made him more attractive.
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He used to have women queuing up but now, clearly, he's struggling.
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Walliams left the shop toting carrier bags full of goods from the luxury store
Ashen-faced Walliams has not been seen since he was dropped by his publisher
Walliams tucked into a sweet treat with his coffee during the meeting
Indeed, his social life these days is seemingly non-existent.
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Since he was dropped by his publishers Harper Collins in December, David has been largely housebound.
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He has also stayed away from social media, posting just a single photo on Mother's Day of his mother, Kathleen, and his co-star Matt.
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It's a solitary existence and in stark contrast with the happiness ex-wife Lara has found since their divorce in 2015.
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In perhaps a cruel irony, Lara also turned to dating apps and met handsome property developer David Grievson on Tinder in 2018.
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She married him three years later, and now lives in an exquisitely designed Victorian house in Hampstead with her blended family – Alfred, her son with Walliams, and toddler Bob, born in 2023.
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In an interview in Vogue Australia, Lara's husband gave a guided tour of their eclectic home – all splashes of colour and individually sourced treasures – proudly showing how he had designed his wife a bespoke dressing room, with an impressive space to store her shoe collection.
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He spoke of them swimming together in the Heath's famous ponds, and the picture was very much of a family existing in cosy contentment.
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There appeared to be none of the emotional complexity that seems to go hand-in-hand with Walliams, a man known for his insecurity and sexual ambiguity, and whose romantic style appears to vary between obsession and awkward overtures.
Indeed, many of his early relationships were later revealed to be, if not platonic, then not exactly full-throated in their passion.
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In 2007, he was said to have had a dalliance with Geri Horner, but years later, she admitted she 'loved him' though he was 'never more' than a friend.
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He was open about falling hard for singer Natalie Imbruglia – who, he said, 'friend-zoned' him, much to his distress – and also spoke of being 'heartbroken' by Lisa Snowdon, who insisted they had never been intimate.
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'We did have a couple of dates, but it's not how everyone thinks.
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We've never slept together,' she said.
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'It was a bit weird when he said his proudest moment was seeing me naked.'
Similarly, lingerie model Lauren Budd, who dated Walliams for three months in 2009, said their relationship didn't progress beyond holding hands.
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They split up on a trip to New York, where they were due to sleep in separate bedrooms.
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A year later he married Lara, but by 2015 that relationship was also over.
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In 2016 he was linked to Playboy bunny Emily Agnes.
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She told friends how he wooed her with a sketch from his transvestite Little Britain character Emily Howard.
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The same year Walliams was pictured escorting Norwegian actress Sylvia Flote to his chauffeur-driven car after a romantic evening in Soho.
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He is also said to have had a brief relationship with Lou Teasdale, a make-up artist who worked on Britain's Got Talent.
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And when the Covid pandemic began in 2020 he voiced a desire to date Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts.
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…and 15 more, not listed.
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