David Walliams has been sacked as ambassador for The Kids’s Belief.
The kids’s creator and Little Britain star started working with the charity in January 2018, however the group has confirmed it had parted methods with the 58-year-old star ‘earlier this yr’.
A spokesperson informed the Mail: ‘Following a evaluate of our ambassador program earlier this yr, David Walliams is now not an envoy for The Kids’s Belief.’
The revelation comes after Walliams’ writer Harper Collins dropped him following allegations he had ‘harassed’ younger feminine workers.
The creator “strongly denies” the allegations, in line with an announcement from a spokesperson, and plans to “search authorized recommendation.”
Up to now, Walliams – who was awarded an OBE in 2007 for his companies to charity and the humanities – has learn to youngsters on Christmas Day as a part of his work for the charity.
“I’m completely delighted to change into an envoy for The Kids’s Belief,” he mentioned in 2018. “It’s a charity that I care deeply about, and each time I go to I’m struck by the nice and cozy, caring environment and dedication of the employees.
‘The Kids’s Belief is a really particular place with extremely inspiring younger individuals. I’m very proud to be concerned on this.’
Walliams has additionally withdrawn from an introduced look on the Waterstones youngsters’s e book pageant in February 2026.
“HarperCollins has confirmed that David Walliams will now not be showing at our pageant in Dundee,” a spokesperson for the bookseller informed Metro.
Following The Telegraph’s report alleging inappropriate habits in the direction of younger girls, the BBC – which has deliberate content material that includes Walliams over the festive interval – has clarified its place.
The broadcaster nonetheless plans to air a controversial Would I Lie To You Christmas particular on Boxing Day, which was filmed in June and featured Walliams giving two Nazi salutes, for which the BBC and manufacturing firm Banijay UK apologised.
Calling it “utterly unacceptable” on the time, the manufacturing firm mentioned, “It was instantly acknowledged throughout recording that this section wouldn’t be aired beneath any circumstances.”
In the meantime, CBBC was nonetheless broadcasting Mr Stink and The Boy within the Gown this weekend, each based mostly on Walliams’ novels.
A press release from HarperCollins to The Telegraph on Walliams’ elimination from publishers mentioned: ‘The creator is conscious of this choice.
‘HarperCollins takes worker welfare very severely and has processes in place for reporting and investigating issues.’
The Telegraph investigation additionally claimed that an worker who raised issues in regards to the former Britain’s Bought Expertise choose was given a five-figure payout and subsequently left the corporate.
A spokesperson for Walliams informed PA: “David was by no means knowledgeable of any allegations made towards him by Harper Collins.
“He was not a celebration to any investigation and was given no alternative to reply questions. David strongly denies any inappropriate habits and is looking for authorized recommendation.”
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