Who is Lucy Beaumont? Fans rally behind star to sell out book after David Walliams ‘whistleblower’ confession

Lucy Beaumont has received a wave of support from both fans and industry peers after she bravely spoke out on David Walliams.

Walliams has denied all the allegations. In a letter to journalists investigating the claims he said: “I am not a sexual predator... I have not broken the law.”

David Walliams has been accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers as young as 15

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Beaumont revealed that she believed coming forward would end her career, though fans have instead rallied around the star, buying her book in mass and purchasing tickets for her ongoing comedy tour.

Here’s all you need to know about the comedian praised as a “hero” who is calling for change in the TV industry.

Who is Lucy Beaumont?

The 43-year-old comedian was born in Truro, Cornwall whilst her parents were away on holiday. She was raised in Hull, and many of her comedy sets feature references to her beloved hometown.

Lucy Beaumont was married to Jon Richardson for nine years

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She attended the University of Hull, before having a brief acting career. She then turned her hand to comedy, beginning initially as an attempt to conquer her stage fright.

Her first gig was for the 2011 So You Think You're Funny competition, where she finished in joint third.

Just a year later, she won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award in 2012 for her debut gig, and in 2014, she received an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nomination in 2014 for her debut show, We Can Twerk It Out.

In 2015, she married fellow comedian Jon Richardson, and the pair went on to star in several shows together.

Her first gig was in 2011

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Their series Meet The Richardsons, where they play "exaggerated versions of themselves" in a "fictional view of their life together", lasted for five seasons from 2020 to 2024.

However, in 2024, the couple announced that they would be separating after nine years of marriage, a decision they described as “amicable but difficult”.

The pair share a 10-year-old daughter named Elsie. Whilst they have decided to keep their child out of the spotlight, she was mentioned several times on their mockumentary.

Throughout her career, she has featured on a number of comedy panel shows, including Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You? and The Last Leg.

Lucy Beaumont said she was a whistleblower in the investigation into David Walliams

In 2025, Beaumont appeared in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors as a Faithful. She was murdered in episode seven.

She is now dating Martin Wallace, a sound engineer, with whom she has reportedly moved in with.

What did Lucy Beaumont say about David Walliams?

On Tuesday, November 10, Beaumont revealed that she was a whistleblower on Walliams, coming forward after a TV worker approached her and claimed that their job was to take “young girls” to Walliams’ dressing room.

“He felt they were vulnerable,” the young worker allegedly told the comedian.

David Walliams denies any wrongdoing

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“At the time, he didn’t think there was a process, a way to let people know within the TV company what was happening and how he felt and I was really worried.”

Beaumont said that she believed speaking out would end her TV career.

“The reason high-profile people are not saying anything is because they lose work, because you’re seen that you might be a trouble causer. It does need to be said that there needs to be some intervention,” she told Cathy Newman on Sky News.

She said that there is “no proper duty of care” within the TV industry, adding: “These things slip through the net because, I think there will be now, but there hasn’t been a process that you can deal with.”

UK consent laws ‘insanity’

Beaumont has also called out the “insanity” of UK consent laws.

She has now thrown her support behind the Close The Consent Gap Campaign, which aims to change the law that “legally allows adults to have sex with children”.

Under UK law, adults of any age are legally able to have sex with 16 and 17-year-olds.

In a post on Instagram, Beaumont urged others to follow @closetheconsentgap and wrote: “If you have a 12-year-old daughter, in four years a man in his 60s can legally have sex with her.

“It’s hard for me to write this, and I’m sure, for the majority of us, it’s hard for us to read it.

“But we have to. He is not a criminal. We can’t prosecute him. But the insanity of it, the law agrees with us; she’s still thought of as a child.

“He can’t legally buy her a drink, and he can’t have a nude image of her. But he can sleep with her. And f*** her life up.”

What has the public’s reaction been?

Beaumont has since received a wave of support online, with both peers and fans praising the star for speaking out on Walliams.

Fellow Celebrity Traitors star Paloma Faith said: “Thank you, you are very special”, whilst series winner Alan Carr also applauded her. “You are my hero,” added reality TV star and presenter Vicky Pattison.

A fan added online: “Lucy Beaumont is a hero and I hope her TV career goes from strength to strength following her whistleblowing.”

And it’s not just words of encouragement that fans are issuing to the star, with many choosing to support her business endeavours.

Beaumont’s book, Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum is sold out on Amazon in both hardback and paperback.

Meanwhile, fans have also been scooping up tickets for her ongoing comedy tour, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, with only a dozen tickets left for her January 17 show in Bromley, London, as of writing on Friday, November 13.

“Lucy Beaumont is currently on tour. Looks like her next gig is Bristol on the 17th, next week. I really really hope she receives a massive standing ovation from the start. We need more people with moral courage like her, she's a hero,” said one user online, as other shared their intention to buy tickets.