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

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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 also acknowledges some regret for past behavior but maintains he is not a sexual predator and has not broken any laws.
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Story summary

Lilly Creightmore, a former model who met David Walliams when she was 18 years old and he was 32, has accused him of grooming her and pressuring her to share his bed. She claims that after meeting Walliams through a mutual friend in 2003, he invited her to stay at his flat and eventually asked her to move in as a "flatmate." Creightmore told the BBC's Newsnight that she felt pressured into sleeping with him every night despite feeling unattracted to him. She expressed anger over the situation and emphasized the need for change regarding older men in positions of power abusing their influence. Walliams’s legal team maintains he viewed Creightmore as a close friend but is mortified by her feelings about their relationship.

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Subjects

Walliams PERSON · 8× BBC Newsnight ORG · 2× Creightmore PERSON · 1× Dermot McNamara PERSON · 1× Guardian ORG · 1× ITV ORG · 1× Lilly Creightmore PERSON · 1×

Narrative

He acknowledged that "at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with" and said he regretted not always taking "people's feelings properly into account".
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
2026-11-11 · BBC News
'I felt like I was being manipulated': Woman alleges Walliams groomed her as a teenager · mixed framing

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'I felt like I was being manipulated': asserted
I → feel → ?
Woman alleges Walliams groomed her as a teenager Lilly Creightmore, who has alleged Walliams "groomed" her as a teenager, has told BBC Newsnight that she was "angry" at his behaviour. asserted
she → allege → behaviour
She said that Walliams invited her to move in with him while she was "in between living situations". asserted
she → say → situations
She says she "felt instantly pressured to share a bed with him" but told him she was not interested in him in a romantic way. asserted
she → say → way
After about a week of refusing Walliams's advances, Creightmore said "he started to become very moody and rude and cold". asserted
he → refuse → advances
According to ITV, Walliams says he did not act inappropriately and did not "target" her because she was "vulnerable" or "young". uncertain
she → accord → her
TV agent Dermot McNamara, who has represented someone allegedly groomed by Walliams, told BBC Newsnight he had informed "authorities and broadcasters" about Walliams's alleged "inappropriate behaviour" but no action was taken. uncertain
action → represent → behaviour
Walliams denies all allegations, and in a statement to journalists shared by the Guardian said he was "not a sexual predator" and had not "broken the law". asserted
he → deny → law
He acknowledged that "at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with" and said he regretted not always taking "people's feelings properly into account". asserted
he → acknowledge → account
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