David Walliams sorry for 'disrespectful remarks' about Britain's Got Talent contestants

David Walliams has apologised aft reportedly being recorded insulting 2 Britain's Got Talent contestants.

A leaked transcript appeared to amusement the endowment amusement justice making derogatory and sexually explicit remarks during a interruption successful filming successful 2020, according to the Guardian.

The comedian and writer has appeared connected the ITV programme since 2012.

He has present said atrocious for the "disrespectful remarks", which helium said were not meant for broadcast.

In a statement, the TV property said: "I would similar to apologise to the radical I made disrespectful comments astir during breaks successful filming for Britain's Got Talent successful 2020.

"These were backstage conversations and - similar astir conversations with friends - were ne'er intended to beryllium shared. Nevertheless, I americium sorry."

The comments were picked up by microphones during discussions betwixt the judging sheet portion signaling an audition amusement astatine the London Palladium, the Guardian said.

One was reportedly aimed astatine an older performer who had made a jibe astir Walliams portion joking with the judges.

The different incidental occurred soon aft a pistillate had walked disconnected stage, with Walliams seemingly referring to her arsenic a "slightly boring miss you conscionable successful the pub" who thinks you privation to person enactment with her.

In a statement, ITV said: "We bash not condone the connection outlined successful these allegations, and we person spoken to the producers of Britain's Got Talent.

"Duty of attraction towards each participants connected immoderate of our programmes is ever of paramount value and we person protocols and guidelines successful spot for each our accumulation partners."

A spokesperson for Thames TV, which produces the show, said the institution regarded Walliams' comments arsenic private, but that his usage of connection was "inappropriate".

They added: "Even though it was private, those progressive person been spoken to and reminded of their responsibilities and the show's expectations arsenic to aboriginal nonrecreational conduct."

A spokesperson for Cowell and Syco Entertainment, the co-producer of Britain's Got Talent, said they were "unaware" of the alleged speech until contacted by the newspaper, stressing that "Britain's Got Talent is simply a household amusement and we bash not condone the usage of immoderate specified language".

There is nary proposition that Cowell oregon immoderate different judges made immoderate specified remarks.

Noted for his on-screen chemistry with Cowell connected the show, Walliams was named champion justice astatine the National Television Awards successful 2015, 2018 and 2019.

He roseate to fame successful the noughties arsenic the prima and co-creator of deed BBC sketch amusement Little Britain and has gone connected to bask occurrence arsenic a best-selling children's author.

However, successful 2020, helium and Little Britain co-star Matt Lucas apologised for utilizing achromatic look successful the show; and past twelvemonth a communicative astir a Chinese lad was removed from 1 of his books aft disapproval that it contained "harmful stereotypes".