The former Hollyoaks actor has spoken out about a controversial 2006 charity performance, claiming he never agreed to being exposed before thousands of spectators. His account has emerged amid separate allegations against the Little Britain star, who denies wrongdoing.
Jeremy Edwards has accused David Walliams of sexually humiliating him during a Comic Relief performance in which the comedian pulled down his trousers and underwear, exposing him in front of thousands of spectators.
The former Hollyoaks and Holby City actor, 55, said he had not consented to being exposed during a Little Britain sketch at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in 2006.
His account comes amid separate allegations of sexual misconduct against David, 55, the former Britain’s Got Talent judge and bestselling children’s author, who denies wrongdoing.
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed receiving a number of historical allegations of serious sexual offences.
Speaking about the Comic Relief incident, Jeremy told the Daily Mail: “It simply was abuse. I did not agree to it. You just can’t do that to people. Having your trousers pulled down and you’re stood there in your boxer shorts is one thing. Having your penis exposed is something very different.”
Jeremy, who also appeared in the children’s sitcom Millie Inbetween, said he had been recruited as a last-minute replacement for the charity performance, which featured David alongside comedian David Baddiel, 61.
The sketch involved David playing Des Kay, a former children’s entertainer and television presenter from Little Britain, the BBC comedy series he created with Matt Lucas, 52.
During the performance, the character played a game called “hide the sausage” before approaching Jeremy and pulling down his jeans and underwear.
Jeremy said he had understood that his trousers would be removed as part of the routine but had not been informed his genitals would be exposed to the audience of approximately 3,500 people.
He said: “I didn’t know that was going to happen. I’m angry because why did they think that would be OK with me? If they had said to me, ‘By the way they are going to expose you in front of everybody would you agree?’ Well, the answer is no. What we are talking about here is consent and I didn’t consent to it.”
The performance was subsequently included in Comic Relief Does Little Britain Live, a DVD released in 2007, and footage of the incident has continued to circulate online.
Jeremy said the recording had prolonged the impact of the experience, which he claimed had affected him for years.
He said: “It’s all on video – bang to rights. If I had known I was going to have my genitals exposed in front of all those people then put on a DVD which has sold millions of copies and then for it for now to be on the internet for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t have done it for a million years.”
Jeremy also disputed David’s previous explanation of the incident, saying after watching footage of similar performances involving other participants, he did not believe what happened to him was accidental.
David had previously addressed the incident in an interview with The Sun in 2011, describing the exposure as a mistake.
He said: “I played it with Holby City actor Jeremy Edwards and pulled down his trousers. His pants came down at the same time, which was a mistake.
“It’s a very easy mistake to make. But I did expose him to thousands of people at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. I did feel bad about it afterwards. But not that bad.”
Jeremy said the incident had “haunted me for years” and that he had been “duped and felt like a mug”.
The renewed attention on the incident comes after a three-year investigation by the Guardian and ITV News, published on Tuesday 10 November, reported allegations from women who accused David of using his celebrity status to pursue teenage girls and young women.
One woman described an alleged encounter when she was 15 as sexual assault, while others alleged that David had groomed them when they were teenagers.
David has denied the allegations against him.
On Friday (13.11.26), the Metropolitan Police announced it had received several allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences against David.
The force said those allegations were separate from the accounts published by the Guardian and ITV News, although detectives were also reviewing the reporting to establish whether there was evidence of criminal offences.
Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney, who is leading the investigation, said: “We would encourage anyone who has been the victim of a sexual offence to come forward and speak to us, no matter when it happened.”
The allegations have also prompted developments involving David’s television and publishing career.
The BBC announced it was reviewing programmes featuring the comedian, including Little Britain, and removing some material from its platforms while the review continued.
David rose to prominence alongside Matt through Little Britain and later Come Fly With Me.
He subsequently became a judge on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent and established a successful career as a children’s author, with books including The Boy in the Dress and Gangsta Granny.
His former publisher, HarperCollins UK, stopped publishing new titles by him in 2025 following reports of an investigation into allegations involving junior female employees. David denied wrongdoing.
Jeremy Edwards opens up about sexually humiliating David Walliams incident that’s ‘haunted’ him for years
