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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Jamie Grierson and Jim Waterson

David Walliams expected to quit as Britain’s Got Talent judge

Walliams apologised recently for making ‘disrespectful comments’ about contestants during the recording of an episode of the programme.
Walliams apologised recently for making ‘disrespectful comments’ about contestants during the recording of an episode of the programme. Photograph: Dymond/Thames/Syco/Shutterstock

David Walliams is expected to step down as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent after a Guardian report that revealed he had made disrespectful comments about contestants on the show.

A spokesperson for Britain’s Got Talent said next year’s judging lineup was yet to be finalised and that no decision has been taken on whether Walliams would be involved. A report in the Sun, however, stated that he would be leaving the programme after 10 years.

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