Jeremy Edwards has accused David Walliams of some rather shocking misconduct.
The 55-year-old actor, best known for appearing in Hollyoaks and Holby City, accused the veteran Britain’s Got Talent judge of “sexually humiliating” him during a performance in 2006.
Edwards appeared on stage with Walliams for a Comic Relief sketch in November 2006, but was left exposed after the comedian pulled his trousers down and exposed him to the audience.
Walliams was named on Tuesday as the high-profile figure who had tried to prevent allegations of sexual misconduct being published.
The Guardian said multiple women had accused Walliams of abusing his “power and position as a celebrity to prey on them for sexual purposes when they were teenagers or young women.”
And even though Walliams himself has denied any and all accusations, the Metropolitan Police have still launched a criminal investigation into the author.
Edwards has now described what happened to him on stage and opened up to the Daily Mail, describing his humiliation after taking part in a game of “hide the sausage,” where Walliams lunged at him before pulling down his jeans and underwear.
Footage of the “game,” in which Walliams simulates sex acts, sparked outrage when it re-emerged on social media in 2020.
“It simply was abuse. I did not agree to it,” he said.
Edwards further expressed, “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. 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,” he simply clarified.
“It’s not something I’m proud of but I am the victim here. I wish it had never happened. It was supposed to be a bit of fun and instead it’s been something that has haunted me for years.”
Edwards added that he previously thought Walliams didn’t mean to go as far as he did with the sketch, but has never received an apology.
“I never knew it was something that was done with intent,” he said. “It’s only recently that I have seen footage of previous shows that I realised that was always the plan. It wasn’t an accident that my pants got pulled down.”
Describing what happened, Edwards said he desperately tried to get Walliams off him.
“He tickled me under the arms so that I pulled them into my chest and as soon as he did that he dropped to his knees and pulled both my trousers and my pants down so I’m completely naked from the waist down in front of 3,500 people,” Edwards confessed recalling the incident.
He continued, “I bent down to pull my trousers up and when I did that he knocked me over while I was off balance. Then he mounted me and sexually humiliated me. I was sexually humiliated. It got a massive laugh.”
“I couldn’t get him off. I’m 6ft 2ins but he’s a big guy and very strong. I ended up tapping out like a wrestler. I was saying ‘Get off me. Get off me.’ I got up and pulled my trousers up,” the actor added.
“I felt angry but mainly embarrassed – and humiliated. It was deeply uncomfortable.”
However, in light of recent controversy that surrounds David Walliams, he has denied any wrongdoing after his name was uncovered last week, saying in a statement issued to ITV and The Guardian, “I am not a sexual predator… I have not broken the law. I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to twenty years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”
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