David Walliams’ future as Britain’s Got Talent judge is unclear

David Walliams’ future with the show Britain’s Got Talent is “very much up in the air,” according to the show. It comes after The Sun reported that he was to step down from his role as a judge on the show. 

The newspaper reported he would leave his role after 10 years after having to apologise for “disrespectful comments” he made about two contestants during a break in filming in 2020.

A BGT spokesperson said: “The judging panel for Britain’s Got Talent 2023 will be announced in due course.”

 They added: “It’s still very much up in the air at the moment on whether David is going to take part in next year’s show.

“No decision, though, has been made as yet.”

Auditions in front of the judges are not scheduled to start for another two months, and no one is currently contracted to appear on next year’s series. 

Earlier in the month, Walliams apologised after The Guardian published a leaked transcript of a recording, which it said showed David Walliams making derogatory and sexually explicit remarks about contestants. 

“I would like to apologise to the people I made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain’s Got Talent in 2020,” he said. 

“These were private conversations and – like most conversations with friends – were never intended to be shared. Nevertheless, I am sorry.”