Holby City Actor Says 2006 Walliams Stage Sketch Has Haunted Him

In the video, which features on the Little Britain Live DVD, Edwards ends up on the floor trying to pull his clothes back up. Walliams crouches over him, stops him, then climbs on top and begins humping him.

Edwards' account

Edwards said he was asked to take part the day after Blue singer Duncan pulled out. He says he was told Walliams would try to pull his trousers down, but not that his genitals would be exposed.

"I bent down to pull my trousers up and when I did that he knocked me over while I was off balance," he claimed. "Then he mounted me and sexually humiliated me."

He said he could not get Walliams off him. "I'm 6ft 2ins but he's a big guy and very strong. I ended up tapping out like a wrestler."

"It simply was abuse. I did not agree to it. You just can't do that to people," Edwards said. He added that the footage sits on a DVD that has sold millions of copies and is now online.

Why he is speaking now

Edwards said he long believed the moment was an accident. Years later he was shown videos of Walliams doing the same sketch with members of the public on tour.

"It wasn't an accident that my pants got pulled down," he said. "I feel stupid that I felt I couldn't say anything." He said the experience must be magnified "ten fold" for members of the public.

A video of Walliams pulling down the trousers and pants of a 16-year-old resurfaced in 2020. It showed the teenager struggling to hide his genitals.

Edwards claimed Walliams has never apologised. In a 2011 interview with The Sun's magazine Buzz, Walliams addressed the moment and said it was an accident. The Independent has contacted Walliams for comment.