David Walliams delivers savage dig at Simon Cowell after Britain’s Got Talent axe

David Walliams has taken purpose astatine Simon Cowell a twelvemonth aft helium was axed from Britain’s Got Talent.

After a decennary arsenic 1 of the judges connected the ITV world endowment show, David was fired and replaced by Bruno Tonioli after leaked recordings revealed he’d made scathing remarks astir contestants.

The comedian, 53, apologised for his violative comments but past took accumulation institution FremantleMedia to court, suing them for ‘significant damages’.

He yet reached a settlement, reported to beryllium astir £5 million, but has remained tight-lipped astir the fallout since then.

However, during an quality connected This Morning on Tuesday to beforehand his latest children’s book, David didn’t miss his accidental to marque a excavation astatine his erstwhile brag and colleague.

In a Q&A conception with young fans, David was asked by a lad called Jasper if ‘any of the characters successful your books based connected existent people?’

‘That is simply a bully question. Whenever I’m trying to deliberation of an evil villain I ever deliberation “what would Simon Cowell do?”’ helium quipped, leaving hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley bursting retired successful laughter.

David past went connected to explicate however a Britain’s Got Talent contestant called Cockroach Ken besides inspired a quality successful a erstwhile book.

He past told kids to ‘keep their eyes and ears unfastened arsenic you ne'er cognize erstwhile you mightiness person a bully thought for a story’.

Earlier this twelvemonth David was questioned astir his arguable exit from BGT.

During an quality connected Lorraine, helium was asked by big Lorraine Kelly if he’d been watching the latest play of BGT and whether helium was ‘sorry’ astir however helium near the show.

After looking concisely amazed by the question helium responded: ‘I’ve been travelling a lot, truthful I haven’t had a accidental to spot it.’ He past went connected to accidental he’s been enjoying each the other clip he’d had to beryllium originative and continued to speech astir his penning pursuits and different upcoming projects.’

Although his effect made it wide helium wasn’t acceptable to sermon the matter, immoderate fans said his effect was ‘diplomatic’ portion others labelled him ‘bitter’.

After the lawsuit was settled precocious past year, Fremantle said it was ‘sincerely sorry’ that his ‘private conversations’ were published.

Metro.co.uk has contacted representatives for Simon Cowell for comment.

This Morning airs weekdays astatine 10am connected ITV1.

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