David Walliams provides Nazi salute throughout stay recording of BBC present

David Walliams reportedly gave two Nazi salutes throughout a recording of a BBC One present.

The actor – who settled a privateness case in 2023 after his derogatory remarks about Britain’s Received Expertise contestants have been leaked – was stated to have made the gesture on the Pinewood studio on Tuesday (10 June).

Walliams, 53, was filming a Christmas particular of Would I Lie To You?, with the premise of the present being two opposing groups try to make one another imagine their loopy tales.

As reported by The Instances, the salutes have been apparently made when Walliams’ teammate and actor Helen George stated she had sprained her wrist from ‘from waving an excessive amount of throughout the Strictly tour’.

She tried to persuade opposing workforce chief David Mitchell that her story was true after demonstrating what her wave was like.

Walliams reportedly then joined in with the waves by holding his arm out in a Nazi salute.

The Instances stated host Rob Brydon ‘reprimanded Walliams, reminding him that the present went out earlier than the watershed’.

“Nevertheless, because the spherical continued with some light-hearted however lewd jokes about George’s expertise on Strictly, Walliams, 53, made the gesture a second time, embellishing it with a sexual twist,” The Instances experiences.

Lee Mack, Walliams’ workforce captain, additionally ‘regarded distinctly unimpressed’.

One viewers member instructed the outlet: “It was all very bizarre.

“There have been gasps from the viewers and the opposite panellists all regarded very uncomfortable.”

One other viewers member reported wrote on X: “I didn’t have David Walliams doing a Nazi salute on the Would I Lie To You? Christmas taping on my 2025 bingo card.”

Zeppotron, who produce Would I Lie To You?, stated there isn’t any change of the episode being aired.

The BBC has additionally apologised for the incident, after a spokesperson instructed the outlet: “Using such an offensive gesture is totally unacceptable and we apologise to all on the recording for the offence prompted.”

A spokesperson for Banijay UK, which owns Zeppotron, stated: “Any try at humour concerning this deeply offensive gesture, whether or not broadcast or not, is totally unacceptable in any context.

“It was instantly acknowledged throughout the recording that this section wouldn’t be broadcast below any circumstances and we apologise to those that have been on the recording for any offence prompted.”

LADbible Group has contacted David Walliams’ representatives, the BBC and Banijay UK for extra remark.