David Walliams paid tribute to a Britain's Got Talent star following his recent death. He appeared on This Morning and spoke about the contestant...
December 14, 2021 - 13:13 GMT Nicky Morris David Walliams has paid a heartfelt tribute following the sad passing of one of Britain's Got Talent's stars, David J Watson.Retired NHS worker David died on Thursday 9 December, having appeared on the ITV talent show 12 times.
The author shared some kind words about the BGT contestant while on This Morning on Tuesday. When asked to name his favourite act on the show, David explained that he prefers people that make him laugh by doing something"daft" or"silly", before speaking about the death of David. David continued:"He was a wonderful character, unfortunately, he passed away. He was a wonderful eccentric and characters like him are really the lifeblood of BGT and I always want to champion the underdog."MORE: This Morning's Josie Gibson's plush Bristol home that she refuses to change
The well-liked contestant first appeared on the ITV show back in 2008 when he did impersonations of politicians David Blunkett, William Hague and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. David went on to audition for the show every year since 2013.
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