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David Walliams reveals his mother found him 'lifeless on the bed' when he tried to take his own life as a teen: 'It broke her heart'


The comedian, 53, experienced depression during his youth and made an attempt on his life at Christmas when he returned home from university.

The Britain's Got Talent judge said Kathleen encouraged his 'flamboyant side' and hired a wedding dress for him when he was cast as the queen in All the King's Men while attending an all-boys senior school. Court case: David (pictured in 2019) reportedly accused London-based Fremantle, which produces the reality series for ITV , of an unlawful data protection breach David also reportedly suffered suicidal thoughts after he was dropped from Britain's Got Talent, where he claims his microphone was kept on all day during filming, court papers have allegedly revealed.

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