The 54-year-old is best known for the BBC sketch show Little Britain and is one of the country's best-selling children's authors. A polite thank you but no to @RealMattLucas pic.twitter.com/ERUqW1JeLI — David Walliams HQ (@davidwalliams) December 9, 2025A spokesperson for the company said it took "employee wellbeing extremely seriously" and had decided not to publish any new titles by the children's author. They continued: "After careful consideration, and under the leadership of its new CEO, HarperCollins UK has decided not to publish any new titles by David Walliams. "HarperCollins takes employee wellbeing extremely seriously and has processes in place for reporting and investigating concerns. The publisher announced in October that it had appointed Kate Elton as its new chief executive, following the departure of former boss Charlie Redmayne.

Source: The Times December 19, 2025 17:26 UTC