David Walliams: Met Police 'to assess' any allegations made against him after bombshell sex claims by several women

Scotland Yard said it would "carefully assess" any allegations reported to it about David Walliams.

But the Met Police stressed that it had not received any claims about the TV star and author.

Hours after The Guardian and ITV News named Walliams as the famous man at the centre of their investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, the force put out a statement.

A Met spokesperson said: "We're aware of reports in the media in relation to allegations involving a man in his 50s.