David Walliams joked that his son Alfred ‘didn’t need a dad anymore’ after the youngster’s recent meeting Hollywood A-Lister Tom Cruise.
The Little Britain actor, 52, who shares the ten-year-old with ex-wife Lara Stone, spoke about the exchange with the action star, 60, during his appearance on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show.
Telling the host: ‘I did see [Tom] a week ago. I went to university with Simon Pegg who is in the Mission Impossible movie – he invited me and my son Alfred who is ten’.
‘We got to meet Tom and Tom gave my son a really inspirational speech. For about half an hour, I was thinking he doesn’t need a dad anymore’.
Before adding: ‘He’s given the most amazing speech. He was very generous with his time and webtoon very, very lovely’.
David Walliams joked that his son Alfred ‘didn’t need a dad anymore’ after the youngster’s recent meeting Hollywood A-Lister Tom Cruise
The Little Britain actor (centre) spoke about the exchange with Tom (R) during his appearance on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show (Pictured with Sir Michael Caine in 2023)
Telling the host: ‘I did see [Tom] a week ago. I went to university with Simon Pegg who is in the Mission Impossible movie – he invited me and my son Alfred who is ten’ (pictured with Alfred, on World Book Day 2023)
Last year David shared a snap alongside Tom as they celebrated Sir Michael Caine’s 90th birthday at a dinner in London, that featured unlikely guests including Loose Women’s Denise Welch.
During his recent chat show appearance David spoke about what inspires him ahead of the release of his new book Astro Chimp: ‘Luckily my son is ten so he is exactly the right age to read my book’s.
‘We go for long walks together, walking the dogs and he often comes up with ideas. He came up with this idea, mega monster – I wrote the book and now he says you need to give me 50% of the royalties. I said you’ll get it one day!’
He also spoke about is upcoming project and teased about once again reuniting with his former comedy partner saying: ‘Me and Matt Lucas are working on a new show together.’
David previously revealed why he wants to keep his young son out of the spotlight, choosing only to share photos with the youngster’s face hidden.
Although David and Dutch model Lara, with whom he split in 2015, both have high-profile careers, they came to the decision they want Alfred to be able to grow up just like other kids.
Speaking to HELLO! Magazine, David said: ‘I knew what I was getting into, this is what I signed up to. Making a television programme, being in the spotlight is unavoidable and if you’re a kid, it must be quite hard.’
Going on to say: ‘You don’t know what they going to want to do with their lives. They might choose to do something completely private, in which case, there doesn’t seem to be any advantage to being in the spotlight.’
David joked: ‘We got to meet Tom and Tom gave my son a really inspirational speech. For about half an hour, I was thinking he doesn’t need a dad anymore’ (Tom pictured in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One)
Before adding: ‘He’s given the most amazing speech. He was very generous with his time and very, very lovely’ (pictured with fellow guest Kristen Dunst)
The comedian-and-author shares his son with Dutch model ex-wife Lara Stone, who he split with in 2015 (pictured together in 2012)
The Little Britain duo also confirmed they had very much buried the hatchet when they posed together at the 40th birthday party of their mutual pal, actor Luke Evans in April 2019.
Between 2011 and 2018 – when they both attended Dale Winton’s funeral – neither star were seen in public together.
Matt released his autobiography Little Me: The A-Z Of Matt Lucas in 2018 in which he uncovered their explosive backstage fights as well the manic performances that made them, briefly, the most celebrated comedy duo in the country.
In the tome he snipes: ‘Walliams has now sold so many children’s books he can probably buy his own private jet, all decked out in pink, with a river inside it for him to swim up’ — a swipe at the fame Walliams acquired when he swam the Channel and, later on, the length of the Thames.
He also spoke about is upcoming project and teased about once again reuniting with his former comedy partner saying: ‘Me and Matt Lucas are working on a new show together’
David (L) pictured with Matt (R) in Little Britain
In his autobiography, Matt revealed how tensions boiled between the pair in 2005 during their Little Britain Live tour, leading to a spectacular backstage fight.
David and Matt first met in The National Youth Theatre, and broke onto the comedy scene with the sketch series Little Britain in 2003.
The series created iconic characters such as Andy and Lou (with the catchphrase ‘I don’t like it’), Vicky Pollard (‘Yeah but no yeah but no but’) and Carol Beer (‘Computer says no’).
After three series the show concluded in 2005, but sparked a US spin-off three years later and numerous one-off specials for Comic and Sport Relief.
David previously spoke about their disputes whilst promoting his own autobiography, Camp David in 2012. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Mark Lawson he admitted: ‘We’re very different people and probably want different things and had different working methods.’
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