David Walliams gushes over son Alfred, 11, and his 'sweetest things'

Fiercely private David Walliams has made rare comments about his son Alfred and explained how the youngster recently left him weeping after doing the ‘sweetest thing’.

The Little Britain star, 52, who shares the 11-year-old with ex-wife Lara Stone, gushed over the lad during an appearance on Chris Evan’s Virgin Radio Show on Friday.

Telling the host: ‘I think back to the day he was born. And I always say to him, “The day you were born was the happiest day of my life, and every day after that has got happier and happier”‘.

‘You have the odd bad day, don’t you, but basically it’s that, because you get closer and closer and he did the sweetest thing.

David then recalled when he and his son were planning a trip to Disneyland Florida: ‘So I said, “Before we go, let’s have a look at the map and decide where we want to go,’ and I said,”‘I think you’re going to have fun”‘.

Fiercely private David Walliams, 52, has made rare comments about his son Alfred, 11, and explained how the youngster recently left the actor weeping after doing the ‘sweetest thing’.

The Little Britain star, who shares his son with ex-wife Lara Stone and doesn’t show the youngster’s face on social media , gushed over the lad during an appearance on Chris Evan’s Virgin Radio Show on Friday.

‘And he went, ‘Of course I’m going to have fun, daddy, I’m going to be with you’. It was heartbreaking

Emotional David continued: ‘Heartbreaking because sometimes they say things like that and it’s like they’re not meaning to sort of make you weep, but they do because they’re so sweet and innocent.

The actor and author previously joked that his son ‘didn’t need a dad anymore’ after the youngster’s met Hollywood A-Lister Tom Cruise.

He 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 very, very lovely’.

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.

Telling the host: ‘I think back to the day he was born. And I always say to him, “The day you were born was the happiest day of my life, and every day after that has got happier and happier”

David previously joked that his son ‘didn’t need a dad anymore’ after the youngster’s met Hollywood A-Lister Tom Cruise (Tom pictured in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One)

The Little Britain actor (centre) pictured with Tom (R) and Sir Michael Caine (L) in 2023

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.’