Little britain only gay in the village

In his autobiography, Matt revealed how tensions boiled between the pair in during their Little Britain Live tour, leading to a spectacular backstage fight. In defense: Speaking on the Richard Herring RHLSTP podcast, the comic, 45, explained that the character - who would wear rubber suits, an earring, and had bleached blonde hair and overly-plucked eyebrows - was meant to be 'a celebration' of gay people.

Grudge: They soared to fame as a double act At the humanist service for the TV presenter, the Little Britain stars were seen coming face-to-face as they both arrived at the London event. David and Matt's feud ended the Little Britain pair's partnership after almost a decade of working together.

Carry on camping: Matt Lucas has defended his Little Britain character Daffyd Thomas whose running gag on the comedy show was that he's 'the only gay in the village'. The pair soared to fame as a double act But the pair proved they have buried the hatchet these days, posing together at the 40th birthday party of their mutual pal, actor Luke Evans, in April.

Disputes started over trivial matters, such as David's apparent insistence that jumbo packs of Maltesers should be provided by the promoter at every venue. Comedian and actor Matt Lucas has spoken out about his controversial Little Britain character Dafydd Thomas, better known as ‘the only gay in the village’.

It was meant as entertainment, not to make young gay people sad. 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.

Matt objected —there were much better choices than Maltesers, he felt. David and Matt have not worked together since their airport satire series Come Fly With Me inand while BBC commissioned a second series, David confirmed in there were no future episodes in the pipeline.

Back together: The comedians were seen together for the first time in seven years last spring as they both joined a slew of celebrities attending Dale Winton's funeral. After three series the show concluded inbut sparked a US spin-off three years later and numerous one-off specials for Comic and Sport Relief.

He went on: 'I remember thinking there was a greediness to Little Britain and we just wanted to show off as many characters as possible so we played black, white, straight, gay, male, female, tall, short, whatever. Matt Lucas has defended his Little Britain character Daffyd Thomas whose running gag on the comedy show was that he's 'the only gay in the village'.

We are going to be sharing iconic moments from Little Britain, Rock Profile, Come. Speaking on the Richard Herring RHLSTP podcast, the comic, 45, explained that the character - who would wear rubber suits, an earring, and had bleached blonde hair and overly-plucked eyebrows - was meant to be 'a celebration' of gay people.

Matt said he knows the character has. Welcome to Lucas and Walliams, home to the all the best moments from comedy duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams! It was meant as entertainment, not to make young gay people sad'. Old hands: Fans will most remember the pair's work in the BBC sketch series Little Britain, which ran from andand sparked nationwide tours and a US spin-off series.

They were both in attendance at Dale Winton's funeral in Maywhich was the first time they were seen in the same place at the same time since Friends again: Matt and David Walliams seem to have very much buried the hatchet these days.

Daffyd hails from the fictional mining village of Llandewi Breffi, Wales, (not to be confused with the real life village of Llanddewi Breffi, Wales) where he repeatedly and falsely claims to be the villages sole gay resident.

Matt Lucas apologises to : Committed 'homosexualist' Daffyd lives in the Welsh town of Llanddewi Brefi

Tensions between the pair are believed to have escalated during the Little Britain Live tour inwhen the two men demanded separate dressing rooms but found they had to prepare together before every show, just to cope with all the technical issues each night.

Matt released his autobiography Little Me: The A-Z Of Matt Lucas the same month 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. He was portrayed by Little Britain writer, comedian and actor, Matt Lucas.

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'.