David Walliams risks Simon Cowell’s wrath as he mocks ‘short’ star by revealing his TRUE height ‘without heeled boots’

DAVID Walliams risked Simon Cowell's wrath on Lorraine this morning as he mocked the "short" star and revealed how small he really is "without heeled boots".

The 49-year-old comic compared his Britain's Got Talent co-star to famously tiny Jawas from the Star Wars franchise - who stand at three feet tall.

The anecdote began when a photo of David standing next to 61-year-old Simon flashed onto a screen, with the TV favourite musing: "I always forget how big I am until I stand next to him."

Lorraine Kelly replied: "You are quite tall, but you're not freakishly tall."

Simon's height is publicly listed as 5ft 8, whereas David's is 6ft 1.

The star giggled as he began: "I shouldn't really tell this story…" before glancing off camera as though pondering whether or not to share.

Deciding to risk it, David went on: "One time, we were flying back from Glasgow in a private jet - he always wears a boot with a heel and then he has his jeans.

"Out of the corner of my eye I saw a very small figure as we were going through security, I thought: 'Who's that?!'"

Barely unable to speak between chuckles, David went on: "They were like, 'Simon had to take his shoes off to go through security', and honestly… Y'know when you see someone out of the corner of your eye?

"I was like, 'Who is that? I didn't know we had a Jawa on the show!"

Lorraine giggled as she told her guest: "You're going to be in so much trouble."

Shrugging off the remark, he replied: "I know… But the good thing is he doesn't get up until three in the afternoon.

"So he's never watched the show - he has no idea who you are!"

Britain's Got Talent fans adore watching Simon and David's love/ hate relationship, with the pair often bickering in front of the cameras and poking fun at each other in interviews.