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“stars possess several identities and several different kinds of identities, determined by the various aspects of their character and the various characters that they play.”

Brand possesses man identities. The Political Activist, the Comedian, The Self-help Guru, The Womaniser, the list continues. All of these identities are secondary to his core star image which is The Addict. This is the primary image that creates all the other identities of Brand. His self-help stems from The Addict, as does his issues with the Womaniser since it stems from his issue with addiction. His core image is always present, even when it is a focus on the secondary medias.

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"Celebrities exist across numerous temporal and spatial dimensions" -

This is the case for Brand. He is present across multiple media platforms. TV, Film, YouTube, Social Media, Podcast Channels. His list is endless. His multiple identities carry themselves through multiple platforms, but his core image of the Addict remains ever-present.

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Russell Brand Live Live Messiah Complex Show _ Stand Up Comedy Special Show

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What is so interesting in Brand as a Father is that his core image of an addict fades into the background. Because the focal point is him as a parent or a husband, which contrasts massively to the womaniser, drug taking, whirlwind romance with Katy Perry man which once was the focus. Now, as a father, the core star image remains, but the ideologies of a family unit and love become a reality and are taken seriously for this comedic Brand.

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The under the Skin Podcasts show Brand in a very different format. He is the listener, not the talker. He brings on interesting people and gives them the chance to tell their story. On the one hand, this is Brand in a new light, because he is doing the listening. However, it still always ties into that self-help image that stems from his image as an Addict and wanting to help others that is the core of this podcast.

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Russell Brand opens with a bold question for Derren. He doesn't avoid the difficult questions. He asks multiple difficult questions throughout that probe exciting and intellectual conversations. What is reoccurring throughout these podcasts, is these incredible and talented people that go on his show, always return the compliment. People are in awe of Russell because of the human that he is. The way he holds and composes himself. Which is partly why his star image as a recovered addict is so successful.

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Truth & Illusions | Russell Brand & Derren Brown

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This set was organised by Russell Brand to raise money for people with drug and alcohol addictions. He references making someone "dance for him" and how it was familiar to him. In this sense he is referring to his addiction with lap dances, which he has expressed. Therefore, in stand up he still refers to the core star image that is the addict, who underpins the image of Russell Brands star image.

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This early footage of Russell Brand shows someone who is clearly on drugs or alcohol. Russell looks back on times such as these and uses it as a starting point of which he changed his life around and followed the 12 step programme.

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Revolution is a non-fiction book in which Brand argues for a non-violent social revolution on the basis of spirituality spirituality and the common good.

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Russell Brand wants YOU to join the revolution.

We all know the system isn't working. Our governments are corrupt and the opposing parties pointlessly similar. Our culture is filled with vacuity and pap, and we are told there's nothing we can do - "it's just the way things are".

In this book, Russell Brand hilariously lacerates the straw men and paper tigers of our conformist times and presents, with the help of experts as diverse as Thomas Piketty and George Orwell, a vision for a fairer, sexier society that's fun and inclusive.

You have been lied to, told there's no alternative, no choice and that you don't deserve any better. Brand destroys this illusory facade as amusingly and deftly as he annihilates Morning Joe anchors, Fox News fascists and BBC stalwarts.

This book makes revolution not only possible, but inevitable and fun.

MEDIA REVIEWS

A delight to read ... Revolution is a text that will help politicise a generation. * Independent *
Revolution is funny, full of charm, and engaging. -- Owen Jones * Guardian *
Brand puts forward a logical and witty argument ... in a shifting world where political disillusionment is the norm, Brand offers a hopeful handbook of new ways of thinking. -- Twiggy Garcia * Guardian *
A compelling and authentic voice ... Brand writes and speaks with verve, words flowing effotlessly and musically ... refreshingly distinctive in his analysis of what is wrong about the way modern Britain is run. * Independent *
Facts, fun and a reminder that inequality is manmade and what we make we can unmake. * Jeanette Winterson *

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Russell Brand wants YOU to join the revolution. We all know the system isn't working. Our governments are corrupt and the opposing parties pointlessly similar. Our culture is filled with vacuity and pap, and we are told there's nothing we can do - "it's just the way things are".

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Russell Brand discussing 'Freedom from our Addictions' at Wilderness festival (2017)

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Russell Brand discussing 'Freedom from our Addictions' at Wilderness festival (2017)

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His star image is a global brand. which is why it is no doubt he is performing at festivals to large crowds. People care about what he has to say. Although whacky and centred around the image of an addict. He is someone weirdly honest, earnest and says it as it is, which is want people want to hear. Freedom from our addictions is a book on Drug and Alcohol addiction, but also on addictions in everything such as social media, or food, or to help someone you know that might be struggling with addiction. It makes it accessible to all audiences.

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Recovery and Freedom: Russell Brand at Wilderness Festival

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Brands most recent book that focuses on addiction of all kinds. Ties in with his key star image of an addict and a recoverer.

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This is the age of addiction, a condition so epidemic, so all encompassing and ubiquitous that unless you are fortunate enough to be an extreme case, you probably don't know that you have it.

What unhealthy habits and attachments are holding your life together? Are you unconsciously dependent on food? Bad relationships? A job that doesn't fulfill you? Numb, constant perusal of your phone, looking for what?

My qualification for writing this book is not that I am better than you, it's that I am worse. I am an addict, addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, money, love and fame.
The program in Recovery has given Russell Brand freedom from all addictions and it will do the same for you.

This system offers nothing less than liberation from self-centredness, a new perspective, freedom from the illusion of suffering for anyone who is willing to take the necessary steps.

'Recovery should be read by the world' - Ruby Wax

MEDIA REVIEWS

'This is a brave and useful book, that I read in one day. It offers real insight into addiction and the stuff that drives it and Russell has done a great service in tackling the classic twelve steps in a non-reverential and totally entertaining kind of way that will help a lot of people. It feels wrong to say it is an addictive read, given the subject, but it really is. Russell doesn't just want to save our souls he wants to entertain us on the way.' - Matt Haig, author of How to Stop Time and Reasons to Stay Alive

'A thought-provoking explication of the 12-step program -- New York Times

The premise of his programme is that the 12 steps followed by Alcoholics Anonymous can work for anyone. Recovery is the 12 steps, as translated by Russell Brand.' - Sunday Times

'Personally it always struck me as a bit unfair that only raging alcoholics and hopeless drug addicts got to practice the 12 steps, given how they provide such an invaluable emotional toolbox - now, thanks to the vision (his critics might say the ego) of Russell Brand, they are available to all.' - Suzanne Harrington, Irish Examiner

'There is no better lesson to be learnt than by someone who has lived it. And with that in mind, Russell Brand is a man to listen to. Carefully. Beneath the performance he talks sense. A lot of it.' - Stylist

'While the insights are not original, the experience of them is unique and it's Brand's own story that gives the book its energy. For anyone with an abiding interest in Russell Brand.' - The Observer

Clever, funny, insightful, helpful... This book is genius in its approach. From the subtleties of the presentation, which help you focus on what are essentially some extremely big messages, to the hysterically funny... More

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This is the age of addiction, a condition so epidemic, so all encompassing and ubiquitous that unless you are fortunate enough to be an extreme case, you probably don't know that you have it. What unhealthy habits and attachments are holding your life together? Are you unconsciously dependent on food?

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Russell Brand reading from his book The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2014)

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Russell Brand reading from his book The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2014)

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Brand has authored multiple books now based on his addiction and recovery, as well as political opinion. However, childrens novel takes a step away from the constructed image of Brand, pushing him more into the category of a family man. This coincides with his current image of a family man with family ideals, children, as well as the family films that we see brand act in.

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Russell Brand reading from his book The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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Brands life experiences have seen him write multiple books. My Booky Wook, was his book which gave the first insight into his drug and alcohol problem.

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This article gives and insight into their relationship. Katy claims brand couldn't take the 'vapid' ways of Katy's unprecedented fame and found it all too much and superficial. It makes sense in accordance with Brand star image of finding happiness in the smaller things in life, surrounded in his ideas of being present.

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"It seemed too much of a literal movie then, which I totally understand from a director's perspective or from a moviegoer's [perspective]," she told in 2010.

"If you saw me and Russell making out, [it would feel like] 'there's Russell Brand in the movie,' not Aldous Snow, and they want it to be Aldous Snow, [so it's] completely understandable."

Their wedding:

It took three months of dating for Brand to propose. This happened on New Year's Eve in 2009 outside the Taj Mahal while the couple were on holiday in India. He would later text her that he wanted a divorce two years later to the day.

Before that, however, the couple said 'I do' in Rajasthan, India in a private ceremony at the luxury Aman-i-Khás resort, next to Ranthambore tiger sanctuary. A reported 21 camels, elephants, horses, traditional dancers and musicians formed part of Brand's wedding procession.

The BBC reports that rapper P. Diddy also performed at the October ceremony with the comedian gifting Perry one of the sanctuary's rare female tigers.

Pretty swish, huh?

Why did their relationship end?

Despite their luxurious, extravagant and romantic wedding, things quickly began to crumble. Judging from the quotes given to various sources, it was a mix of their demanding schedules and Brand's aversion to fame that saw their marriage disintegrate.

Speaking to in 2013, Perry was selective about what she shared.

While she referred to him as "a magical man," the 'Roar' singer also made it clear that there were several issues in their relationship.

"At first when I met him he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they're like, I can't handle the equal-ness," she said.

"He didn't like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting. I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can't necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let go and I was like: This isn't because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that."

Jokes in Brand's comedy routines were also made at Katy's expense.

"Hysterical in some ways," she said of Brand's humour.

"Until he started making jokes about me and he didn't know I was in the audience, because I had come to surprise him at one of his shows. So. Hysterical to a point."

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Inside Katy Perry and Russell Brand's 14-month marriage, which ended with a 'divorce text'.

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"It seemed too much of a literal movie then, which I totally understand from a director's perspective or from a moviegoer's [perspective]," she told in 2010. "If you saw me and Russell making out, [it would feel like] 'there's Russell Brand in the movie,' not Aldous Snow, and they want it to be Aldous Snow, [so it's] completely understandable."

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"Russell looks the ever doting dad"... Even though he still embodies his "jesus" image which many hosts have referred to him as interviews. His outgrown beard and scruffy style is the look of comfort for Russell Brand as he looks after his young daughter. This is a step away from the Addict star image, and a step closer to Brand as a family man and a doting father.

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Russell Brand, 43,is a doting dad as he holds toddler Mabel while wife Laura Gallacher, 31, cradles baby daughter Peggy in LA

He's been embracing fatherhood and enjoying spending time with his two daughters.

And Russell Brand looked ever the doting dad as he held toddler Mabel, two, on an outing in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The actor and comedian, 43, was joined by wife Laura Gallacher, 31, as they headed for lunch while pushing a pram.

Russell opted for a comfortable look as he threw on a slouchy cardigan, distressed jeans and Nike trainers, while styling his raven locks in a man bun.

Laura looked effortlessly chic in a khaki boiler suit paired with white plimsoll trainers as she styled her hair in a half up half down do and she perched sunglasses on her head.

The mother-of-two, who is TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher's sister, could be seen embracing mother duties as she fussed over nine-month-old daughter Peggy.

The couple, who live in a quiet Oxfordshire village, married in 2017 at an intimate service near their home in Henley-on-Thames.

Russell recently came under fire for admitting he has never spent 24 hours alone with their two daughters because their mother is more suited to the role.

The Essex-born Lothario, who previously bragged about bedding five women a day, told The Sunday Times: 'She wouldn't go away for 24 hours, Laura.

'Laura's able to sustain and maintain domesticity in a way that's astonishing. I didn't have much experience of how to organise domesticity. I do whatever I'm told.

'It turns out that she is extremely well versed in the nuances and complexities of child-rearing.'

He admitted he is 'too sensitive' to change nappies and his 'romantic, reflective, religious world view' prevents him from being a full-time parent.

Elsewhere in the interview, Brand has praised the #MeToo movement, but admitted he has no regrets about his Lothario past.

He shunned the limelight three years ago and now lives a quiet life in Oxford but admits he still has moments of sexual temptation.

The former MTV presenter spoke about how his transformation from wild child to a yoga-loving spiritualist has helped him maintain his calm new lifestyle in a quiet Oxfordshire village.

And when he does get tempted by someone 'attractive', Russell, who married presenter Kirsty Gallacher's 31-year-old sister Laura in 2017, says a voice in his head tells him not to 'risk ruining his whole life'.

At height of his fame Russell reportedly had sex with up to five women a day before going to sex rehab.

Speaking in 2010, shortly after his wedding to ex wife Katy Perry, he admitted of his single days: 'I was having sex with different women three, four, five times a day. In Ireland, nine in one evening.'

But speaking in the frank interview this weekend, he praised the #MeToo movement, adding: 'No [I don't regret my past]. I just feel it [the movement] is a really positive change. It's a sign of real awakening'.

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He's been embracing fatherhood and enjoying spending time with his two daughters. And Russell Brand looked ever the doting dad as he held toddler Mabel, two, on an outing in Los Angeles on Saturday. The actor and comedian, 43, was joined by wife Laura Gallacher, 31, as they headed for lunch while pushing a pram.

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This article shows Russell as his true self. In his dark tight clothing, all in black, with big sunglasses on and bushy hair. They keep their private life to themselves, but will step out in front of the cameras if need be.

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Russell Brand and wife Laura Gallagher stepped out in perfectly co-ordinated outfits for their first public appearance together since the birth of their new daughter.

The controversial comedian matched a black fitted blazer with leather trousers and a charcoal scarf while his fashion brand owner wife opted for a similar jacket and a black sparkly jumpsuit.

Russell accessorised his look with aviator shades, which together with his shaggy hair and beard gave him something of a Seventies revolutionary look.

The couple seemed delighted to be out together, and were probably appreciating a first evening off from childcare for a while. Russell and Laura also have a two-year-old, Mabel.

Russell appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain in September and said that the rigours of being a parent were turning his hair grey: "A lot of this greyness is being applied retrospectively, though some of it is as a result of having two daughters so it's a combination."

He went on to say that, however tiring it might be, he was enjoying fatherhood: "Do you know what, it's bliss... Exhausting bliss. Shattering bliss. Knackering, beautiful, glorious bliss!"

Russell, 43, and Laura, 31, have been an item on and off since 2007 and married last year in a small intimate service at Remenham Church near their home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

Laura, who is the sister of TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher and the daughter of top golfer Bernard Gallacher, started her fashion line - Joy Journal - when she was pregnant with Mabel.

She explains: "When I was pregnant I got terrible morning sickness. All day. Not just in the morning. I wanted to engage myself with creative, domestic projects as a distraction.

"I suppose I was nesting. I started to paint everything in sight and realised I had nothing to wear but drab workman's overalls. I thought 'I should be wearing something that feels a bit more joyful'."

Consequently she started a business selling stylish dungarees.

Her outfit as she arrived for the British Curry Awards 2018, at London's Battersea Evolution was a little less workaday than dungarees, but certainly shares a note of elegant practicality with the items she sells in her day job and she looked serene and contented on her 'date night' with her comedian husband.

Other notables who attended the awards which celebrate the country's top chefs and Indian restaurants included the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson and former England goalkeeper David Seaman.

Radio presenter and former politician Nigel Farage was also in attendance, and was loudly booed by the audience when he took to the stage.

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Russell Brand and wife Laura Gallagher stepped out in perfectly co-ordinated outfits for their first public appearance together since the birth of their new daughter. The controversial comedian matched a black fitted blazer with leather trousers and a charcoal scarf while his fashion brand owner wife opted for a similar jacket and a black sparkly jumpsuit.

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This article questions who Russell Brands Wife actually is. Having been married to one of the most famous pop stars of our time, he is now with under the radar Laura. She is in celeb circles and has a blog. But is far from the level of fame that Katy Perry and Brand had when they were together. Again, this suggests that Brand and his wife are moving away from the limelight and focusing on themselves and their family and daughter. Brand is still his star image but with family ideals intertwined.

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Laura Gallacher and Russell Brand become husband and wife in a small ceremony with friends and family, after Katy Perry's ex husband popped the question in 2016.

Laura, who gave birth to their baby daughter Mabel in November 2016, tied the knot with comedian Russell in Oxon over the August bank holiday 2017, with celebrity guests such as Noel Gallagher and Jonathan Ross.

A source told The Sun: "They wanted a very small, personal affair with their daughter Mabel, family and close friends rather than a circus. It was a lovely occasion. Mabel was guest of honour."

But who is Laura Gallacher? What is her job and how long has she been with Russell? Here's everything you need to know.

Who is Laura Gallacher, how old is she and what does she do for a living?

Laura is a 30-year-old lifestyle blogger and clothes designer.

The Joy Journal is a clothing website the mother-of-one set up to create personalised dungarees for customers.

She came up with the idea when she was pregnant and suffering from 'terrible morning sickness.'

On the website, she writes: "The Joy Journal is about creativity, colour, individuality and fun. These dungarees are an expression of that spirit. Craft, not couture, comfortable cool, not catwalk. These dungarees are the first Joy Journal Project."

When did Laura Gallacher and Russell brand start dating?

Laura and new husband Russell - who recently had to cancel his tour after his mum was in a serious car crash - had reportedly been on and off since 2007.

In November 2016, Laura gave birth to the couple's first child, Mabel Brand.

Also in 2016, the controversial actor got down on one knee and asked Laura to marry him.

Russell previously married America singer Katy Perry in 2010, however, the couple divorced in 2012.

Who is Laura Gallacher related to?

Laura's sister is well known Scottish TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher.

Kirsty attended the couple's wedding in Oxon over the weekend along with Jonathan Ross and Noel Gallagher.

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Laura Gallacher and Russell Brand become husband and wife in a small ceremony with friends and family, after Katy Perry's ex husband popped the question in 2016. Laura, who gave birth to their baby daughter Mabel in November 2016, tied the knot with comedian Russell in Oxon over the August bank holiday 2017, with celebrity guests such as Noel Gallagher and Jonathan Ross.

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What is interesting, is that even years later in 2018, when this article was written, Brand is still spoken about in reference to Katy Perry. The articles always mention his previous marriage, most likely because of the level of fame that it claimed. Even in a new marriage, Brands old past forever builds upon his image.

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Russell Brand and his wife Laura Gallacher have made their first-ever public appearance together, three years into their relationship.

he comic and actor and Gallacher, sister of TV star Kirsty Gallacher, attended the British Curry Awards at London's Battersea Evolution on Monday.

Lifestyle blogger Gallacher wore a glittery jumpsuit to the culinary event while Brand sported his trademark black skinny jeans, blazer and scarf combination.

The famously private pair became parents to Mabel in 2016 and welcomed their second daughter together in summer this year, with no details of a name or date of birth released.

Get Him To The Greek star Brand and Gallacher became an item in 2015 and they tied the knot in August 2017.

Brand was previously married to US pop star Katy Perry but they split in December 2011, just over a year after they tied the knot.

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Russell Brand and his wife Laura Gallacher have made their first-ever public appearance together, three years into their relationship. he comic and actor and Gallacher, sister of TV star Kirsty Gallacher, attended the British Curry Awards at London's Battersea Evolution on Monday.

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Inside Brands 'Zen' Family Home with Wife and Children (2018)

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The article introduces us to "The former addict" Russell Brand, who now has a house worth £3.3 million in Oxfordshire. Which slightly contradicts his image of money not accumulating happiness. However, what this article shows is his transition from fully-fledged drug addict, to a recovered man, but the image of Addict will always remain. Its his image, his brand, his construction. Its what he has built himself on and is the reason for his Zen life. He is somewhat an example for people to follow. If it all goes wrong, there is hope. Brand as his star image of an addict is somewhat an emblem of hope.

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After overcoming his drug addiction with the help of yoga and transcendental meditation, it is no wonder Russell Brand's 'zen' lifestyle has trickled through into his home.

The comedian has given glimpses into his stunning country cottage on Instagram, which boasts a large leafy garden, rustic kitchen and a number of holistic candles and crystals.

Russell, 43, shares the idyllic £3.3million property in Henley, Oxfordshire, with his wife Laura Gallacher, 30, and their two baby daughters.

In snaps shared to his social media page, Russell's spiritual personality can be seen throughout the property, with plenty of religious iconography and Buddhist artwork littering the walls and mantle pieces.

Candles feature heavily throughout - which the actor often lights during his yoga and meditation tutorials - while a number of large crystals, which are thought to release stress and re-balance energy levels, adorn a number of the window sills.

However, the property's country feel is maintained by a number of more rustic elements, including washed wooden floors, traditional fire places and sheepskin rugs and throws.

The kitchen follows suit with its vintage storage units and appliances, reportedly including a 4-oven AGA, while the bathroom provides a space for luxury with its large bath and windows, looking out onto the garden.

Meanwhile the living room - where Russell recently filmed a Kundalini energy booster tutorial in nothing but a towel - follows a chic, neutral colour scheme with nude curtains and pastel furniture.

The space also boasts sliding doors that lead onto a huge garden, boasting plenty of foliage and a sofa seating area, perfect for summer get-togethers.

The comedian purchased the gorgeous thatched cottage for £3.3million in 2016, and reportedly applied for £1million worth of renovations - including the installation of a home cinema and swimming pool - the following year.

Making the most of country life, the former MTV presenter is also believed to keep chickens at the property, which overlooks the River Thames.

The Get Him To The Greek star has also hosted several parties in the pad - including a large family feast in October 2017 to celebrate his recovery.

Russell had a well-publicised battle with Class A substances back in 2002, resulting in more than a dozen brushes with the law - including a high-profile arrest by the Metropolitan Police for stripping off during an anti-capitalist Mayday protest in London's teeming Piccadilly Circus.

The star has now been clean from drugs for fifteen years, and even penned a book to help others overcome their demons, titled Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions, in October last year.

Russell shares the mansion with his wife Laura Gallacher, 30, who he has dated on and off since 2007, but embarked on official romance with three years ago.

The pair married in a romantic ceremony in Henley-on-Thames in August 2017 with the great and good of showbiz watching, including Noel Gallagher and David Baddiel.

They share two children together - daughter Mabel, 20 months, and a second daughter, who is thought to have been born in July this year.

The Sun reported at the time: 'Obviously they are over the moon, and Russell will no doubt be gushing about her whenever he next performs stand-up.'

Russell has been open about his desire for a big family - telling ITV's Lorraine last year that he's never felt more content since becoming a father.

He said: 'It's so extraordinary to find such comfort and peace in a way things are obvious, getting married, having baby, I feel very relaxed, surprised but relaxed'.

The comic - who was previously wed to pop superstar Katy Perry - has previously admitted he had to work hard to convince his in-laws that he was a changed man, and that when his daughters are old enough he will be honest about his struggles in life.

He said on Loose Women in September: 'I asked them to forget all the information that was given to them. As long as I'm clean and open with Mabel that's all I want.

'I don't want her to go into relationships to make yourself feel better. No one wants their kid to grow up an addict. I just want to be loving to her.'

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Russell Brand has been nattering about his relationship with wife Katy Perry - explaining how she helped him swap sex for gardening.

Quotes are running in the papers today (March 23) from a forthcoming episode of Piers Morgan's Life Stories, set to go out on ITV next month.

In the chat the long-haired comedian rubbished reports about the duo having marriage counselling. But he did say he'd had to cut down on enjoying the sex act quite so much as he used to as a single man.

"I can't believe I used to have sex 20 times a week," he said, "especially now I'm married. But now I'm a bloody good gardener."

Recalling his past days as a swordsman, he explained just how much romantic action he used to get. "My peak was probably five a day," he outlined. "It was a bit much. I was always respectful though."

The issue of his penchant for romance wasn't one Katy was aware of before she met him, he revealed.

"I don't think she knew the extremes of it because I wasn't famous in America," he said. "I told her like an idiot, as I was so dazzled by the change. So I had to tell her, 'Look at what I'm not doing.' Yeah, she was shocked but she's a pretty solid person."

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This source claim the couple allegedly split because of the disputes they had on lifestyle and children. Katy, who didnt want to become a "hollywood housewife" also clashed with Russells sober lifestyle. She was out partying and enjoying herself, which Russell had been and done. His star image of the recovering addict did not work next to a young free party woman who wasn't ready to settle down and have children.

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RUSSELL Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry because she refused to settle down and have his children, the Sunday Mirror can reveal.

The couple had a series of huge bust-ups over her partying and boozy lifestyle in the run-up to the collapse of their 14-month marriage.

Comedian Russell, 36, has beaten booze and drugs addictions and wanted to shun the Hollywood clubbing scene and start a family with the Firework singer.

But Katy, 27, didn't want to become a "Hollywood housewife".

A source close to the couple said Katy took off her wedding ring and handed it back to Russell after one last devastating row a week before Christmas.

The I Kissed A Girl star thought she had called her husband's bluff and he would come running back.

But it was the final straw for Russell, who simply shrugged his shoulders and flew home to his mother Barbara.

The couple spent Christmas 7,000 miles apart - Katy in Hawaii, Russell in Cornwall - before he instructed his lawyers to start divorce proceedings on Friday.

Today we reveal how the rot set into their marriage SIX MONTHS ago and how close friends thought it would end in disaster even BEFORE their Hindu wedding ceremony at a wildlife resort in India in October 2010.

Insiders have also told us how the couple had marriage counselling to try to avoid a divorce while keeping up a public pretence that they were happy together.

Their lawyers were twice close to an agreement to put out a statement that they would be spending some time apart only for Katy and Russell to pull back from the brink.

But since the split the ding-dong behind -the-scenes battle between the two has been stepped up. It remains unclear whether the decision to end the marriage was mutual.

Last night sources close to Katy claimed the singer WANTED Russell to file court papers because she didn't want to upset her religious parents.

And she is said to have told a friend: "I wish I'd never married him."

Just four weeks ago, Russell told a chat show host who asked about rumours of a divorce: "I'm really happily married. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge." And a few weeks earlier, Katy had told the same show she "would love to have children" with Russell.

But a friend said last night: "The marriage was over a long time ago, and they both knew it.

"Their lives were heading in completely opposite directions and they realised they had nothing in common and no future.

"Russell left his party lifestyle behind a long time ago because it nearly killed him. All he wanted to do is stay at home, do his yoga, keep his demons away and have a family with Katy."

The first year of the marriage was dominated by her 122-date California Dreams tour. "But when Katy had rare time off from her touring all she wanted to do was go out partying in Hollywood," said the source.

"Russell was not interested and he'd had enough of the rowing. When Katy took her ring off he decided it was best he walked away. She flew off to Hawaii and Russell headed back to the UK. Katy turned off her mobile so he couldn't get hold of her. He was going mental.

"Once he was back in Britain he started making the preparations for the divorce.

"Katy was surprised that Russell didn't come running back but she had met her match. They are both strong-willed people and there has been a lot of game-playing going on."

Our source said the rows started as far back as June as the two struggled with their time apart pursuing their careers amid growing resentment from Russell over Katy's bigger fame.

"Russell is very good at acting out and about in public all happy, but behind closed doors he can be quite moody," said our source. "After the high of the wedding, reality kicked in. Katy was away all the time and she became more and more successful. She is doing so well and Russell couldn't handle it."

Russell has become a star in his own right in the US with the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall and more recently Arthur.

"He was doing well in America but Katy is on a different scale of fame and success," said the source.

"I think there is resentment between them that their careers were keeping them apart.

"He wanted her to stay at home, do the whole Hollywood housewives thing. But that was never going to happen for Katy, she loves her singing career.

"Perhaps there was an element of jealousy on Russell's part. And while Russell is happy in America, he does like coming home to the UK.

"Katy prefers him to be with her LA friends rather than his friends back home. This also caused resentment because Russell has long-standing friends back home in England."

The rows had escalated by October as former hellraiser Russell, who has been treated for drug and alcohol addiction, began to argue with Katy over her partying lifestyle.

The friend said: "Russell may have this wild image but he takes his recovery very seriously because he knows his problems with drink and drugs in the past nearly killed him. Because of her tour commitments, Russell's time with Katy was precious and he didn't want to spend it partying all the time.

"He couldn't handle Katy's drinking. They didn't get on when she went out and this caused further resentment and rows."

Talking about his sex life before he married Katy, Russell was asked in a magazine interview how many women he has sex with a month.

He answered: "Work out how many days and, here's a simple rule, triple it! I love it. I've a very addictive personality."

And alongside a raunchy photoshoot, Katy told how she tamed womaniser Russell by making him wait for sex when Brand assumed he would be taking the singer home.

"Can you imagine the horrible feeling he had when he was used to getting everything he wanted?

"He was a heroin addict and now he's not. He was addicted to all kinds of things and now he's not. And he basically used to be a professional prostitute and now he's not. "

The couple realised their marriage was on the rocks and called in professional help, although friends believed it was too late.

The source continued: "They had therapy and marriage counselling sessions for about six weeks. They were doing the sessions in three-way conference calls with all parties in separate locations - it was all typically Hollywood.

"Their representatives were called in twice to discuss the possibility of putting a statement out to say they were having time apart and then on both occasions it cooled down and the counselling seemed to work."

As reports emerged from America last night that Katy didn't want to be the one to end their marriage and upset her evangelical Christian parents, our source said friends of Russell feared the marriage would end in tears BEFORE they even got hitched.

The comic began dating Katy after the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2009. They had met on the set of his movie Get Me To The Greek.

He proposed to her only three months later on New Year's Eve.

The source said: "It was very much a fairytale and whirlwind romance. "They were a high-profile couple. Russell has a big ego and loved the attention.

"But even before they got married people close to Russell were a bit concerned at the speed at which it was going and whether they were right for each other. Friends close to him said it would end in tears when reality set in."

Now the couple will have to face sorting out the financial issues of the divorce settlement - but a friend of Russell said he wants a quick and amicable solution.

They own a £2.5million Californian mansion and the comedian has a £2million London home. Katy is worth £35million, more than double his £15million.

In her first interview after the wedding, Katy said: "It feels lovely. I want to have children and start a family."

But a pal said last night: "The reality was it was too soon for Katy to think about settling down."

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RUSSELL Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry because she refused to settle down and have his children, the Sunday Mirror can reveal. The couple had a series of huge bust-ups over her partying and boozy lifestyle in the run-up to the collapse of their 14-month marriage.

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Rumours came out about Brand and Perry heading for a split, since Brand was allegedly spotted with a mysterious brunette who was not Katy. He said it was just trash and that to ignore the tabloids. However, the split came soon after.

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Russell Brand and Katy Perry Headed for Splitsville?! Couple Hit Back at Trash Tabloids

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Freddie Baez/startraksphoto.com "Just cause we don't flaunt our relationship doesn't mean there's something wrong w/it," Perry tweeted. "Privacy is our luxury. #tabloidsrtrash #gossipisgross" Russell also got in on the denial act, cheering on his wife's crystal clear dismissal of the rumors. "You tell em Mrs Brand!

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Russell explains how he had his heart broken multiple times thoughout his life, and that his previous marriage with Katy Perry broke his heart. The recent annoucnement that she is pregnant was painful for Russell to come to terms with.

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RUSSELL Brand has spoken out about his past heartbreaks just hours after it was revealed ex-wife Katy Perry is expecting a baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom.

The British comedian opened up about his relationships in a video on Instagram, captioned: "Healing From A Broken Heart".

In the video - titled 'How I Got Over Heartbreak' - Russell admits he's experienced heartbreak "most of his life".

He said: "Now I'm in my 40s so I can look back at heartbreak when I was 15, heartbreak when I was 12, heartbreak when I was 11, heartbreak in my 20s and 30s.

"You know sort of right into like until when I got married. Just getting my heart broken again and again."

Russell went on to explain why he thought past relationships hadn't worked out.

He said: "I reckon in my case it was because I like to be in the outside. I'm by default [going to turn] to drug addiction and alcoholism. I'm not good at sitting with myself."

Russell was married to Katy from 2010 to 2012. Sources claimed the split was down to the pair's busy work schedules. Russell went on to marry Laura Gallacher and the couple share two daughters.

Katy announced her pregnancy earlier this week in her music video for 'Never Worn White'.

She later told fans: "We're excited and happy. It's probably the longest secret I've ever had to keep. I like to tell you guys everything, but I knew I would tell you in the best way, which was through a piece of music because that's how I speak to you. That's how we speak together with each other."

The hitmaker also revealed she and Orlando had planned to have a baby together.

Discussing the baby news on SiriusXM Hits 1, she said: "Well it wasn't an accident.

"I'm so grateful for everything I've been able to do and achieve and all the goals I've been able to check off my list."

Do you have a story for The US Sun team?

Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552.

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RUSSELL Brand has spoken out about his past heartbreaks just hours after it was revealed ex-wife Katy Perry is expecting a baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom. The British comedian opened up about his relationships in a video on Instagram, captioned: "Healing From A Broken Heart".

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Brand decides he doesn't want to take half of Katy Perrys £28million fortune. He will however take half of the value of the house. He seemingly is not driven by money, which he has admitted quite often. He would rather leave her with her hard earned fortune and that be it. This again matches his star image of money not being everything in the world.

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Katy Perry signs divorce papers with a smiley face... as Russell Brand agrees to walk away from her £28million

Katy Perry and Russell Brand have signed on the dotted line to finalise their divorce.

The pair have agreed to split their assets, and her husband of 14 months has waived any claim to the chart-topping singers £28million ($44million) fortune.

But despite the sad circumstances, in court papers which emerged yesterday detailing the end of their marriage, the quirky pop singer signed the legal documents off with an upbeat 'smiley face.'

According to Forbes magazine Brand is worth a relatively small £4million in comparison to the Firework singer's £28 million fortune.

The couple who married in October 2010 didn't sign a pre-nup, and as a result, in the state of California everything they earned during their 14-month marriage is deemed community property - which means they're each entitled to 50 per pent each.

However with Katy making a huge $44 million between May, 2010 and May, 2011 - according to Forbes magazine, Russell stood to gain considerably more.

But the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star has waived any claim to the money the Teenage Dream singer made during their short-lived marriage.

However he will take a share of their assets, which may include a cut of the $6.5 million property, which he was seen moving out of a few weeks back.

Russell's lawyer filed final divorce papers yesterday. However the judge will make the divorce official on June 30, as there's a six month waiting period before the divorce is declared final.

Meanwhile the comic was seen heading to a yoga class the same day the papers detailing the end of his marriage emerged.

According to the papers filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Perry has gone back to her maiden name of Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson once.

In addition to keeping her money and her identity, the agreement also covers distribution of their property.

Perry's papers say, and she asks that the court not be involved in awarding spousal support to Brand.

In the paperwork filed by Brand, 36, he ticked a box saying that both parties 'agree this cause may be decided as an uncontested matter' and says they have waived their rights to a trial.

The couple got married at an Indian tiger sanctuary tied the knot in October 2010 were taking some time apart when Brand allegedly surprised his wife by filing for divorce in late December.

Reports of marital discord haunted the couple in the months leading up to their very public split, but Brand has spoken out about his wish to keep things friendly.

'I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends,' he said in a statement.

And in a few cryptic tweets posted earlier in the week he opined: 'We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them' he wrote, citing a quote by Albert Einstein.

Then added: 'What a twerp.'

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Katy Perry and Russell Brand have signed on the dotted line to finalise their divorce. The pair have agreed to split their assets, and her husband of 14 months has waived any claim to the chart-topping singers £28million ($44million) fortune.

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The singer Katy Perry and entertainer Russell Brand were married on Saturday at a "private and spiritual ceremony" at a wildlife sanctuary in India. The wedding took place at the Aman-e-Khas luxury resort outside the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary, 80 miles from the "pink city" of Jaipur. A spokesman for the couple said a friend of Perry's family conducted the service. A hotel official said Brand and Perry wore traditional Indian clothes, with the bride and female guests in saris. Brand's wedding procession from a nearby resort was said to include 21 camels plus elephants, horses, dancers and musicians. PA
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The singer Katy Perry and entertainer Russell Brand were married on Saturday at a "private and spiritual ceremony" at a wildlife sanctuary in India. The wedding took place at the Aman-e-Khas luxury resort outside the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary, 80 miles from the "pink city" of Jaipur.

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Russell Brand looks unlikely to be heading into the new year in his wife
Katy Perry's good books, after posting a picture of her makeup-free on Twitter.

The newlywed, who is never usually pictured in less than a full face of makeup, looked anything but a teenage dream in her dishevelled state.

Katy seems clearly surprised in the snap and ladies envious of her usually flawless complexion might take some small pleasure in a couple of clearly visible pimples.

Brand, however, quickly saw the error of his ways and removed the image from the microblogging site.

The pair wed in a ceremony in India in October and Katy has since said she is in the process of taking her new hubby's surname.

They're certainly not shy about sharing their feelings for each other with the rest of the world either.

In a recent interview with Grazia, the I Kissed A Girl singer gushed about her other half, saying: 'He's brilliant. Every day he amazes me. He makes me laugh like no one else. We are each other's perfect match.'

Katy also said she's not worried about Brand's lothario past, saying she knows how to keep him coming back for more.

'I have secrets and magic tricks, of course. I can't share them because then you'd all know. But let's just say I'm not shy,' she said.

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Russell Brand looks unlikely to be heading into the new year in his wife Katy Perry's good books, after posting a picture of her makeup-free on Twitter. The newlywed, who is never usually pictured in less than a full face of makeup, looked anything but a teenage dream in her dishevelled state.

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A Timeline of Brand and Perry's Relationship

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A Timeline of Brand and Perry's Relationship

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Fans of Katy Perry and Russell Brand were sad to hear Friday that the Gammy-nominated pop star and her actor/comedian husband were divorcing after just 14 months of marriage. Theirs was a whirlwind romance: They were engaged less than four months after they started dating, were married 10 months later in an elaborate ceremony in India, and now, after months of endless baby and breakup rumors, are parting ways.

"Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage," Brand said in a statement. "I will always adore her and I know we'll remain friends."

Like so many Hollywood couples before them, their flame burned hot and fast. Here's a look back at the many milestone moments in Perry and Brand's relationship.

September 7, 2008: Brand met Perry when he was hosting the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. "Get Him to the Greek" director Nick Stoller set up a shoot at the VMAs to snag some fun celebrity cameos for the film, in which the British comedian stars. Stoller lined up Christina Aguilera, Pink and Perry, who had immediate chemistry with Brand. Later, following Perry's performance of "I Kissed a Girl" at the VMAs, Brand joked, "I was so inspired by Katy Perry's song's message that I'm currently going through nine ChapSticks a day and my penis has never felt more moisturized." There was only one problem: Perry wasn't single - she was still dating Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy.

September 13, 2009: A year later, at the 2009 VMAs, however, was a very different story. Perry and McCoy had parted ways, and longtime ladies' man Brand, who was back for his second time as host, was single as well when both returned to the VMA stage. They flirted their way through rehearsals for the show, and rumors that they were an item began soon thereafter.

October 7, 2009: Though things reportedly got hot and heavy pretty quickly after the VMAs, Perry and Brand were not spotted together publicly for nearly three weeks, making their debut as a couple at a Fendi party at Paris Fashion Week.

December 31, 2009: On an extended holiday vacation, Brand proposed on New Year's Eve at a tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan, India, and Perry said yes. A week earlier, while visiting the Taj Mahal, she tweeted, "He built this for me. So when do I start walking the streets naked singing that Alanis song?" (meaning "Thank U," about time Alanis Morissette spent in India).

August 2010: Talking to Rolling Stone while promoting her multiplatinum, hit-machine record Teenage Dream, Perry admitted her religious upbringing sometimes caused conflict between herself and Brand. "I am sensitive to Russell taking the Lord's name in vain and to Lady Gaga putting a rosary in her mouth," she told the mag. "I think when you put sex and spirituality in the same bottle and shake it up, bad things happen."

October 23, 2010: Perry and Brand get married in an elaborate ceremony at the Aman-i-Khas luxury resort in India, adjacent to the tiger sanctuary where he proposed. The wedding capped off days of festivities in the couple's honor, including a Bollywood-themed party and tours of the sanctuary. "Russell Brand and Katy Perry are overjoyed to confirm that they were pronounced Mr. and Mrs. Brand on Saturday, October 23," the couple said in a statement to MTV News. "The very private and spiritual ceremony, attended by the couples' closest family and friends, was performed by a Christian minister and longtime friend of the Hudson Family [Katy's maiden name]. The backdrop was the inspirational and majestic countryside of Northern India."

April 7, 2011: During a co-hosting stint on "Live With Regis and Kelly," Brand says he and Perry are as happy as can be despite ongoing rumors to the contrary, but admits that the constant attention from the paparazzi does put stress on their relationship.
Katy Perry was chosen as MTV's 2011 Artist of the Year.
November 11, 2011: Appearing on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to tout the end of her successful California Dreams Tour, Perry told DeGeneres she wanted kids with Russell. "I would love to have children. I think that's one of the reasons you get married, and especially to the person that you marry. You think, 'Hmmm, that person is going to be a good partner, a good parent,' " Perry said. "But I'm not sure it's yet. We'll see, you know?" During the sit-down, she admitted that she and Brand worked hard to see each other while she was on tour but that it was often a challenge. "Two weeks, that's the longest we ever go. Anything longer than that is not fun."

November 22, 2011: On the heels of taking home a special award for having scored five #1 singles from one album ( Teenage Dream) at the American Music Awards, Perry was forced to respond to fashionistas claiming she was sporting a small baby bump under her pink dress, telling Hollyscoop, "Hell no!" when asked if children were in her near future.

November 30, 2011: Just days after the pregnancy chatter began to die down, rumors that the pair were through began to crop up across the Internet, forcing Perry to take to Twitter to deny the divorce rumblings. "First I'm pregnant & then I'm divorced. What am I 'All My Children'?! #ericakane #pshhh #ifihadadollarforeverytime," she tweeted.

December 2, 2011: It was Russell's turn to address the rumors when he visited "Ellen" earlier this month. Denying the split, the British comic said, "I've treated the whole Internet now like it's a wicked little liar. Yeah. I am really happily married. I'm married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge."

December 25, 2011: Katy was spotted splashing around in the ocean in Hawaii without Russell and not wearing her wedding ring. Just days later, Brand's ring finger was bare when photographers caught him out walking in London.

December 30, 2011: With the new year looming, Brand filed for divorce from Perry in Los Angeles Superior Court citing "irreconcilable differences." No separation date was given, and representatives for Brand and Perry have not yet responded to requests for further comment.

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Fans of Katy Perry and Russell Brand were sad to hear Friday that the Gammy-nominated pop star and her actor/comedian husband were divorcing after just 14 months of marriage. Theirs was a whirlwind romance: They were engaged less than four months after they started dating, were married 10 months later in an elaborate ceremony in India, and now, after months of endless baby and breakup rumors, are parting ways.

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Brand and Perry met in 2008 whilst he was hosting the MTV's Video Music Awards, from which a whirlwind romance blossomed. They were engaged in less than 4 months and married 10 months later. After a few baby rumors, their relationship sadly ended 2 years later. Although short-lived, they were a celebrity couple that even now remains spoken about so often by the press.

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This article exclaims how Russell fell for Katy. He states it as he didnt have a choice. She was smart, confident and cocky, it was hard for him not to like her. It sounds as though Brand met his match in Katy in a sense. She offered confidence that could match his level. This was the beginning of their blooming whirlwind.

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Russell Brand has revealed the moment that he fell for his wife-to-be Katy Perry - when she threw a bottle at his head.

The I Kissed A Girl singer decided to lob a bottle at Brand at the MTV Music Awards and it worked.

Brand admits that he was immediately intrigued by Perry although he was not so keen about the method she used to get his attention.

"I didn't like!" he told Metro Online in an exclusive interview.

"I was really annoyed but when she came up to me she was so mouthy, smart and cocky, it made me really interested."

Notorious lothario Brand once bragged about sleeping with 90 women in one month but claimed he "didn't have a choice" over falling for Katy.

"I didn't feel like I had a choice. It didn't feel like a decision. It was just really natural. It just felt like we were mates."

"It's nice to have a girlfriend who's a mate because then you can talk to them about stuff that happened the previous day but with a new person, they don't know what happened the previous day."

He said he'd even turn down a threesome with Cheryl Cole because he's so in love with Katy.

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Russell Brand has revealed the moment that he fell for his wife-to-be Katy Perry - when she threw a bottle at his head. The I Kissed A Girl singer decided to lob a bottle at Brand at the MTV Music Awards and it worked.

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Russell Brand speaks candidly about the death of Amy Winehouse and their friendship they had. Russell has spoken about how he wished he could have helped Winehouse in his documentary freedom from recovery where he visits her old home. Brands star image is clearly associated with other addicts in this sense. That in his earlier years until now, he surrounds himself with somewhat complex people. Which adheres to his star image as an addict and a somewhat complex person himself.

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When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call. The sincere hope is that the call will be from the addict themselves, telling you they've had enough, that they're ready to stop, ready to try something new. Of course though, you fear the other call, the sad nocturnal chime from a friend or relative telling you it's too late, she's gone.

Frustratingly it's not a call you can ever make it must be received. It is impossible to intervene.

I've known Amy Winehouse for years. When I first met her around Camden she was just some twit in a pink satin jacket shuffling round bars with mutual friends, most of whom were in cool indie bands or peripheral Camden figures Withnail-ing their way through life on impotent charisma.

Carl Barât told me that Winehouse (which I usually called her and got a kick out of cos it's kind of funny to call a girl by her surname) was a jazz singer, which struck me as a bizarrely anomalous in that crowd. To me with my limited musical knowledge this information placed Amy beyond an invisible boundary of relevance: "Jazz singer? She must be some kind of eccentric," I thought. I chatted to her anyway though, she was after all, a girl, and she was sweet and peculiar but most of all vulnerable.

I was myself at that time barely out of rehab and was thirstily seeking less complicated women so I barely reflected on the now glaringly obvious fact that Winehouse and I shared an affliction, the disease of addiction. All addicts, regardless of the substance or their social status share a consistent and obvious symptom; they're not quite present when you talk to them. They communicate to you through a barely discernible but unignorable veil. Whether a homeless smack head troubling you for 50p for a cup of tea or a coked-up, pinstriped exec foaming off about his speedboat, there is a toxic aura that prevents connection. They have about them the air of elsewhere, that they're looking through you to somewhere else they'd rather be. And of course they are. The priority of any addict is to anaesthetise the pain of living to ease the passage of the day with some purchased relief.

From time to time I'd bump into Amy she had good banter so we could chat a bit and have a laugh, she was a character but that world was riddled with half-cut, doped-up chancers, I was one of them, even in early recovery I was kept afloat only by clinging to the bodies of strangers so Winehouse, but for her gentle quirks didn't especially register.

Then she became massively famous and I was pleased to see her acknowledged but mostly baffled because I'd not experienced her work. This not being the 1950s, I wondered how a jazz singer had achieved such cultural prominence. I wasn't curious enough to do anything so extreme as listen to her music or go to one of her gigs, I was becoming famous myself at the time and that was an all consuming experience. It was only by chance that I attended a Paul Weller gig at the Roundhouse that I ever saw her live.

I arrived late and as I made my way to the audience through the plastic smiles and plastic cups I heard the rolling, wondrous resonance of a female vocal. Entering the space I saw Amy on stage with Weller and his band; and then the awe. The awe that envelops when witnessing a genius. From her oddly dainty presence that voice, a voice that seemed not to come from her but from somewhere beyond even Billie and Ella, from the font of all greatness. A voice that was filled with such power and pain that it was at once entirely human yet laced with the divine. My ears, my mouth, my heart and mind all instantly opened. Winehouse. Winehouse? Winehouse! That twerp, all eyeliner and lager dithering up Chalk Farm Road under a back-combed barnet, the lips that I'd only seen clenching a fishwife fag and dribbling curses now a portal for this holy sound.

So now I knew. She wasn't just some hapless wannabe, yet another pissed-up nit who was never gonna make it, nor was she even a ten-a-penny-chanteuse enjoying her fifteen minutes. She was a fucking genius.

Shallow fool that I am, I now regarded her in a different light, the light that blazed down from heaven when she sang. That lit her up now and a new phase in our friendship began. She came on a few of my TV and radio shows, I still saw her about but now attended to her with a little more interest. Publicly though, Amy increasingly became defined by her addiction. Our media though is more interested in tragedy than talent, so the ink began to defect from praising her gift to chronicling her downfall. The destructive personal relationships, the blood-soaked ballet slippers, the aborted shows, that YouTube madness with the baby mice. In the public perception this ephemeral tittle-tattle replaced her timeless talent. This and her manner in our occasional meetings brought home to me the severity of her condition.

Addiction is a serious disease; it will end with jail, mental institutions or death. I was 27 years old when through the friendship and help of Chip Somers of the treatment centre Focus 12 I found recovery. Through Focus I was introduced to support fellowships for alcoholics and drug addicts that are very easy to find and open to anybody with a desire to stop drinking and without which I would not be alive.

Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not preventable today. We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Not all addicts have Amy's incredible talent. Or Kurt's or Jimi's or Janis's. Some people just get the affliction. All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill.

We need to review the way society treats addicts, not as criminals but as sick people in need of care. We need to look at the way our government funds rehabilitation. It is cheaper to rehabilitate an addict than to send them to prison, so criminalisation doesn't even make economic sense. Not all of us know someone with the incredible talent that Amy had but we all know drunks and junkies and they all need help and the help is out there. All they have to do is pick up the phone and make the call. Or not. Either way, there will be a phone call.
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When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call. The sincere hope is that the call will be from the addict themselves, telling you they've had enough, that they're ready to stop, ready to try something new.

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Russell Brand interviews the Dalai Lama (2012)

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Russell Brand interviews the Dalai Lama (2012)

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Brands star image is so influential it takes him to speaking with holy people such as the Dalai Lama. It allows us to understand Brands image and where he stands in relation to what we see in the media.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meets Russell Brand

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Noel Gallagher shares a story of Russell Brand... (2017)

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Noel Gallagher shares a story of Russell Brand... (2017)

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Noel Gallagher is a known drug user and rock 'n' roll man. So, its no surprise, that even though Russell is sober he is friends with the other party man of today. Noel shares a story about Russell getting locked in his pantry, stating that Russell was "pretending it was a time tunnel". This is no shock to hear from Russell as his whole image is slightly bonkers, and the things he says in interviews are just as mad, that something such as this reinforces that star image of Bran that we as an audience know so well.

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Russell Brand returned to the radio this weekend, where he invited friend and frequent guest Noel Gallagher on to the show - and shared a story about the time he got locked in his pantry.

Brand r eturned to his former station of Radio X this weekend - his first broadcast in eight years since resigning from the BBC over the 'Sachsgate' prank sex call scandal. As part of his Saturday show, he took a call from Noel Gallagher who shared a 'preposterous' story about the actor and comedian getting trapped in his pantry with his girlfriend and the family dog.

"He got locked in a pantry, his missus was saying to me," said Gallagher, "and I said 'so what did you do for the two hours it was before you got out?. And she said 'well Russell was pretending it was a time tunnel'."

Gallagher added: "And I'm like, what, really? Good god."

He's BACK!

Posted by Radio X on Sunday, April 2, 2017

Brand went on to say that he refused to tell the story because it was more of a 'cupboard', adding: "It's cos there's words like 'pantry' in the story, I thought don't tell it, because I am very much a man who believes in equality."

Brand continued: "But the problem was I went in the ... me and my girlfriend was in what you could call a cupboard if you were trying to.

"What happened was, yeah, I was briefly locked in a pantry. Like, me and my girlfriend and dog went in this pantry and I think it was her that said, 'wow if the door was closed it would be like we were, like in a time ... like in a time capsule.' And I goes, 'that's absolutely brilliant, let's close the door'. The door closed and it couldn't be opened from the inside."

The story goes on to reveal more of Brand's predicament, and how Gallagher's dog and child got involved. Check out the full interview on Radio X here.

Noel Gallagher recently teamed up with former rival Damon Albarn for the new Gorillaz track 'We Got The Power'. This summer will see him appear at their 'Demon Dayz' Festival, as well as supporting U2 on their Joshua Tree anniversary tour.

He also unveiled his own design of Adidas trainers with his face on.

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Russell Brand returned to the radio this weekend, where he invited friend and frequent guest Noel Gallagher on to the show - and shared a story about the time he got locked in his pantry.

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"Russell Brand has given up sex after making love to over 1000 women"

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"Russell Brand has given up sex after making love to over 1000 women"

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It seems that sex was one of his addict tendancies. As a man with an addictive personality, but clean from drugs and alcohol, he turned to prostitutes and lap dancers. After his rehab, he became celibate and stayed away from women.

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Former sex addict Russell Brand - who once claimed to be "up there" at the 1,000 lovers mark - now says he is celibate.

The ex-husband of Katy Perry, who also dated Jemima Khan, Kate Moss, Peaches Geldof, Geri Halliwell and Imogen Thomas even went to a US rehab clinic for 30 days to curb his insatiable desire for lap dancers and prostitutes.

Now it seems he's hung up his, erm, boxers. Talking about women Russell, 39, says: "We need to be more nourishing and open to our femininity and I'm saying that from the position of a man who's recently celibate."

Speaking at the premiere of his documentary The Emperor's New Clothes at Hackney Picturehouse he says: "I grew up in old sexist Essex, I've got loads to learn on the subject of feminism.

"I think the loss of femininity in our culture is to the detriment of us as men."

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Why Russell Brand has given up sex after making love to a thousand women

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Former sex addict Russell Brand - who once claimed to be "up there" at the 1,000 lovers mark - now says he is celibate. The ex-husband of Katy Perry, who also dated Jemima Khan, Kate Moss, Peaches Geldof, Geri Halliwell and Imogen Thomas even went to a US rehab clinic for 30 days to curb his insatiable desire for lap dancers and prostitutes.

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Brand dubs the voice of the Easter Bunny in the 2011 film Hop. This contrasts Brands star image quite dramatically in that this is a very family orientated, and is far removed from the star image of an addict. It has his elements of comedy within it.

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Brand dressed as classical Russell Brand does interviews with kids on the movie Hop which he dubbed the voice for. Again, we have the comedic and aesthetic elements of Brand, but we also see this weirdly approachable and fatherly like man, which is again far taken from his core star image of Brands addict star construction.

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Hop - Featurette: "Kid Crack Ups: Russell Brand"

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Russell Brand has no regrets over past sexual behaviour in the wake of the Me Too movement (2019)

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Russell Brand has no regrets over past sexual behaviour in the wake of the Me Too movement (2019)

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"At the height of his fame, Russell was reportedly having sex with up to five women a day before going to sex rehab". Brands sex addiction became so bad he had to go to rehab for it. This ties into his image of an addict, but in a different sense of the word. It is something he now takes and learns from in order to become a better man, which ties into his new teachings of him as a self-help guru, a man that protects his well being.

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Russell Brand has said he has no regrets about his previous sexual behaviour in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
In case you missed it, the stand-up comic, was once famed for his notorious womanising ways before reforming his image after claiming to have slept with hundreds of women.

When questioned on whether the empowering movement has made him lament over his past behaviour, he told the Sunday Times Magazine: 'No. I just feel that [#MeToo] is a really positive change, it's a sign of real awakening.'

Asked if there is anything he now looks back on with regret, he said: 'No.'

The actor, who was married to singer Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012, said he learned a lot about his divorce which was that 'no one was put on this Earth to make me feel better. That's no one's job.'

At height of his fame, Russell reportedly had sex with up to five women a day before going to sex rehab.

Speaking in 2010, shortly after his wedding to Katy, he admitted of his single days: 'I was having sex with different women three, four, five times a day. In Ireland, nine in one evening.'

Since his wild days, Russell has left his rock and roll lifestyle for quiet living in the Oxford countryside.

Now the father-of-two, who is married to Laura Gallacher, also admitted in the recent interview that he has never looked after his daughters - Mabel, two, and Peggy, six months - for a 24-hour period.

He said: 'Um, I've done like, a night. But they're asleep then.'

Asked if he has spent a longer amount of time in sole charge of his children, he shared that his wife has never been away for that long for it to even happen.

'No. She wouldn't go away for 24 hours, Laura,' he said. 'She respects and cares for their safety too much.

'Yes, I'm very, very focused on the mystical connotations of Mabel's beauty and grace. Not so good on the nappies and making sure that they eat food.

'When I looked after Mabel on her own, she dropped two social classes in an hour.

'In no time at all we're in a coffee shop, she's just got a nappy on, she's covered in stuff because I'm not willing to fight any of the battles.'

We feel you, Russell.
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Russell Brand has no regrets over past sexual behaviour in the wake of Me Too

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Russell Brand has said he has no regrets about his previous sexual behaviour in the wake of the #MeToo movement. In case you missed it, the stand-up comic, was once famed for his notorious womanising ways before reforming his image after claiming to have slept with hundreds of women.

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However, it is arguably not just the amount of women that Brand has slept with that add to his image and persona. It could be argue that the friends who Brand hangs around with scream this rock 'n' roll life style.

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"I slept with 9 women in a night" (2010)

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"I slept with 9 women in a night" (2010)

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Russell Brand himself came out about the maximum amount of women that he had slept with in one night. He is a man that carries little shame. Thus, when speaking so openly, it ties in with his star image about moving forward and learning how to move past such times in your life.

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Russell Brand has revealed details of his sexual exploits before he met wife Katy Perry, admitting to once sleeping with nine women in a single night.

The British comedian/lothario told The Big Issue: 'I was having sex with different women three, four, five times a day. In Ireland, nine in one evening.'

Brand admitted that not all of his encounters made the Earth move, but he fell into a pattern of sleeping with women almost as soon as he met them.
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'The fame and kind of will that I had meant that, instead of taking someone for a date and then going to the pictures and then calling them, I was able to go, "Let's do sex right now!"' he said.

Most women wouldn't like their husband revealing so much about their previous conquests, but Katy, who wed Brand in October, previously told Now magazine that she is not bothered about his promiscuous past.

'He's made no secret of what his life was like before me, but that's then and this is the future,' she said, adding she trusts her other half '100 per cent'.
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Katy also recently revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres show that she is currently in the process of changing her surname to Brand.

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Russell Brand: I had sex with nine women in one night

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Russell Brand has revealed details of his sexual exploits before he met wife Katy Perry, admitting to once sleeping with nine women in a single night. The British comedian/lothario told The Big Issue: 'I was having sex with different women three, four, five times a day. In Ireland, nine in one evening.'

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"15 hot women Russell Brand has hooked up with"

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The tabloids had a field day with Russell Brands antics being never ending when it came to women. They made a public display of Russells masculinity, reinforcing his star image of being slightly crazy.

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If there is one thing that Russell Brand is known for, it is his appetite for women. He is said to have slept with more than 1,00o women, and at one point checked himself into rehab for addiction. Why did he go to rehab? Well, he said, "At one point I had a harem of about ten women, whom I would rotate - in addition to one-night stands and random casual encounters. But shagging - incessant as it was - no longer seemed to have the required calming effect. As my sexual appetite grew, I found myself engaged in an increasingly desperate quest to satisfy it. I became so open to suggestion that when someone asked me if I'd like to go to a [party], I didn't think twice before accepting the invitation."

Oh boo hoo, Russell, cry us a river. It is like your worst problem is every other guy's best day ever. At one point, Russell even said he was giving up the deed because he wanted to understand feminism. Well, he obviously did not want to understand it all that badly, as he is now right back in the saddle, and is engaged to Laura Gallacher, who apparently could not care less that Russell has slept with 1,000 women other than her.

The thing is, if you are that famous and you have done the deed with 1,000 women, the odds are that some of them were pretty hot. Let's take a look shall we? Here are the hottest 15 (out of roughly 1000) women that Russell Brand has slept with.

15 Jemima Khan

Jemima is a very wealthy woman, who is the editor of the European Vanity Fair. She also is a philanthropist and her wealth is estimated at around $300 million . She was a close friend of Princess Diana's, and also dated Hugh Grant for a while. So, from all that you have read, she sounds like a perfect match for Russell Brand, right? I mean who would not want to hang out with a partying comedian that had sex with 1,000 women before you? Not Jemima apparently- she and Brand dated for quite a while and there was even talk that the two would become engaged. Apparently either Brand moved on to something else, or Jemima came to her senses, because the two broke up before that happened.

14 Kate Moss

At one point there was probably not a single woman in the world that was considered hotter than Kate Moss. And who was she shagging back then? Well, none other than Russell Brand, of course. This was way back in 2006, and Brand was even using a bunch of drugs at the time. Kate was on the rebound from another relationship with Pete Doherty, who himself had a bit of a bad problem with drugs, and somehow Russell seemed like a good idea. He wasn't, of course, and in fact there was a bit of bad blood between the two as Brand ended up telling the tabloids about the whole thing, which understandably angered Kate a bit. She is now married to musician Jamie Hince. I imagine that Russell does not come up much around the dinner table.

13 Geri Halliwell

Alright, so I have to admit, I always thought that Geri Halliwell was the hottest Spice Girl. Of course some of the others may have been a tad more traditionally gorgeous, but Geri , also known as Ginger Spice, always had that little extra something that made her look like she would be a lot of fun, if you know what I mean by that. Apparently, so did Russell Brand, or maybe he tried to bang all of them but did not have any luck. He and Geri hit it off at the Olympics and got into each other rather quickly. The whole thing lasted all of two weeks, which is about 13 days longer than I would have imagined that it would have lasted. Well, Geri, at least you get to be on lists like this one. I imagine your mom is really proud of you for that.

12 Becki Seddiki

To give you a sense of how different the U.K is from the United States, Russell Brand actually hosts a version of Big Brother in England. Can you imagine him doing that in the USA? Me neither. And what did he do other than hosting the show? Well he ended up having sex with a lot of the contestants, of course. One of those is Becki Seddiki who said of Brand "He fizzes with sexual energy and he's a very masculine man. Coupled with his self-confidence, his personal success, and his sense of humour, women don't stand a chance. It's like being under attack." Yeah, yeah Becki we get it. Maybe you should have said "Umm, I really don't know why I slept with him, but I feel kind of dumb about it now."

11 Georgina Baillie

Georgina is next on the list, and there is no doubt that she belongs on it for her beauty. Russell Brand is one lucky man, there is no doubt about that. Although Georgina is not that lucky of a woman. First of all, at one point Brand left bizarre messages about how he was having sex with her on her grandfather's answering machine because he was " obsessed" with grandpa (he was Manuel in Fawlty Towers). According to her, Brand was also not so great in the sack, as she said, "I'm not going to go into detail about what happened there although I'm obviously no shrinking violet. I will only say he's a disappointment in the bedroom considering he has had so much practice". Brand offered a public apology for the bizarre incident, which is rather creepy and lame anyway you look at it.

10 Sophie Coady

There are a lot of women that have had sex with Russell Brand, but only a few of them that got to be mentioned in a court case. Brand was going after British newspaper The Sun,who claimed that Brand had an affair with Sophie Coady.

"Comedian Russell Brand revealed he did have sex with model Sophie Coady during a High Court hearing on Monday. However he states that this was before his relationship with Jemima Khan began."

Phew, glad we cleared that up. We would hate to think that anyone would sully the good name of Russell Brand- he has obviously spent a lot of time making sure he had a good reputation. Also, Sophie Coady is totally hot, and belongs on this list.

9 Laura Gallacher

Laura Gallacher is rather hot, there is no doubt about that. She is not only someone that has slept with Russell Brand, she is engaged to him as well- they just had a baby a few days ago. According to the Daily Mail: "The 41-year-old comedian previously stayed quiet about the sex of the baby when it was revealed that fiancée Laura Gallacher, 27, had given birth on the weekend. But it was confirmed on Tuesday that Russell has welcomed a girl - despite him saying that he would like to raise his child 'gender neutral.'" I really do wish I was making that up. One thing that we all know for sure is that there are around 1,000 women in the world right now that are saying to themselves "What the heck is she thinking?"

8 Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer, best known for her role in Warm Bodies is totally gorgeous, there is no doubt of that. Combine that with the fact that she met Russell Brand on the set of the Adam Sandler movie Bedtime Stories and you pretty much know that it is going to be on. After meeting Teresa, Brand said "I'm a changed man, there's no more womanizing." Not too long after that Brand said that he was "footloose and fancy free." It is at this point we might want to mention that it seems certain that Brand does not have sex with every woman that he meets, just ones that have a propensity to fall for men that are famous, rich, charming, and lie really well.

7 Makosi Musambasi

Makosi, a native of Zimbabwe, was yet another contestant that appeared on the English version of Big Brother that Brand appeared on. Of his relationship with her he said: "The most reported of my affairs was with Makosi, because I believe she spoke to the papers. That woman was delicious, she could've kissed and told about the darkest corners of my soul and I'd've simply raised a glass to her gold medal knockers and Venusian bum." Well, there you go Russell, you smooth talking devil you, how could anyone resist you when you talk like that? Although I have to say you seem to be pretty on point with your description of her looks. It certainly seemed like making Brand a host of this show is sort of akin to giving a kid the keys to the candy store.

6 Kate Lawler

Kate Lawler is yet another of the gorgeous former Big Brother contestants about whom there are rumors she did the deed with Russell Brand. Kate was the first female winner of the English version of the show and has since parlayed her success into a successful career on other English reality shows and as a host. To be clear, it was not Big Brother itself that Brand hosted, it was the after show called Big Brother Big Mouth. To think of Brand hosting such a silly show seems rather beneath him, until it becomes apparent that it seems that he thought he was being paid in women. Lawler is a gorgeous woman, so if the rumors are indeed true, then I am sure it was worth it for Brand to host the show.

5 Imogen Thomas

Imogen Thomas is yet another incredibly hot woman that became one of Russell Brand's victims, oops sorry, I mean lovers. The two lasted for around six weeks. Brand says they spent most of that time doing the deed in a bedroom. Brand relates that he put mirrors all over the room, mostly because he was interested in seeing himself. What a gem. Thomas is also known for winning Miss Wales and went to the Miss World competition, and also was a contestant on Big Brother. I have to suggest that if you are a female and ever appeared on that show at any point I would lock my doors and stay inside until I was sure that Russell Brand is no where in the vicinity. He is coming for you- all of you.

4 Holly Madison

What do you do if you used to go out with Hugh Hefner, but it didn't work out? Well if you are former Playboy Bunny Holly Madison you start hanging out with Russell Brand, and go to bed with him as soon as possible. According to Eonline: "the Girl Next Door was spotted getting cozy with Russell Brand. The duo dined at P. Diddy's table at Tao, where Jay-Z was hosting a fight-night party."

It sounds like a good time too; in fact some guests at the hotel they were staying at said they could hear them "getting intimate" together. If there is one couple we can be sure is going to keep it classy, it would be Russell Brand and Holly Madison.

3 Sadie Frost

Sadie Frost has a bit of a history, I mean, we all do of course, but Sadie's is more interesting than most of ours I would think. First of all she is the mother of Jude Law's three children. Second she is, or was at least, the best friend of Kate Moss, who had a long an intense relationship with Brand, or at least as long and intense as he can manage. Anyway, since you are reading this list, you already know what happened- Sadie and Brand ended up doing it. While in some lives this would have been a really huge thing, I imagine to Brand the whole "banging his ex's best friend" thing was just another day. Sadie and Law are divorced, and Moss was named Godmother to one of the children. Celebrities are so crazy.

2 Isabella Brewster

Isabella, who is a talent agent, and Russell Brand met in a yoga class and for a while were appearing in all sorts of tabloids walking around the streets holding hands. Isabella is the younger sister of actress Jordana Brewster, and is now married to former basketball star Baron Davis- the two have a couple of children. She also dated Bradley Cooper for a little while. I imagine that Baron Davis is not a huge fan of Russell Brand, his name probably does not get brought up a lot at the dinner table, but I have to admit I am just guessing there. Isabella was where Brand landed after his divorce from Katy Perry. Well, he probably landed 20 or 30 places in between at the very least, but you get my point.

1 Katy Perry

Of all the women that are linked to Russell Brand, and in this case when I say linked, I really mean it, Katy is the most well known. She actually married him for crying out loud! It didn't last very long though; Brand dumped her. He not only dumped her but he did it by sending her a text message, and never talked to her again afterwards. What a guy! In fact he busted on her about how he was not interested in her sexually. He even said, "I'd be having sex thinking, 'Think of anyone, anyone else.'"

One has to wonder how this dude has done it, meaning slept with so many different women, but I have to say the whole thing seems to prove something. Sorry nice guys, no matter what they say, a lot of women like the bad boys.
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15 Hot Women Russell Brand Has Hooked Up With

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If there is one thing that Russell Brand is known for, it is his appetite for women. He is said to have slept with more than 1,00o women, and at one point checked himself into rehab for addiction. Why did he go to rehab?

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"The Famous Men who have bedded the most women" (2016)

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"The Famous Men who have bedded the most women" (2016)

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With Brand being placed at the top of the Article for having famously slept with over 1,000 women. It fits with Russell Brands rock 'n' Roll look, and issues with addiction.

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SEX, drugs and rock 'n' roll are on the agenda for many of our favourite celebs but some of them take the sex part further than others.

With all the groupies, mega-fans and after-parties some well-known Casanovas have clocked up serious bedroom mileage.

But who are the Lotharios who have managed to charm themselves thousands of notches on their bedposts?

Here's our countdown of the famous men who have reportedly bedded the most women.

Russell Brand: 1,000

Previously The Sun's Shagger of the Year, Russell comes in 12 th.

He's bedded a plethora of famous women including Kate Moss, Geri Halliwell, Courtney Love and ex-wife Katie Perry.

More recently Russell has come out in support of celibacy so, provided he keeps to his new vow, he won't be climbing any higher up our list.

Gary Beadle: 1,000

At the tender age of 28, Gary Beadle has plenty of time to work his way up the ranks.

Despite enjoying an on-off relationship with Geordie Shore co-star Charlotte Crosby, Gary has had sex with over 1,000 women.

He has also been involved in number three and foursomes both on and off screen.

Hugh Hefner: 1,000-2,000

Some may be surprised that the king of Playboy himself hasn't made it higher up the list but Hugh Hefner has kept his numbers in the vague 1,000-2,000 category.

Hugh insists that he has always been faithful when married but claims to have made up for it in between, perhaps that's why he hasn't bedded more bunnies.

His is currently married to blonde bombshell Crystal Harris.

Peter Stringfellow: 2,000

The 75-year-old nightclub mogul claims to have slept with around 2,000 over the course of his life.

Since 2009 Peter's attentions have been focused on his young wife who, at the age of 33, gave birth to their second child last year.

Jack Nicholson: 2,000

Celebrated actor and notorious womaniser, Jack Nicholson claims to have over 2,000 conquests.

He famously stated that he had slept with women of every legal age, adding: "And their mothers... some of them with their mothers."

We just hope he remembered to say "Here's Johnny!" before he got down to business.

Simon Cowell: 2,000

The final celeb joining our 2,000 club, Simon Cowell's alternative charm is obviously the perfect recipe for seduction.

Hopefully he doesn't offer his trademark brand of harsh criticism in the bedroom.

He is currently loved up with Lauren Silverman, the mum of his adorable son Eric.

Mick Jagger: 4,000

Mick Jagger's legendary moves have kept the traffic between his sheets busier than the M25.

He counts Angelina Jolie, Uma Thurman, Farrah Fawcett among his conquests, not to mention a rumoured fling with David Bowie.

Gene Simmons: 4,600

Kiss frontman and all round lady's man Gene Simmons comes fifth in our list with a momentous 4,600 bedpost notches.

When questioned about the number of women he had slept with, the vintage rocker reportedly said: "A lot of them didn't get any sleep."

He is now married to former Playboy beauty Shannon Tweed.

Charlie Sheen: 5,000

Just missing out on the bronze, Charlie Sheen comes in fourth with 5,000 women in his bulging little black book.

Troubled Charlie Sheen has allegedly bedded stars from Denise Richards to Winona Ryder with a few thousand prostitutes in between.

He famously stated: "I don't pay prostitutes for sex, I pay them to leave."

Warren Beatty: 12,000

Although disputed by Warren Beatty himself, an unofficial biography calculated that he had amassed 12,775 lovers (to be precise).

That's one woman a day from when he lost his virginity at 20 years old to when he got married at 55.

Don't worry that number doesn't include: "Daytime quickies, drive-bys, casual gropings, stolen kisses and so on."

Wilt Chamberlain: 20,000

Not a household name this side of the Atlantic, but Will Chamberlain is one of America's most successful NBA players and a notorious womaniser.

If he is to be believed he has had sex with around 20,000 women - that's just over one a day for his adult life.

Fidel Castro: 35,000

Topping our chart with a staggering 35,000 sexual partners is Cuba dictator Fidel Castro.

He reportedly "had" two women a day, one for lunch and one for dinner for more than four decades.

It's a wonder he had time for anything else.

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The famous men who have slept with THOUSANDS of women... but who's bedded the most?

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SEX, drugs and rock 'n' roll are on the agenda for many of our favourite celebs but some of them take the sex part further than others. With all the groupies, mega-fans and after-parties some well-known Casanovas have clocked up serious bedroom mileage.

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"A Timeline of Brands famous conquests" (2012)

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"A Timeline of Brands famous conquests" (2012)

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Brand would not be shy to admit it himself. For he openly speaks about his sex addiction, amongst others. But this article shows a list of women from Kate Moss (a supermodel) and Geri Halliwell (one of the spice girls). It places Brand in a position of masculinity, and allows him to fall into the category of a 'Lad'.
His Star Image is protected whilst the obvious assumption is that this is another one of his many addictions that Brand faced within his life.

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Russell Brand is famous for his eccentric personality, his witty way of words and having sex with loads of celebrities.

From supermodels to desperate glamour girls - and all of the others inbetween. We introduce to you, Russell's conquests...

Kate Moss (2006)

She's probably one of the most famously beautiful women in the world so why did she end up bedding the recovered drug addict Russell Brand?

Well, Kate was on the rebound from her ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty - who is as famous for his drug habits as his music.

This little fling gave Russell the notoriety he craved - even if the supermodel hates his guts for telling the tabloids they were having it away with each other.

Makosi Musambasi, Becki Seddiki and Kate Lawler

If you're going to present the lowly after-show of Big Brother then there should be some kind of reward. And when Russell hosted the show for a few years he decided to sample the fruits of his labour, quite literally.

He revealed in his Booky Wook the fine details of sleeping with BB6's Makosi and he was rumoured to have had a go with BB5's Becki and BB3's Kate, too.

Becki eventually spilled the beans to the Sunday Mirror saying that Russ only cares about himself and rolls over to sleep after he gets his, um, pleasure. Maybe we should remind her of the importance of getting eight hours sleep.

Georgina Baillie (2006)

Weirdly, of all the desperate glamour models that Russ has shacked up with it's Georgina who's probably the one who's come back to bite him the hardest on his balls.

And we probably would have cared much about this little bit of naughtiness if didn't leave a voicemail on her grandfather Andrew Sachs (of Manuel off Fawlty Towers fame) answer phone.

To make it worse, he did it live on air with his sidekick Jonathon Ross egging him on.

It ultimately cost him his job on the BBC after making a grovelling video apology for offending people. The whole drama was probably more hassle than any STI he's had.

Jasmine Lennard and Rhian Sugden

Russell wasn't successful in his efforts to pull `these two 'celebrities' a few years ago before they entered the Big Brother house a few weeks ago.

Jasmine (best known for her affair with Simon Cowell) said of Russ: "One afternoon I agreed to go down there and spend the afternoon, and the door opened and he was standing there in these boxer shirts that were soiled. He was strutting round like a peacock but he was more like a dirty pigeon."

Rhian agreed and said: "He has this Lothario image but when you see him it's not what you think."

Teresa Palmer and Laura Gallacher

Russell clearly had a soft spot for and took these (un)lucky ladies on holiday - separately, obviously. It wasn't like some kind of groupie sex fuelled tour.

After meeting Teresa, he said, "I'm a changed man, there's no more womanizing." A few months later, Brand declared himself to be "footloose and fancy free."

Fair play to him, though - he took them both on holiday. Maybe he just fancied a change of scenery, there is only so many times you can break-up with a girl in Camden before it get boring.

Sadie Frost

Well this could have been messy if Russell was a normal bloke who didn't just shag every woman he meets.

Sadie , the mother of Jude Law's three kids and best friend of Kate Moss, had a brief fling with the pirate look-a-like and that was the end of it.

Courtney Love

He's got a thing for rockstars ex's, our Russell. Just days after bedding three fans in one night, he shared a night of passion with Kurt Kobain's ex, Courtney Love at a swanky London hotel.

Apparently, she told a friend, "He was delicious." Ergh.

Imogen Thomas (2007)

Hold on a minute, we've spotted a pattern. Imogen Thomas is a model, she's been on Big Brother AND she's slept with Russell Brand. Someone warn Julie Goodyear, QUICK!

The pair spent most of their six-week fling in the bedroom and Russell recounts how he positioned mirrors through the bedroom, but was primarily interested in viewing himself.

Holly Madison (2009)

If you're going to have naked cuddles with a Playboy bunny, you might as pick one that's been the legendary Hugh Hefner's girlfriend.

And Russ did exactly that. Some guests at the Las Vegas hotel complained they could overhear them getting "intimiate" together.

Katy Perry (2010)

Well, they met at the MTV VMA awards and had a kiss. They eventually started dating before getting married and ultimately a divorce. It's all a bit sad 'cos Katy hasn't had the best of luck with boys since the split.

Isabella Brewster (July, 2012)

Russell has been seen holding hands with Isabella in public, which is the real-life equivalent of making a relationship official on Facebook. They met in yoga class, so some of the bendy antics they get up to really doesn't bare thinking about.

When asked in an interview on US TV about his new relationship with Isabella, he said: "Some things in the newspaper are untrue ... That's true actually."

But what do we have here, hmm?

Geri Halliwell (Aug, 2012)

It's a bit awkward because his ex-wife Katy Perry has dyed her hair ginger the same day he's been caught getting together with Geri Halliwell .

According to reports, the couple have been "texting each other constantly" and hit it off at the Olympics closing ceremony.

Randy Russell hasn't been shy about what he thinks of Ginger Spice, gushing earlier this month: "I've got Spice Girls mania all over again now. It's like going back to 1996.

"I've got a massive crush on Geri Halliwell too, so everything in the world was as it should be."

So the question every man is asking... how does he do it? Russell shared his six-point plan for success with the ladies in an interview with GQ - and that includes world-famous supermodels...
Uncle Russell says...
1. Offer An Alternative: Seduction is all about offering an alternative. All of us are trying to escape from tedium. Women want adventure -that's my No.1 assumption.

If you read poetry, see paintings and listen to music, they reinforce ideas of romance, adventure and intrigue. If you can appear to be these things, then since the dawn of time there's been a global marketing campaign supporting what you're saying.

2. Know Your Brand Identity: Be in tune with your USP (unique selling point). For me, the idea of a gauche philandering adventurer works quite well. I have the hair of a gauche philandering adventurer, the patter of a gauche philandering adventurer and offer gauche philandering adventures. The brand is consistent.

3. Avoid Singles Bars And Clubs: Places where your attendance is an admission of failure as a human being cannot be good. It's better to strike in the street, or at the bus stop, or perhaps near a hedge.

4. Never Be Too Blunt: To go up to a girl and say, "Would you like an orgasm?" is the Hiroshima of seduction. What you need, first of all, is - at most - a Falklands.

5. Be Post-modern: In this post- modern era everyone knows what's going on, so say things like, "I'd like to chat you up. I'm chatting you up now. Are you enjoying this chatting-up?" Reference the process.

6. Confidence Trick: Know what you are and what you want. See the beauty in other people. It is alluring for women that their beauty is appreciated - but don't be afraid of their beauty. We're all just lumps of nature, wandering around, waiting to die...

Oh, and our Picture Editor, Louise, got him a salad once when they were on a shoot together. She fetched a delicious lunch that he refused to eat 'cos of a bit of couscous. True story.

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From Kate Moss to Geri Halliwell and all the celebrities in between: A timeline of Russell Brand's famous conquests

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Russell Brand is famous for his eccentric personality, his witty way of words and having sex with loads of celebrities. From supermodels to desperate glamour girls - and all of the others inbetween. We introduce to you, Russell's conquests...

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Russell Brand was also known for being a bit of a womanizer. The tabloids were not afraid to show that side of Brand.

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Russell Brand has Logan Paul a hit YouTube star on his show. By Russell bringing Logan on it reaches a huge amount of people since Logan has an unprecedented following. The conversation quickly turns to addiction, Logan talks about his addiction to creating.

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Russell Brand & Logan Paul | Under The Skin Podcast

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Russell Brand speaks to Fearne Cotton about mental health and addiction (2020)

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Russell Brand speaks to Fearne Cotton about mental health and addiction (2020)

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Russell Brand somewhat becomes the interviewer and the question asker on these podcasts, which shows a new side to Russell that isn't quite so obvious in his other appearances. He is usually speaking. However, getting people on to this podcast and talking about deep, taboo stuff such as mental health and depression, gets Brand talking and asking questions in a way that makes him seem quite calm.
It shows Brand in a new way, as a listener. But it also links to his key image as an addict. He wants to listen to self help, and mental health issues because it gives him the opportunity to help people. Which is also key to who his image constructs.

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Russell Brand & Fearne Cotton | Under The Skin Podcast

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The more recent podcasts done by Russell Brand still portray him as the Jesus look alike, with his low cut tops and bush hair. But, they also shine a light on Brand and place him as a calmer person, rather than his whacky comedic self that we so often see. Whilst talking to Brene Brown (one of the biggest names in self-help), it is to our surprise that she is just as overwhelmed to meet Brand, because he has created such an impact on so many peoples lives.

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Vulnerability & Power | Brené Brown & Russell Brand

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Brand now does podcasts with influential speakers, life coaches, and influential celebrities that all have something to tach and offer. The podcasts are all extremely insightful and tend to focus on well-being and how to better life. These podcasts are crucial to the core star image of Russell, again simply because it reiterates the concept of a journey for people to go on. In the way Brand overcame his addiction, it offers solutions to people in different ways and for different issues.

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Talks his controversial views on the Monarchy. Here he puts forward his controversial views, and gets people to interact by writing in their comments to discuss with him. Russell Brand clearly enjoys the drama which is why he has created this particular youtube section to have these chats which cause some controversy. This adds to the element of his star image which is seen in his controversial TV personality.

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Katie Hopkins VS Katie Price - Compassion Should Win: Russell Brand The Trews (E246)

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Another Youtube video of Russell, of him discussing Anxiety. He discusses causes and ways to deal with it. Again, it goes back to the idea of self help, and Russells desires and drive to change and help people.

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Living With Fear & Anxiety | Russell Brand

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Brand opens with asking if we are able to really live in the present any more? How previous relationships are so hard to let go of. He talks about the inability to let go. Yet, refers back to his ability to let go of things and move on in life, in the way that he did as an addict. He has a formulaic way of moving on such as removing their number from your phone for 30 days. He was in a formulaic system to move away from drugs and alcohol.

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Russell Brand On Getting Over His Ex-Girlfriends

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Brand, dressed in his more spiritual attire, puts forth his political views in a loquacious and complex way. His political views are focused on power being shared and values being shared, but are some what utopian. His views are controversial when it comes to politics.

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What I Think About This UK Election & Politics Today

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Russell looking as himself, aims to help in any area that he can especially via his youtube channel.

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The underlying theme of all of the self-help stems from his star image of trouble with addictions in the past. Its constructed his image which, seeing a celebrity such as Brand go through troubles, and come out the other side as a guru, a meditation practicer, an all round insightful man - we have someone who is now in touch with the global obsession with self-help, mental health and well-being. Russell Brands star image is and should be a vital contributor to such conversations.

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Brand appears on The Morning to discuss his charity concert at Wembley he did for Comic Relief. The money goes towards helping those with drug and alcohol addiction.

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Russell Brand Funny Interview - This Morning

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Russell Brands life revolves around addiction and his recovery. It is essential his job and his star image that promotes recovery for people. He is caring for the people that a lot of the world leave behind. His ruthless yet caring approach to recovery is something he feels super passionate about and is something he carries with him from interview to interview, which constitutes the majority of his star image.

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Russell on American show The View (2017)

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Russell on American show The View (2017)

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Although centred around his feud with Donald Trump, this interview again goes back to brand talking about his book which focuses on him as a recovering addict. How with most celebrities they come out onto a show and talk about their new film with a new character they play. For Brand, it is always talking about his recovery. Addiction is the epicenter of his star image. It makes him who he is.

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Russell Brand On Twitter Feud With Trump, Family, Overcoming Addiction | The View

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Brands Twitter feud with Donald Trump (2014)

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Brands Twitter feud with Donald Trump (2014)

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This further reiterates the image of Russell Brand not caring about what he says, nor caring about who the person is that he directs it at. As a free spirit that he is, many of the things he says and believes in are controversial, and keeping in line with his comedic wit. His sassy respond to Trumps rude comments about him captures his inability to not speak.

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Twitter spat between 'bald' Donald Trump and 'loser' ex-husband of Katy Perry turns nasty as UK comedian claims billionaire businessman inherited everything from his 'daddy'

Businessman Donald Trump and comedian Russell Brand engaged in a nasty digital fight on Thursday

The Twitter spat began when Trump tweeted that Brand is 'a major loser'

Brand eventually suggested that Trump is not the entrepreneur he has claimed to be

He linked to an an article that mentioned Trump's multi-million dollar inheritance from his father and financial aid from the US government

Businessman Donald Trump and comedian Russell Brand engaged in a nasty Twitter spat on Thursday.

The digital fight started when Trump tweeted that the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star is a 'major loser.' Brand, however, hit back - and eventually suggested that Trump is not the entrepreneur he has claimed to be, by linking to an an article that mentioned his multi-million dollar inheritance and financial aid from the US government.

'I watched Russell Brand @rustyrockets on the @jimmyfallon show the other night-what the hell do people see in Russell-a major loser!' Trump first wrote.

Trump's comments came three days after Brand appeared on 'Late Show with David Letterman' on Monday. Brand is not scheduled as a guest this week on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'.

Trump then published another tweet, which read '.@katyperry must have been drunk when she married Russell Brand @rustyrockets - but he did send me a really nice letter of apology!'

It was not immediately clear what 'letter of apology' Trump was referring to.

Perry and Brand were married in 2010 and divorced two years later, with Perry telling Vogue in June 2013 that Brand announced his intention to divorce in a 2011 New Year's Eve text message.

Brand soon retaliated and responded to Trump's second message with jokes about Trump's sobriety and his much-lampooned hairline.

'.@realDonaldTrump are you drunk when you write these tweets? Or does that foam you spray on your bald head make you high?' he tweeted.

Brand later tweeted '.@realDonaldTrump I don't think your daddy left you any witty ripostes, and everything you have you inherited.'

Included in that tweet was a link to an excerpt from 'The Self-Made Myth: The Truth About How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed' - which disputed Trump's image that he independently built a real estate empire.

Trump inherited between $40million and $200million from his father Fred Trump - who himself received government funds in both the Great Depression and World War Two for projects, according to the excerpt.

When Donald Trump was head of The Trump Organization in 1990 and the company faced a $5billion debt, 'The survival of the company was made possible only by a bailout pact agreed upon in August of that same year by some 70 banks, allowing Trump to defer on nearly $1 billion in debt, as well as to take out second and third mortgages on almost all of his properties,' the book excerpt argued. 'If it were not for the collective effort of all banks and parties involved in that 1990 deal, Trump's business would have gone bankrupt and failed.'

Brand later tweeted '.@realDonaldTrump Also -' and included a link to an April 2011 opinion article from The Atlantic which slammed Trump on several fronts.

That article quoted 'a former Deutsche Bank employee familiar with Trump from this $640-million deal gone awry on the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago. Trump was sued to collect on a $40-million personal guarantee that was part of the deal.'

'[The Chicago deal] was pretty minor given all the other things going on at the time,' the ex-employee told The Atlantic. 'Real estate developers do default from time to time. But this guy has been doing it for 20 years, failing. Remember the Trump Shuttle? That's why he'll never run. His finances just won't hold up to scrutiny. It's pretty well known in financial circles that this guy is a deadbeat.'

Included in the piece was an April 2011 NBC report around the time Trump considered running for president, which reported Trump had faced multiple casino bankruptcies and lawsuits from various business ventures.

Following Brand's tweets, Trump later pulled Perry more directly into the spat, writing '.@katyperry Katy, what the hell were you thinking when you married loser Russell Brand. There is a guy who has got nothing going, a waste!'

He also tweeted '.@katyperry I watched Russell Brand and I think his mind is fried - he looks really bad. Russell is a total joke, a dummy who is lost!'

Perry has so far not responded to the feud on Twitter.

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Donald Trump and Russell Brand engage in nasty Twitter spat

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Businessman Donald Trump and comedian Russell Brand engaged in a nasty digital fight on Thursday The Twitter spat began when Trump tweeted that Brand is 'a major loser' Brand eventually suggested that Trump is not the entrepreneur he has claimed to be He linked to an an article that mentioned Trump's multi-million dollar inheritance from his father and financial aid from the US government Businessman Donald Trump and comedian Russell Brand engaged in a nasty Twitter spat on Thursday.

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Russell on the Johnathan Ross Show (2013)

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Russell on the Johnathan Ross Show (2013)

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Ross introduces Brand by saying "im not sure what were going to talk about"... which is unsurprising because he is so unpredictable and goes off on tangents that the conversation can be about anything. What again is obvious, is that Russell still lives through and embodies his old addict self by bringing it up once again into conversation. It played such a key role, that it has shaped the star image of Russell Brand and who he represents.

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"Russell Brand" On The Jonathan Ross Show Series 4 Ep 05 02 February 2013

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His hit in the US no doubt came from the help of dating global sensation Katy Perry. However, Brand does not change his whacky star image for anyone. On hit TV show Ellen he is not afraid to instantly be cheeky and inappropriate, again like a naughty child.
But the audience indeed love it. His bizarre humour with his charm and intelligence revelled into one creates a star image that is seriously unique.

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The hilarious Russell Brand visited Ellen and had everyone laughing. He also shared some details about his past troubles, and what he's learned.

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Brands discusses his third book, 'Revolution', in which he controversially argues he doesnt trust politicians and corportions in this country. Again, here we have a clear example of Russell not holding back and not afraid to say what actually quite a large majority of people will be thinking themselves. Controversial, yet relevant. Yet, arguably hard to take seriously due to his star image of an addict and his bohemian dress sense.

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'I don't trust politicians & corporations in this country' Russell Brand - BBC Newsnight

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It is arguable, that it is for his dress sense which makes it hard to ever move away from viewing Brand as an addict, even if he is not talking about addiction.  But the dress sense in itself builds into his image as a comedian, a presenter etc. this is how the audience expect to see him.

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But to an extent, this is a message. He doesn't take himself too seriously as seen in multiple interviews. He doesn't have to have an image of an upperclassman with heaps of money, because that is not who his Essex image represents.

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A reason it is hard to almost take Brand fully seriously is because of his eccentric dress sense. During serious interviews, such as with the committee on addiction (2012); he has his skimpy top on, with his scraggly hair all over the place, in a room full of men in tailored suits.

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But he has built his whole image, his brand, his persona around this recovered person. The ex-addict, who has put it to use to become a star, who we now see cover multiple media platforms. But consistently embodying this crazy persona. Th`t of which we would expect to see from a real addict, which is why his star image can almost never fully change.

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This early image of sex, drugs n rock n roll, was short lived.
However, it clearly had a monumental impact on his life, because the image of Brand that came after that, was still just as flamboyant and camp and weird. However, he was so focused on the concept of recovery for people and how to help others, that so much of his life stems back to him as an addict.
His interviews almost all consist of talk about his days as an addict, his books revolve around this taboo issue.

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Brands star image revolves around his addict past. Jon brings up what Russell "looked like in those days". It is obvious that his pst is never forgotten. Because he embodies this character of a sort of crazy alcoholic (but without the alcohol) it is ever present within Brands life.

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Russell Brand on drug addiction, Jimmy Savile & yoga

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Brand on Addiction with Stylist Magazine (2018)

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Brand on Addiction with Stylist Magazine (2018)

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He understands addiction so well, that he has become the brand of addiction. Endless interviews of him are centred around him becoming who he is today. The post-addict.

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Russell Brand on Addiction and Recovery (2017)

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Russell Brand on Addiction and Recovery (2017)

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Over 14 years clean, Brand goes around and hands out copies of his book. His book on recovery. His star image and reoccurring theme of addiction is the core theme of his book. He carries the image of an addict wherever he goes. But does it in a way that coincides with his crazy yet enjoyable image of a hippy Brand.

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Russell Brand on his addiction and recovery

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Brand interviews men from Westboro Baptist Church (2012)

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Brand interviews men from Westboro Baptist Church (2012)

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Russell brand interviewing the Westboro Baptist Church is done with many comedic elements. Even though Brand has an extensive vocabulary and is extremely smart, he always gives people a chance to explain themselves - no matter how controversial the people may be. He does it in his cockney charm that is now his key to his star image, even in places such as seen on American chat shows. It adheres to everything people know about his image.

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Russell Brand interview with Jeremy Paxman (2013)

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Russell Brand interview with Jeremy Paxman (2013)

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Brand is not shy about controversial comments. Explaining how he does not vote in the election, yet edits political magazines. But he speaks so much sense. Paxman says "you are a very trivial man". He is somewhat infuriating, again, like a child that won't sit still. He is impossible to contain. His drug issue is brought up, as it is in most interviews, potentially to belittle Brand in this moment, however, Brand always uses it to his advantage because he uses it as his star image and ability to show the chances for change.

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Paxman vs Russell Brand - full interview - BBC Newsnight

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Carries his comedic traits almost everywhere he goes. He is like a child, uncontrollable and quite offensive. He always talks about journeys, it always comes down to making things better, like he did as the recoveree. He mentions how "there is always somewhere to go, i started with bad apples and now look at them".

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Russell Brand Cooking on Live TV is Complete Madness | Sunday Brunch

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He plays up to the character of being a weird man. He explains things almost in a child like way. "We now have a human baby". He says things that make the audience a bit uncomfortable, even Wendy struggles to interview him. But this is who Russell represents. He likes to be loquacious and play up to his crazy star image. It almost always comes back to Russell as the recoveree.

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Russell Brand Talks Marriage, Fatherhood & Recovery

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Jimmy makes jokes about how Brand holds himself. "You're very flowy and very high-pitched"... Which is what the image of Brand definitely lives up to. I think he could see his own eccentric style and persona through that lens.

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Russell Brand Confronts Jimmy About His Impressions

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Compares being a father with an LSD trip (2017)

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Compares being a father with an LSD trip (2017)

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In this article, Russell speaks about the amazing experience of becoming a father. He compared it to being on "LSD", even though most people wont know what that feels like! He is comparing it to a drug experience, because its so powerful and so overwhelming. This is key in relation to Brands star image, because it is vital to see that even as this image of a family man, he is still linked to his core image of an addict. Its his past that is ever-present with him. He is so vocal in it being part of who he is that it remains ever-present at the core of his image.

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The comedian became a father in November last year after dating Laura Gallacher since 2015.

Chatting about the lifestyle change, he explained: "I've been awake since 3.30am.

"I really love it, it's been mental. It's transcendent - I am having to try and learn new languages, I'm trying to understand what this baby wants.

"It's an amazing experience. I know everyone goes through this don't they, you think you're the first person."

He added to Chris Moyles during his on Radio X show: "It's like LSD.

"You think you're the only person that's ever done it and has this experience, but really it's ordinary.

"Not that everyone takes LSD."

Russell's relationship with substance abuse is no secret.

During his BBC documentary From Addiction to Recovery, the star explained: "Nowadays I don't drink or take drugs.

"10 years ago I couldn't get enough of them.

"Cannabis, booze, acid, speed, coke, crack, heroine - I took drugs every single day."

Speaking about his road to recovery, Russell added: "I got clean at the age of 27.

"It was the age Amy Winehouse was when she died."

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The comedian became a father in November last year after dating Laura Gallacher since 2015. Chatting about the lifestyle change, he explained: "I've been awake since 3.30am. "I really love it, it's been mental. It's transcendent - I am having to try and learn new languages, I'm trying to understand what this baby wants.

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"My Booky Wook" Cited by the Guardian (2007)

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"My Booky Wook" Cited by the Guardian (2007)

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Section of Russells first book which talks in depth his experience with drugs. His open-ness with such a taboo subject is something that adds to the endearing elements of Brands star image, of crazy, and talking about the things others arent capable of.

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Ever since the first couple of times I'd smoked it, in my early 20s, I had always maintained a great interest in heroin. I'd sort of fallen in love with the warmth of it - the way it felt like crawling back into the womb. Heroin delivered. LSD does a bit, especially when all the things that are familiar to you peel away and you suddenly realise the fragility of how you normally see the world. Marijuana doesn't really, although it's a laugh for a while (I say that having smoked it constantly for a decade). Alcohol makes you sick and gives you a headache. Crack is like inhaling plastic, but so brief and flimsy and brittle as a high. Normal cocaine just makes you nervous, amphetamines are even worse, and ecstasy never really agreed with me. But heroin gets the job done.

All of us, I think, have a vague idea that we're missing something. Some say that thing is God; that all the longing we feel - be it for a lover, or a football team, or a drug - is merely an inappropriate substitute for the longing we're supposed to feel for God, for oneness, for truth. And what heroin does really successfully is objectify that need.

It makes you feel lovely and warm and cosy. It gives you a great big smacky cuddle, and from then on the idea of need is no longer an abstract thing, but a longing in your belly and a kicking in your legs and a shivering in your arms and sweat on your forehead and a dull pallor on your face. At this point, you're no longer under any misapprehension about what it is that you need: you don't think, "Nice to have a girlfriend, read a poem, or ride a bike," you think, "Fuck, I need heroin."

And I never had much trouble getting it, especially when I was working as a presenter at MTV's Camden studios. Heroin was everywhere in Camden: little blue bags the size of, I suppose, two peas. That's how big a £10 bag is - half the size of a Malteser, twice the size of a pea. Just in case you ever become a junkie and you need to score in north London, you can take this article with you as a guide to weights and measures. "That's not £10 worth, you scumbag. Look at this Malteser." Possibly that'll be the last sentence you utter before being flung into a canal.

The dealers keep the bags in their mouths. When you buy one they spit it into their hand and you have to put it directly into your mouth. Even though you want the heroin, a little bit of you is thinking, "Eeugh! He's had it in his mouth." After a while, though, you stop thinking that. It's a bleak day when that happens. You know that's another little boundary that you've crossed, another principle chalked off to experience, another thing you've put behind you, because there's so little in front of you.

"All my days are empty and the pages of my diary are all silver foil, with nought but an inky black snake carving its way through the days," I once wrote. Probably to impress a girl.

Once I started hanging out with homeless people in the West End, scoring heroin with them, I realised that there's this secret culture of people going up and down Oxford Street, whistling and yelping to each other in a kind of tropical slang - men on BMX bikes delivering £10 bags of heroin to be purchased with grubby fists full of 50p and 10p and 2p coins; West Indian housewife-type women perambulating past Topshop, cheeks wedged with packets of smack.

You don't see this bustling underworld until you need to. There have been occasions, thrilling to me, when I went off to score, cutting a purposeful stride down past Tottenham Court Road tube station in the company of three or four homeless people, their sleeping bags worn about their shoulders, like the cloaks of Roman legionaries. I must have cut a ridiculous figure, dressed in my MTV-presenter attire - skintight white jeans, graffitied tops, Ray-Ban sunglasses - jostling along with them, as they set off in search of a bag in Covent Garden.

Until recently, when I gratefully gave up public transport, I would see people I'd scored drugs with begging in tube stations. There was one bloke - I don't know if he's still around - whose eyes were missing. First he lost his wife, then his house, then his shoes, then his eyes; heroin is a greedy drug, robbing you by increment first of your clothing, then of your skin; when it finally comes for your life it must be a relief.

The first time I realised I'd become addicted to heroin, I was staying with Amanda, the woman I've come closest to loving, in a risible 70s-style hotel in Ibiza. We lived together for six years, on and off, sometimes in Spain, where she came from, and sometimes in Britain, but there was never any prolonged period when we were what you'd call comfortable together. I'd go to see her in Ibiza, and we'd just ricochet from argument, to sex, to argument. (I remember chasing her down the street in nothing but a towel once, shouting, "Please come back!") Then I'd return home to London, to a life of whores and heroin. I wanted Amanda with me always, but because we spent most of our time apart, I went through a lot of psychological tumult, and increasingly used heroin to take the edge off. When things went well, I'd smoke heroin to celebrate, and when they went badly, I'd smoke some to comfort myself. "Mustafa Skagfix", my mate Matt nicknamed me, after I acquired a predilection for wearing Arabian robes.

Amanda didn't like me using heroin. She knew I'd been doing it in London, but I'd told her I'd given up, so I had to hide my drug-taking from her. On this occasion, though, there had been no opportunity for me to smoke it in secret. When I said I thought I might go for a walk, Amanda was suspicious and insisted on coming with me. At that point I began to get anxious. I could feel myself heating up and breaking out in a sweat, and then my legs started kicking and jumping. That's the worst symptom of heroin withdrawal; I can tolerate the nausea and the sweating, but I hate it when your legs go all kicky. That's where the phrase "kicking the habit" comes from.

Amanda eventually fell asleep, and I had to go into the bathroom and quietly unfold all the things I needed, which I'd managed to secrete about the place. I got the foil out, sat on the toilet, lit the lighter under the foil, and the tiny lump of heroin started to liquefy and bubble. Then it begins to run along the foil, and as it does so a vapour escapes, and you have to hover above it, sucking it up with a tube.

I remember being very conscious of the sound of the lighter, then almost as soon as the smoke had hit the back of my throat, that feeling - the kicky leg, the sweating - it just went. It was like turning off a light. Then I could lean back and everything was suddenly all relaxing and beautiful. It was at this point that I knew that I was an addict, though the pain of that realisation was greatly mitigated by the impact of the heroin: that's how it gets you.

I used to get in a lot of trouble going back and forth between London and Ibiza. One time, my pursuit of drugs led me to be shot at with what Matt describes as "a tiny gun". I was on my way to the airport, and I had to go to this estate in Swiss Cottage, taking the dealer with me in the MTV account car.

I had dealings with this individual over a long period of time without ever being sure if he/she was a man or a woman. Anyway, me and the androgynous creature went to the tower block where Goldie used to live (the drum'n'bass pioneer plays no further part in this anecdote - it was just that whenever you had to go anywhere near that place, people always used to point it out and say, "Goldie lived there"). The driver took the dealer's bike out of the back of the car, while he/she went inside to get the drugs, and as he/she did that a pellet pinged off the top of the car. Someone was firing at us from inside the block.

It might seem a bit reckless to be picking up drugs on the way to Heathrow, but my need for a regular supply of narcotics would not be constrained by the exigencies of international air travel. I generally travelled with drugs up my arse in the belief that if customs officers decided to pursue this unsavoury line of inquiry, my day would already be ruined, and the discovery of crack or heroin couldn't make it much worse.

Eventually I succeeded in convincing Amanda to leave Spain and come and live with me in London. Her two conditions for doing this were that 1) I quit heroin, and 2) I get us somewhere to live. In pursuit of the first of these goals, my friend Martino booked the three of us a cottage in the Cotswolds. The last night (as I grandly, though ultimately inaccurately, styled it at the time) of my using, I was presenting the annual awards for some dance music magazine.

I had a coterie of friends around me, including Amanda. I smoked abundant marijuana, smack and crack, and drank a skinful, as well as taking four tabs of Viagra, so I could still fuck. At one point, I mispronounced the name of a famous DJ (I think it was Danny Tenaglia, but I'm not sure even now) and fell off the stage. Boy George wrote in his Daily Express column that I had been brilliant and had done it all deliberately. The canyon between the perception of me and my actual reality seemed to be widening on a daily basis.

The next day, me, Amanda and Martino took an MTV cab to the Cotswolds, costing them £400. I took a bottle of Jack Daniel's, an ounce of weed, and loads of videos to get me through my rattle (as we denizens of the drugs underworld term it). It was awful - hot and cold, nausea, and, worst of all, I remained horrifically awake all weekend. The best thing about heroin is it turns your life into a waking dream, but then, when I needed it most, my mistress sleep had deserted me.

I still made it through, though, with Amanda and Martino's help, and managed to fulfil the other precondition for Amanda moving to London, by renting this ridiculously gorgeous flat, just off Brick Lane. This glamorously empty warehouse-style apartment soon echoed with misery, as our relationship almost instantly became a psychological war.

Amanda was a strong, beautiful woman. After a string of infidelities on my part, she finally had the good sense to leave me. I just came home one night, and all her clothes were gone. I thought this a flabbergasting affront, and threw myself with ever more self-destructive intensity into my work, womanising and, above all, a renewed and increasingly all-encompassing relationship with heroin.

I thought, "Well, at least now she's left me, I can just take loads of drugs again".

Not content with damaging myself physically, I set about dismantling my career. Gritty was the main dealer I used to get heroin off when I worked at MTV. I liked the fact that destiny had allotted him the name "Gritty". Just as Ned Ludd, leader of the Luddites who opposed the Industrial Revolution, would have struggled to make such an eloquent case against the spinning jenny had his name been Fabrizio Zodiac, so the name Gritty seemed well adapted to the needs of his profession.

He seemed a nice sort of man, though. He had quite a caring side to him, for a drug dealer. I remember one occasion when I was buying drugs off him near Camden Bridge. Having just sold me my two £10 bags of smack and two £10 rocks of crack, he gave me a sincere look and said, "Be careful with that, won't you Russell?" I was thinking, "What do you mean, 'Be careful with that'? They're drugs. What does he think I'm gonna do with them? 'Oh no, I seem to have taken them. Why didn't I heed Gritty's prophecy?' "

One day Gritty asked me once if he could bring Edwin, his eight-year-old son, into MTV to have a bit of a look round. I said, "Sure, why not?" What could possibly go wrong? We could call it Bring Your Drug Dealer to Work Day.

The date that the inaugural BYDDTWD happened to fall upon was September 12 2001, the day after the destruction of the World Trade Centre. With typical restraint, I decided to go into work dressed in a camouflage flak jacket, a false beard and a tea towel on my head, held in place by a shoelace.

I had been aware of Osama bin Laden for about a year. He wasn't someone people of my age group generally knew about, but he'd been involved with some other bombings and he was top of the FBI's most wanted list, and I was fascinated by that sort of stuff. That day, I was going to present this programme called Select, where kids phoned in and chose videos for us to play, and pop stars would come on to flog their records. Our guest was to be Kylie Minogue. Me, Gritty and Edwin went into the toilet and the two older members of our party smoked some crack. Edwin didn't have any. He was just a little boy, and seemed quite upbeat about life anyway. Children don't need drugs, because they have sweets.

We blearily swaggered out of the disabled toilet. On the other side of the foyer - with its round console, banks of TVs, trendy turnstile and endless parade of beautiful young people of both genders and every sexual persuasion trundling in and out - I saw Kylie Minogue, all famous and everything.

Somewhere in my mind, the artist within me - the situationist within me - thought: "I can create a moment here. When am I ever going to get an opportunity like this again?" Before I knew it, I'd walked across that foyer, made a kind of "Woo-ooh" noise - in a mum-across-a-neighbour's-fence sort of way - and said: "Kylie, meet Gritty." Then I just stood back to watch it unfold.

What were these two going to talk about? It's the day after 9/11, and Kylie and Gritty are having a sort of awkward chat, with Gritty trying to be polite and Kylie asking, "What do you do?" sort of like the Queen would. And there's me standing beside them, still dressed as Osama bin Laden.

I thought: "It don't get any better than this."

And it didn't, cos they sacked me about two days later.

· My Booky Wook, by Russell Brand, is published by Hodder & Stoughton on Thursday, price £18.99. To order a copy for £16.99 with free UK p&p go to theguardian.com/bookshop or call 0870 836 0875.
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