Highlights
- Russell Brand and Wendy Williams have a tense history.
- Brand didn’t hold back during an awkward interview segment on The Wendy Williams Show.
- During a later interview on Williams’ show, Brand flirted with Williams again.
British presenter and comedian Russell Brand and former American daytime talk show host Wendy Williams are two of the most polarizing celebrities. They have courted numerous controversies throughout their careers in show business. While in the past, the two stars have been able to rise above scandals and criticism, in recent years, that has not been the case.
According to The Guardian, Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women. Additionally, Williams has had a very public struggle with substance abuse, which has impacted her health and caused her to step down from her controversial talk show.
When the two stars met years ago on the embattled talk show host’s program, the segment went down in TV history as one of the most tension-filled moments ever. In the wake of Brand’s scandals, the media has examined various aspects of his career, and one of the moments that stands out was when he confessed his feelings for Wendy Williams.
Wendy Williams Kept Rejecting Russell Brand’s Advances During A Full-On Segment On Her Show
The atmosphere was awkward almost as soon as Russell Brand came out from behind the stage to do a sit-down interview with Wendy Williams.
The infamous comedian immediately embraced Williams and stared at her straight in the eyes, which made the veteran talk show host appear momentarily flustered. The moment soon passed as Wendy Williams complimented the star and then asked him about a sticker that he was wearing on a specific, explicit part of his pants.
Brand then crudely joked that it was placed there to restrain himself.
While the audience laughed tentatively at the statement, Williams questioned him about his appearance on the infamous talk show host Howard Stern’s radio program.
Then, Russell Brand made a shocking confession: that he had revealed to Stern his number one celebrity crush and that it was Wendy Williams.
Williams appeared a bit taken aback by his abrupt confession but briefly expressed that she was flattered by the compliment. She then quickly changed the subject and asked if Brand was dating anyone, to which he answered no.
At the time, Brand had been divorced from his famous ex-wife, musician Katy Perry, for several years. Their shocking split rocked Hollywood, and details emerged that Brand was the one to end things with Perry in a text message.
According to a report by the Australian media news site New Idea, Russell Brand stated that one of the reasons he broke up with Katy Perry was because they had conflicting schedules and that the glitzy and often superficial world of celebrity that came attached to Perry’s massive fame was not what he wanted.
Meanwhile, Perry spoke to Vogue magazine around the time of their divorce and stated that the comedian was very controlling during their marriage, leaving her unhappy.
While Brand repeatedly avoided talking too much about his ex-wife and their troubled marriage, he continued flirting with Wendy Williams, discussing how much he liked her looks and making several ribald comments.
Wendy Williams laughed off the awkward moments, eventually shutting down his advances and attempting to change the subject. The topic then turned to their shared troubles with drug addiction, for which both discussed that they had been sober for several years.
What Happened When Russell Brand Returned To The Wendy Williams Show?
Years after Russell Brand’s infamous interview with Wendy Williams, the comedian returned to the talk show to discuss his book about his recovery from addiction.
The meeting began almost the same as before, with Brand flirting with Williams and her laughing it off.
The talk show host then focused on Russell Brand’s marriage to his wife, author and illustrator Laura Brand. As it turned out, the couple had known each other for a while, dating and getting married years after their initial acquaintance.
According to People Magazine, Brand first met his wife when she was nineteen years old and an art student, and he was thirty, which meant that when they got married, there was an eleven-year age gap between them.
Later in the show, Russell Brand then talked to Wendy Williams about the struggles of being a father to his then-infant daughter, Mabel.
Throughout the interview, Brand made several crude jokes that occasionally shocked Williams and the audience, who nervously laughed them off. He also continued to tease Wendy Williams and imply that she had returned his affections, which the talk show host wittily rebuked.
Williams then began grilling Russell Brand about his addictions and asking him if his wife’s parents knew the depths of his history of substance abuse, to which Brand stated that it was a subject he could not easily discuss with them.
The interview ended with Williams giving Russell Brand a series of questions in the form of a game, which the comedian had to answer.
One question brought up a touchy subject, with the talk show host reiterating the rumor that Russell Brand had over one thousand romantic partners before marrying his wife Laura, a rumor Brand neither confirmed nor denied on the show.
How Has Russell Brand’s Wife, Laura Gallacher Reacted To His Scandal?
Russell Brand and his wife, Laura Brand, have been thrust into the public eye after he was accused of sexual misconduct by four different women, allegations Brand has vehemently denied.
While Laura Brand is not a public figure, the media has been eager to learn her opinion about her husband’s scandals. According to a report in Style Caster, Russell Brand’s wife shut down her Instagram account in the aftermath of her husband’s scandal.
She also ceased promoting her book “The Joy Journal” and has been careful to keep a low-key appearance.
However, the author’s sister, British TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, has been vocal in her support of her brother-in-law on social media.
Source: NewsFinale
