Kelly Brook claims close friends were among those ‘attacked’ by Russell Brand

Warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.

Kelly Brook has claimed her ‘close friends’ were among those ‘attacked’ by Russell Brand.

Brand, 51, was sentenced to ten-and-a-half years on Monday (9 November) after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault between 2004 and 2009.

Following his conviction, former glamour model and actress Brook has spoken out about her interactions with Brand, claiming he was ‘somebody you needed to be wary of.’

Speaking on Loose Women on Tuesday (10 November) Brook claimed that some of her ‘very close friends’ had been victims of Brand.

She said: “I have friends, very close friends that have been attacked by Russell and it’s so disturbing to see what’s happened over the past year.

“To talk to them about it, for all Brand’s victims to get justice in the way they have, I’m just so happy for them. I can’t imagine what that’s been like for them to relive that.

Kelly Brook has said her ‘close friends’ were among those ‘attacked’ by Brand ( Zeynep Demir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“I speak to the women who were in these situations with Russell and I said, ‘Why didn’t you say anything?’

“One in particular said to me ‘I thought I was the only one, I didn’t realise.’ It’s only when multiple women come forward and share their stories that you realise what’s happened to you.”

Brook said that Brand had ‘always had a reputation as a ladies man’ and claimed that she once warned a young woman to ‘stay away’ from him.

“I do remember being on the red carpet and a lady came up to me and said, ‘I’m getting started in the industry, do you have any advice for me?’ And I just turned to her on camera and said, ‘yeah, stay away from Russell Brand,’” she said.

“Now, I didn’t know about any of these allegations back then. I just knew that he was somebody you needed to be wary of.”

Brook recalled a 2006 interview she did with Brand while promoting her flick Survival Island.

Addressing comments previously made by Brand, she said: “I was aware of his reputation and, don't forget, if we go back to that time how language was so different there.

You know, how it was all in the face of banter… As a woman you had to kind of take it if you wanted to be on a panel show, part of the conversation and in with the boys, you had to take it.”

Brook was interviewed by Brand back in 2006 (MTV)

Brook isn’t the only celebrity to speak out against Brand following his conviction.

Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz recalled a disturbing 2006 encounter with Brand in which he asked to sleep with her and her daughters, one of whom was just 15 at the time.

In the clip, which resurfaced on X, Brand said: "Can I have it off with either you or your daughters? Vanessa, come on, some of them are adults. You've got two whole daughters and I can't even have one?"

Feltz replied: "Certainly not. When you have your own daughters, you'll know why I said that."

During an appearance on This Morning last week, Feltz spoke of the exchange.

"I was a guest on one of his shows and he just kind of announced, in this unbelievably kind of dispassionate way as if it would have no effect on me at all, that he kind of liked to have sex with me and both my daughters.

"The younger one was 15 at the time. That's a pretty revolting thing to say to anyone, especially a mum."

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this article and wish to speak to someone in confidence, contact the Rape Crisis England and Wales helpline on 0808 500 222, available 24/7. If you are currently in danger or need urgent medical attention, you should call 999.