'Revolting' exchange between Russell Brand and Vanessa Feltz resurfaces as she speaks out on incident that left her ‘horrified’
Warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz has opened up about a disturbing encounter she had with Russell Brand on his TV show in 2006 revealing how she was 'horrified'.
She joined the sofa beside the UK comedian on his former E4 show 1 Leicester Square in 2006.
But one clip has now resurfaced following Brand's conviction last week, when he was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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He is due to face sentencing on Monday (9 November), with a judge warning him he faces 'a significant custodial term'.
Since the verdict, a clip has since resurfaced of his exchange with Feltz, 64, in which he asked to sleep with her and her daughters.
Feltz has since spoken out about the incident, saying she was 'horrified' and 'disgusted'. She discussed the TV appearance as a contributor on ITV's This Morning and also LBC Radio in recent days.
In the clip, shared widely on X, Brand says: "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?"
Vanessa responds throughout the exchange, saying: "Certainly not. When you have your own daughters, you'll know why I said that."
The broadcaster had previously told of how she and Brand were friends when she appeared on his chat show in 2006, and that she 'admired his style', however she soon felt uncomfortable and said she 'couldn't laugh' at his remarks.
"I was absolutely disgusted"
She has now openly talked about the exchange, appearing both on This Morning and LBC to discuss it in light of his pending prison term.
On the ITV show, she explained: "I'd never seen a presenter like him. I went to watch him do stand up that very night and we formed some kind of a friendship and you know I found him vastly entertaining.
"But then I was a guest on 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 pretty revolting thing to say to anyone, especially a mum."
She continued: "I couldn't pretend I thought that was funny. I didn't think it was funny. Plus, you could tell it wasn't really a joke. I realised then that there was something extremely chilling about him."
And talking on LBC about the encounter, she recalled how she was left 'horrified', adding: "I wasn't able to laugh it off. I didn't want to laugh it off. I didn't think it was at all fine.
"I was horrified. I was absolutely disgusted, in fact."
Brand was last week found guilty by a jury of rape and three counts of sexual assault, at the conclusion of a four week trial.
He had denied all the charges against him, and argued through his lawyer that he had been wrongly accused and was the victim of a media conspiracy to bring him down.
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.
Topics: Russell Brand, UK News, Crime, TV
James Holt
