Russell Brand has 'already received abuse' from other prisoners in jail

Russell Brand is said to have received anything but a warm welcome from fellow prisoners (Picture: Netflix)

Fellow inmates are already making prison life difficult for convicted rapist Russell Brand, it’s been claimed.

On Monday, Brand was sent down for 10 years and six months, a sentence he’ll serve approximately seven years of before serving the rest on licence.

The former comedian and actor, 51, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault committed between 2004 and 2009, with a further eight women since coming forward to accuse him of sexual abuse and predatory behaviour.

Brand always denied any wrongdoing, insisting that his sexual relationships were ‘consensual’.

However, when sentencing him at Southwark Crown Court, Mr Justice Bennathan slammed the disgraced star’s ‘staggering arrogance’ and said his status ‘protected him’ from repercussions during his celebrity heyday.