Russell Brand’s wife tells court he is ‘amazingly attentive husband’

Russell Brand’s wife has told a court that they previously split up over his promiscuity but that he was a “wonderful father” and an “amazingly attentive husband”.

Giving evidence at her husband’s rape trial, Laura Brand (39), said they fell in love after meeting in 2006 but that the comedian found monogamy difficult.

“I wasn’t interested in having a relationship with him if he was sleeping with other people,” she said.

Brand (51) is accused of seven offences, including rape and sexual assault, against six women in allegations spanning 10 years from 1999. He denies all the charges.

Giving evidence at Southwark crown court on Wednesday, Laura told the court she met Brand at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 after his show Shame, which was “very, very, very funny”, “extremely entertaining” and sexually explicit.