The Life addict
Russell is a dirty looking Johnny Depp crossed with a modern day Willy Wonka...
What's he like?
Notorious comedian/presenter who resembles a dirty looking Johnny Depp crossed with a modern day Willy Wonka. But with a cockney twist - he's from Gray's, Essex you see.
And he became famous because...
He is actually a pretty good stage comedian who draws on some unbelievable life experiences to fuel his controversial material. Luckily for him, his personality has been both compellingly and weird enough to secure him a transfer onto the small screen.
Yeah? Like where?
MTV for a start, where he got his first presenting gig at 18. Though his bosses weren't exactly chuffed over his decision to turn up to work dressed as Osama Bin Laden, just one day after the September 11 terrorist attacks. So they sacked him - and then brought him back to front 1 Leicester Square last year.
What a comeback!
Indeed. I didn't mention that RB has also worked on Big Brother's E-forum, been given his own chatshow and hosted the 2007 Brit Awards. Oh and his radio show on XFM hit the No #1 spot on the iTunes podcast charts in January 2007.
That's great...but what's this about addictions?:
Ah yes, our man Russ has had a number of habits he's battled to shrug off since entering his teens many moons ago: heroin, booze and women, just to name a few.
In fact it was his old man whom encouraged his first ever sexual encounter by hooking him up with a prostitute. Nowadays, Russ is apparently clean from drugs but he's still firmly hooked on the chicks.
Oh, I see, a 'sex addict' right? That sounds serious - someone get this man help!
Aren't you the funny one! Actually, during one of
Kate Moss's many
'breaks' from from Pete Doherty, Brand is widely reported to have tested bed springs with the supermodel. Then came Rod Stewart verbally attacking him at an awards ceremony over 'false' claims that he'd slept with his daughter.
Sounds like every daddy's worst nightmare!
You're not wrong there. Even Bob Geldof was so scared of the Brand babe effect that he banned his teenage cherub, Peaches from going to Ibiza lest our man might follow her to the hedonistic isle.
Bob needn't worry however: Russell was last seen going steady with presenter babe Kirsty Gallacher's lil' sis, Joanne.
He might say:
' Wanna shag love? Oh go on...'
He might not say:
'I couldn't possibly say that...'
