Kelly Brook has revealed she used to warn young women off Russell Brand and claims to know people he had attacked. The former glamour model spoke out as the disgraced actor, 51, was jailed for over 10 years after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.
Now, Kelly, 46, has opened up on telling people to be "wary" of Brand. Speaking on ITV's Loose Women on Tuesday, the former I'm A Celebrity contestant 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 speak to the women who were in these situations with Russell and I said, 'Why didn't you say anything?'"
Accuser's response
She went on: "'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.'"
Describing her warnings to people in the industry, Kelly continued to explain one moment in particular she spoke out: "I just turned to her on camera and just said: 'Yeah stay away from Russell Brand'."
"Now I didn't know about any of these allegations back then, I just knew that he was someone you needed to be wary of."
Brand's imprisonment and further allegations
Kelly had previously been interviewed by Brand, but admits she was never "targeted" by him. She claimed she believes it was because she was always in long-term relationships with high-profile stars at the time.
Following Brand's imprisonment, it's said he is being investigated over new abuse claims after a number of people recently came forward to police. Detectives are assessing the information as part of an ongoing probe into the disgraced star after fresh allegations were made following his trial's conclusion.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said on Tuesday: "Several people have contacted the investigation team during and since the trial to provide information or report a potential criminal allegation. Detectives are assessing this information as part of their ongoing enquiries."
The Labour Deputy Leader Lucy Powell also urged women to "come forward" on Tuesday, saying that they will be believed.
Since Monday's sentencing, Brand has also been accused of further violence by his former partner Jemima Goldsmith. She claimed she had to call the police in order to have him removed from her house during a "violent incident". She had dated Brand for a year in 2014. Speaking of her own experience with him, she wrote of his "violence, coercive control and abuse", and said she has neither seen nor spoken to the convicted rapist for 12 years.
