10.11.2026 13:00
Russell Brand asking Vanessa Feltz on the 2006 show whether he could have sexual intercourse with her 15-year-old daughter, and Feltz’s harsh reaction, has resurfaced on social media. Brand had been convicted of rape and sexual assault.
Footage has resurfaced of Russell Brand, who has been convicted of rape and sexual assault, asking Vanessa Feltz, a guest on his 2006 television show, whether he could have sex with her 15-year-old daughter.
In the footage recirculating on social media, the inappropriate question Brand put to Feltz and the presenter's sharp reaction drew attention.
Brand was convicted of one rape and three sexual assaults after a four-week trial. It was stated that the celebrity targeted women between 1999 and 2009 and used his fame to reach his victims.
During the trial, it was said that Brand displayed a cruel, calculating and manipulative attitude in order to satisfy his sexual desires.
Vanessa Feltz's reaction was caught on camera
In 2006, Vanessa Feltz appeared as a guest on Russell Brand's talk show 1 Leicester Square. During the program, Brand asked whether he could have sex with Feltz's two daughters.
The famous presenter rejected the request firmly, saying, “No, you can't.”
But Brand continued, “Come on, at least some of them are adults.”
Thereupon Feltz said, “I have two daughters, and my answer is no.”
When Brand kept insisting, the presenter reacted by saying, “Cut it out now.”
The famous comedian said, “Wait a minute, you have two daughters and I can't be with even one of them. How selfish you are.”
Feltz replied, “When you have daughters of your own, you'll understand why I said that.”
Brand smiled and said, “Don't worry, I won't sleep with them.”
When the presenter replied, “I'm not so sure about that,” Brand tried to pass off his words as a joke.
Brand's remarks—�“I'm joking. I really won't sleep with my own children. These are just jokes, just words”—did not alleviate Feltz's discomfort.
Vanessa Feltz: I didn't think it was a joke
Vanessa Feltz spoke again about the footage in question years later. Appearing on This Morning on Friday, the presenter described Brand's words as extremely disgusting remarks, especially those that could be said to a mother.
Feltz, noting that she had a friendly relationship with Brand at the time, said she had been influenced by the celebrity's charisma and manner of speaking.
Feltz described what she experienced in these words:
“I was quite close to him. I thought he was extremely entertaining. I had been almost swept away by his way of speaking and his charisma. I had never seen a presenter like him before.
“All of a sudden, with an incredibly heartless manner, he said he wanted to have sex with me and my two daughters. At that time, my younger daughter was only 15.
“I couldn't pretend to think it was funny. It didn't seem like a joke to me.
“At that moment I realized there was something extremely chilling about him. He had a very cruel, frightening and intimidating side.”
Feltz also stated that she thought Brand's real aim was to establish power over women, and said he especially targeted women who did not want to be with him.
Two new rape allegations against Russell Brand are being investigated
Russell Brand, convicted of one rape and three sexual assaults, is expected to be sentenced today. Brand was acquitted of three separate charges brought against him.
After the conviction, it emerged that an investigation had been launched into two new rape allegations against the celebrity.
Brand was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman at his home in Hampstead in 2009 and of sexually assaulting a woman who worked for Channel 4.
The jurors deliberated for eight and a half hours before announcing their verdict.
Meanwhile, Brand was acquitted in the case in which he was accused of raping another woman he met at a cabaret show during the Labour Party conference held in Bournemouth in 1999.
He was also found not guilty of the allegation that he attempted to commit sexual assault in 2001 by dragging a woman who worked for MTV into a toilet.