Russell Brand once gave his wife, Laura Gallacher, a wedding anniversary performance that left fans “terrified.” The unsettling clip resurfaced as the 51-year-old was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting four women.
After the couple rekindled their relationship, Brand married Gallacher in 2017. On their first wedding anniversary, he shared a bizarre and sexually charged tribute to his bride, according to the Daily Star.
In a video posted to X, Brand sang: “Old as ancient skies, I’ve had these wandering eyes, but you took me by surprise, when you let me inside of you.”
“Inside of you, inside of you, I long to be; is it wrong to be inside of you? Inside of you, inside of you.”
He concluded: “Happy anniversary, Laura. Thanks, Jason, for that song.” The lyrics come from “Inside of You,” a song performed by Brand’s character, Aldous Snow, in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The film was written by Jason Segel.
The deliberately suggestive track was created as a parody of exaggerated, pseudo-philosophical rock ballads. However, when Brand uploaded the anniversary video on August 26, 2018, many viewers found the gesture disturbing.
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One commenter wrote: “It’s all about sex with him, very creepy. She is certainly feeding him well when he isn’t inside her; fat and scruffy, no other woman will want him now.”
Another posted: “You are such an a–.” A third simply wrote, “Creepy,” while a fourth added: “Just a wee bit terrifying no matter which way you look at it.”
Another viewer commented: “Clearly missing something here. Creepy!”
Brand and Gallacher have shared an on-off relationship spanning almost two decades. Following Brand’s sentence of 10 and a half years in prison, Gallacher has remained one of his most visible public supporters.
The couple first met in 2007, when Gallacher was a 19-year-old art student and Brand was a 30-year-old comedian whose career was beginning to take off. They were introduced by Gallacher’s sister, television sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher. The family is also known through their father, former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher.
Brand and Gallacher dated for a short time before separating. They then spent several years apart as Brand’s public profile continued to grow.