Russell Brand reveals he has never looked after his children for a 24-hour period
Written by News on 22/01/2019
Russell Brand has revealed he has never looked after his children for a 24-hour period in an interview where he talks about the “real awakening” of the #MeToo movement.
The 43-year-old comedian was a notorious womaniser in the past and has previously claimed to have slept with hundreds of women.
Asked if the #MeToo movement has made him reappraise his past behaviour, he told the Sunday Times Magazine: “No. I just feel that [#MeToo] is a really positive change, it’s a sign of real awakening.”
When questioned if there is anything he now looks back on with regret, he said: “No”.
Brand, who was married to American pop star Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012, said he learnt a valuable lesson from the marriage.
He said: “No one was put on this earth to make me feel better. That’s no one’s job.”
He is now married to Laura Gallacher and they have two daughters, Mabel, two, and Peggy, six months, but has revealed he doesn’t get too involved with parenting.
He said: “Um, I’ve done like, a night. But they’re asleep then.”
Asked if he has spent 24 hours in sole charge of his children, he said: “No. She wouldn’t go away for 24 hours, Laura. She respects and cares for their safety too much.
“Yes, I’m very, very focused on the mystical connotations of Mabel’s beauty and grace. Not so good on the nappies and making sure that they eat food.
“When I looked after Mabel on her own, she dropped two social classes in an hour.
“In no time at all we’re in a coffee shop, she’s just got a nappy on, she’s covered in stuff because I’m not willing to fight any of the battles.
“I’m like, f*** it, it doesn’t matter whether she wears trousers, no, I suppose it doesn’t matter if she does that.
“So it looks a bit Shameless within a couple of hours. Laura’s able to sustain and maintain domesticity in a way that’s astonishing.”
Explaining why he has not taken a more hands-on approach to parenting, he said: “It turns out that she (Laura) is extremely well versed in the nuances and complexities of child-rearing.
“Me, I am dedicated to it, devoted to it, but I am still surprised when it’s like, ‘Oh my God, this is f****** really hard and it’s so exhausting.'”
Brand proposed to Gallacher, who previously worked in the restaurant industry, in 2016 after they dated on-and-off since 2007.
The couple tied the knot in an intimate service at Remenham Church near their home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, in August 2017.
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