This is the moment Russell Brand asked Vanessa Feltz whether he could have sex with her 15-year-old daughter in an exchange the presenter later described as “scary and intimidating”.
The television presenter appeared on Brand’s MTV chat show, 1 Leicester Square, in 2006.
During the uncomfortable interview, Brand repeatedly asked whether he could “have it off” with Ms Feltz or one of her two daughters.
Although Ms Feltz initially appeared to treat the remarks as a joke, she became increasingly uncomfortable as the conversation continued and her responses grew more serious.
Brand then made further jokes about having sex with his own hypothetical future daughters.
Years later, while speaking on This Morning, Ms Feltz said she could not pretend to have found the exchange funny.
She described something about the comedian and actor as “extremely chilling”, saying she found him “ruthless and a bit scary”.
Russell Brand asked Vanessa Feltz whether he could have sex with her 15-year-old daughter
The television presenter appeared on Brand’s MTV chat show, 1 Leicester Square, in 2006
Ms Feltz appeared on Brand’s programme in 2006, when she said the pair were “good pals”.
Partway through the conversation, Brand asked loudly: “Can I have it off with either you or your daughters?”
Ms Feltz grimaced at the presenter’s crude question and replied: “No, you may not.”
She appeared to play along briefly, adding: “All three at once, no,” prompting Brand to respond: “Here’s a wacky suggestion.”
Reacting to her answer, he said: “Damn, she’s always one step ahead.”
Brand continued: “Come on, some of them are adults.”
Looking increasingly offended, Ms Feltz adopted a more serious tone and told him: “I’ve got two daughters, the answer is no.”
Brand persisted, asking: “None of them?”
“Neither,” Ms Feltz replied, before adding: “Will you stop it.”
He pressed the point again, saying: “Hold on, you’ve got two whole daughters and I can’t even have one. Selfish.”
Ms Feltz became more serious still, telling him: “When you have your own daughters, you’ll know why I said that.”
Brand then said: “Well, I won’t sleep with them.”
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Looking uncomfortable, Ms Feltz replied: “I’m not sure about that,” in an evidently frustrated response.
Brand added: “I’m only mucking about, I’m not actually going to sleep with my own kids. It’s only a joke. It’s only words.”
The clip has been widely shared online following Brand’s conviction for rape and sexual assault.
Ms Feltz has discussed the exchange on several occasions since, continuing to express discomfort about Brand’s conduct.
Speaking to The Guardian in 2024, Ms Feltz said she and Brand had “hit it off immediately”.
Ms Feltz grimaced at the presenter’s crude remarks as he asked to have sex with her and her daughters
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However, she said Brand had a side that made her uncomfortable and described his comments on MTV as “revolting”.
She later revisited the encounter on Good Morning Britain.
Ms Feltz said: “I was quite friendly with him. I found him hugely entertaining. I was absolutely mesmerised by the stream of words and his charisma. I’d never seen a presenter anything like him.
“He simply announced, in this unbelievably dispassionate way, that he would like to have sex with me and both my daughters. The younger one was 15 at the time.
“I couldn’t pretend I thought that was funny. It didn’t seem to be a joke.
“I realised then that there was something extremely chilling about him. Something very ruthless and a bit scary and intimidating.
“What he really relished was power over women. He wanted to have sex with women who didn’t want to have sex with him, rather than the many who did.”
In another unsettling clip, Brand is seen showing Katy Perry a card bearing the word “Obey” on the Oscars red carpet in footage from 2010.
Brand and his then-wife, the pop star Katy Perry, were being interviewed by a GMTV reporter at the event.
As Perry playfully accused her then-husband of not watching the ceremony, he disagreed before telling her off for swearing.
Brand then held up a small card reading “Obey” towards the camera before walking away, leaving the singer to complete the interview alone.
Some social media users interpreted the logo, which belonged to a clothing brand, as Brand asserting control over his then-wife.
Perry appeared shaken by the exchange and became noticeably subdued during the final moments as she stood alone with the reporter.
