I love you – Russell Brand’s wife Laura speaks as comedian receives 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence
by Gabs · MyNewsGh.comRussell Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, has stood by the disgraced comedian despite his conviction for rape and three counts of sexual assault, with a court hearing revealing the emotional toll the case has taken on their family.
Laura was present at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, November 9, 2026, when Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.
According to reports from the sentencing hearing, she appeared visibly distressed when her husband entered the courtroom and was heard saying, “Oh God.”
She later told him, “I love you,” as the couple exchanged words across the courtroom.
Brand reportedly responded: “It’ll be okay, I don’t know how, but it will.”
The court also heard from Brand’s barrister, Ian Winter KC, that Laura was devastated by the guilty verdicts but had decided to remain by her husband’s side.
“Words are completely inadequate to convey the total devastation she’s experiencing,” the lawyer told the court.
Winter further disclosed that the couple were struggling with how to explain the situation to their eldest child, who had just turned 10.
“They are wrestling with how to explain to a child who’s just turned 10 what has just happened here and the consequences of this conduct to totally innocent people who have been caught up in it,” he said.
Laura and Brand have been married since 2017 and have three children together, aged 10, eight and three.
The couple reportedly exchanged another emotional moment when Brand entered the courtroom. He turned towards Laura and mouthed, “Are you OK?” to which she nodded.
Brand was convicted on November 5, 2026, of raping one woman in 2009 and sexually assaulting three other women in incidents between 2004 and 2009. He was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
His 10-year-and-six-month prison sentence was handed down at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
Source: MyNewsGh.com
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