What Led To Russell Brand And Katy Perry’s Split? Find Out As He Gets Candid About His Past Conduct

Russell Brand is a renowned English comedian and actor. He rose to fame as the host of the television show, Big Brother’s Big Mouth, a spin-off from the reality show, Big Brother. Currently, Russell is hogging the limelight for admitting his past conduct. For the unversed, Russell admitted on The Megyn Kelly Show that he had sex with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30 years old.

Currently, Russell, who is 50, shared that although in the UK, 16 is a legal age of consent, he described his actions as ‘selfish.’ He also spoke about his broken marriage to Katy Perry. Katy is currently dating the former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. Amid this, the attention has shifted to Russell and Katy’s failed relationship. Katy and Russell had decided to part ways after one year of marriage. Now, if you are interested in knowing the reason behind their split, we’ve got you covered.

Russell Brand gets candid about the reason behind his split from singer, Katy Perry

Recently, Russell Brand appeared on The Megyn Kelly Show. During the candid conversation, Russell Brand got candid about his broken marriage to Katy Perry. The comedian mentioned that it was he who pushed to get married early because he felt insecure and thought only marriage would make him more important. Russell shared that this had put Katy under unnecessary pressure and strain. He addressed his ex-wife, Katy, as an innocent and beautiful person. Russell took total responsibility for their broken marriage. He was quoted as saying:

“I pushed to get married early because I felt inadequate and insecure and like I wasn’t enough and that if I was married to her, I would somehow be a better person and more important. And that put her under an unnecessary amount of pressure and strain. She has innocence; she’s a very beautiful person. She’s also incredibly driven and worked really, really hard. Here’s me taking total responsibility for all the mistakes I made in that marriage. I felt like I was inadequate and not enough on my own.”

When Russell Brand revealed that his divorce from Katy Perry was due to normal reasons

In April 2025, on his podcast, Stay Free with Russell Brand, Russell revealed that his divorce from Katy Perry was due to normal reasons. The comedian shared that although Katy is a big celebrity, she was not strange and was just a normal person. Russell mentioned that during their marriage, Katy was not involved in any wrong or suspicious activity. For those unaware, Russell and Katy’s divorce was finalised in 2012. He was quoted as saying:

“What can I tell you is, when I was married to Katy Perry, she’s like a—not entirely normal, because she’s an extraordinary, massive star—but she’s not weird or off key. And wasn’t involved in anything nefarious, as far as I could tell. The reasons that a marriage didn’t work are the normal human reasons marriages don’t work, and I have nothing but respect for her. I obviously disagree with her political views.”

Russell Brand and Katy Perry’s relationship timeline

Katy and Russell first met in September 2008, when the former was asked to film a brief cameo for the film, Get Him to the Greek, in which the latter played a titular role. In August 2009, Katy and Russell were spotted making out at an MTV VMAs after-party. After months of romance speculations, in November 2009, Katy Perry confirmed her relationship with Russell Brand at the MTV European Music Awards in November 2009. Next month, in December 2009, Russell confessed that he was in love with someone.

In January 2010, US Weekly confirmed that Russell and Katy were engaged. At the time, a source told US Weekly that the proposal took place in Jaipur, India. The duo tied the knot in October 2010 in a traditional Hindu ceremony in India. In December 2010, Russell said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show:

“I am really happily married. We’re just really good friends. … Our favourite time is just being at home with our cats and having fun.”

In November 2011, Katy dismissed the rumours that her marriage to Russell was on the rocks. The next month, in December 2011, Russell confirmed his split from Katy. At the time, a source told US Weekly, “Katy doesn’t think Russell respects her parents’ Christian beliefs or her friends. She was like, ‘F–k you. I’m going to do my own thing.’ Russell replied, ‘Fine, f–k you too.'”

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