The comedian and actor was granted bail on 2 May after appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to face five charges, including rape, oral rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. The alleged offences involve four women and are said to have taken place between 1999 and 2005.
As Brand awaits his next court appearance at the Old Bailey on 30 May, interest has grown around his wife, Laura Gallacher.
A writer and entrepreneur, Gallacher is the sister of television presenter Kirsty Gallacher and the daughter of former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher. She married Brand in 2017 during a private ceremony near Henley-on-Thames. The couple share three children and live in the English countryside.
Gallacher and Brand first met in 2007 and reconnected in 2015. Speaking in a past interview, Gallacher described their reunion as unexpected but meaningful, saying she ran into Brand by chance while recovering from a previous relationship.
They later rekindled their connection, leading to marriage and family life away from the public spotlight.
Before marrying Gallacher, Brand was married to pop star Katy Perry. The pair tied the knot in India in 2010 and finalised their divorce in 2012. Perry later revealed that Brand ended their marriage via text and said they had no further contact afterward.
In a video response following his indictment, Brand denied all allegations, stating, “I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile, but what I never was was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity.”