Celebrities who previously raised concerns about encounters with Russell Brand and David Walliams are back in the spotlight as old interviews, TV appearances and public comments resurface.

Brand, 51, was convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault and handed a ten and a half year prison sentence on November 9.

Just one day after, serious allegations of sexual misconduct were aired against Walliams, 55.

The allegations against the British comedian include claims involving teenage girls, which he strongly denies.

Dannii Minogue

Australian pop star Dannii Minogue issued a menacing warning about Brand during an interview in 2006, two decades before the comedian’s conviction.

“He is completely crazy and a bit of a vile predator,” she told the Mirror as she shared confronting claims about her time spent working on set with Brand for his MTV show 1 Leicester Square.

“I certainly don’t think he has cured his sex addiction, that’s for sure.

“He wouldn’t take no for an answer.”

Minogue, who was 34 at the time, had agreed to be interviewed by Brand on his show to promote her album The Hits & Beyond.

However, things became uncomfortable when Brand began “making shocking remarks” about Minogue’s appearance.

“I was told he got sacked from MTV in the past for wearing an Osama bin Laden costume to work the day after September 11,” Minogue said.

“I couldn’t believe that I’d just agreed to be interviewed by someone who would do something like that, it really unnerved me.

“And then throughout the whole interview he kept making shocking remarks that I can’t even repeat.”

Lily Allen

In 2023, British singer Lily Allen condemned Brand, Jimmy Carr and Jonathon Ross for “horrendous” rape jokes they made about her when she appeared on The Big Fat Quiz of The Year in 2007.

A clip of the TV segment surfaced on X after rape allegations were levelled against Brand in September 2023.

In the video, Ross looks at Brand and Fielding, saying to Carr: “I’m a bit concerned because look where you’ve put us.

“You’ve put the only sexually attractive young lady – well, the only young lady full stop, she happens to be very attractive as well – near two of the best known c**ksmen of the business.”

“I’m going to insist as a sort of uncle figure in Lily’s life that she moves over there because obviously that’s the sexless zone,” Ross adds, pointing to Rob Brydon and David Mitchell.

“And then, Lily might go home with her dress still on.”

Fielding then replies: “How dare you? We’re not rapists.”

Reflecting on the uncomfortable interaction years later, Allen said she had come to realise the “horrendous” nature of the comments.

“[There was a clip] where I was on a chat show with Russell Brand and Noel Fielding and Jonathan Ross. And there are comments, I think, about me being raped or something. And I laugh along with it. In retrospect, that’s really horrendous,” she said.

“It makes me uncomfortable, but I don’t think I felt that at the time, because it was the culture.”

Lorraine Kelly

Referring to another incident dating back to 2007, Scottish TV host Lorraine Kelly recounted the moment Brand called her “a s**t” live on TV.

During the joint appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Brand can be seen touching Lorraine’s leg before suggesting she was wearing suspenders.

“Oh my god, you’re wearing suspenders. I have been in other films but none of that matters now I know Lorraine Kelly is a s**t,” Brand said.

Lorraine later admitted it was difficult to look back on the “uncomfortable” exchange.

“That’s uncomfortable to watch that now, it absolutely is. Obviously for the record I was not wearing suspenders at all,” she recalled.

“He was laughing, I was laughing. It’s difficult looking back on it, and now I probably would have said something, but it’s an entertainment show, that was his shtick.

“That’s what he was not just doing but actively encouraged to do. It’s not that long ago, not really.

“I do wonder if I would have put up with that now. I do wonder if we are in a different place now and if it even would have been aired.”

Kate Perry

“At first when I met him he wanted an equal and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they’re like, “I can’t handle the equalness,” Perry said.

“He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful and it was very controlling, which was upsetting.

“I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending. But then I found out the real truth which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day.”

Katherine Ryan

Comedian Katherine Ryan also spoke about confronting a male comedian over alleged predatory behaviour while filming Comedy Central’s Roast Battle in 2018.

Ryan did not initially name the man publicly, but reports later identified Brand as the comedian involved.

Speaking on BBC Radio’s 4 Desert Island, Ryan recalled calling Brand a “sexual predator” in front of an audience but said she faced pushback over her comments and the scene was subsequently cut by producers.

Bob Geldof

Irish singer Bob Geldof also had a fiery run-in with Brand at the NME Awards in 2006.

Geldof was walking past Brand toward the stage to collect his Hero of the Year award when he turned to the audience and said: “Russell Brand, what a c**t.”

Brand proceeded to take the microphone from Geldof to congratulate him on the accolade before dishing out a pointed response.

“Bob Geldof there, obviously an amazing man to whom we have a lot to be grateful, not in calling me a c**t of course,” Brand said.

“Really it’s no surprise that he’s such an expert on famine, he has after all been dining out on “I Don’t Like Mondays’ for 30 years.”

Geldof’s eldest daughter, Fifi, later slammed Brand and called him an “unfunny bastard” and an “uber-douche extraordinaire” for jokes he made about addiction at a Focus 12 event.

Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont opened up about the allegations surrounding Walliams, revealing she was prepared to put her TV career on the line to help young women she feared were being exploited.

The comedian, known for Meet the Richardsons, said her involvement began after a young TV worker approached her with concerns about Walliams alleged behaviour towards women.

“I don’t know Walliams, I haven’t worked with him but, bizarrely, it’s been a really strange day for me because, about three years ago, a young person – and it was their first job on TV – worked on a show he was on and the next show that they worked on was with me,’ she said.

“They took me aside and said, ‘I need to tell somebody something’ and confided in me.

“Some of [Walliams’] conduct that they were really worried about.”

Beaumont claims she was told young female workers had been asked to accompany women to Walliams’ dressing room.

“At the time, he didn’t think there was a process, a way to let people know within the TV company what was happening and how he felt and I was really worried,” she said.

“I did as much as I could do privately. Whenever I’ve heard a rumour about anyone, I’ve done everything I can. There’s only so much you can do. I’m not the police. Nothing seems to be illegal.

“But I was really worried, and I was one of the whistleblowers. I was one of the people to let The Guardian know.”

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