Russell Brand: “Fame Is Not All That Good”

Russell Brand, like so many other celebrities, always dreamed of being an entertainer, but now that he’s famous, he’s not really loving life in the spotlight. For the past year, Brand has been working about a documentary about happiness, produced by Oliver Stone and directed by Albert Maysles, and in the film he explains that fame is not quite what he thought it would be. “I’m famous now,” he says. “I didn’t used to be but, when I was younger, I always wanted to be famous. I thought it would make me happy. But now I’ve got fame and some of the things that I thought would make me happy — it ain’t worked.”
It’s hard to tell if Brand is actually unhappy with his life or just unhappy with fame, and he only adds to the confusion saying “I don’t want to say, ‘Lavish sympathy upon me’. I can imagine what people will say, ‘Wasn’t it as good as you anticipated? Was it when you were single and all the sex and the boozing that was disappointing? Or is it really starting now you are living in a mansion with three cats and Katy Perry? You have suffered’. It’s just peculiar to me, a lad growing up in Essex, London, that I would attach such importance to becoming famous and things, and it’s not all that good.” No word on when we’ll actually be able to see this documentary, and according to an interview with Brand, it’s been in the works for nearly two years.

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Are Katy Perry And Russell Brand In Couples Therapy?

Here’s some news we really don’t want to believe (and it does come from Life & Style Magazine, so we don’t necessarily have to). The magazine reports that Katy Perry and Russell Brand‘s new marriage is already on the rocks after just three short months of wedded bliss. A source says that the pair have sought out couples therapy because they spend so little time together due to their busy careers. The source says that before Katy began her “California Gurls” tour this January, she “started asking friends to recommend a marriage counselor,” which actually sounds pretty healthy to us if she’s preemptively trying to work on things before they even spend time apart.
Katy is currently touring in Europe and Brand, who has been wrapping up filming on the Arthur remake he’s starring in is likely somewhere between the moon and New York City.
[Photo: Getty Images]

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Russell Brand Swoons Over Jennifer Garner’s Cake Mouth

Don’t tell Katy Perry, but her boy is flirting hard-core with a co-star, and for once it isn’t Helen Mirren. “There’s a brand of red-velvet cake, her mouth is made of that,” Russell gushed about Arthur co-star Jennifer Garner. We never would have thought we’d swoon over something the shaggy comedian said, but pardon us while our bodice rips open by itself.
Not that Brand’s sweet tooth necessarily means he would consider Jennifer skilled at tonsil hockey. “She smashes you in the mouth [in] those kissing scenes. If I was Ben Affleck man, I’d be pissed off,” Russell laughed. Not that Garner’s dessert kisses have stopped Brand from making the moves on Helen Mirren, who rewarded the gift of Russell’s used underwear with some filthy nursery rhymes while in bed on set. “She [Mirren] was like, ‘Toad took Frog and mounted him from behind and amounted him smoothly with a rhythmic pace…’” Russell recalls. Oh, there our bodice goes, popping back closed. Forever.
[Photo: Splash News Online]

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Christmas Tree Topper Katy Perry Wants Loads Of Babies With Russell Brand

This photo of Katy Perry from Grazia Magazine looks like it belongs in Awkward Family Photos or something, doesn’t it? Alas, it was just Katy, putting on some holiday cheer for her interview with the mag, decked out in crystal star headpiece and…a towel? In her interview, Katy discusses her life with new husband Russell Brand, saying “What can I say? He’s brilliant. Every day he amazes me. . .This relationship is real, it’s not a photo opportunity, it’s two people who have found what they want.”

Perry also says that the Brands plan to start a brood soon, saying “I don’t want to miss out on any experience. I want lots of children.” And of course, since she put the star on top of her tree head for the interview, she had to mention what the couple’s holiday plans are.  “We’ll open one present the night before because that’s the tradition in my family,” she explained. “And we’ll do something new. We’ll start our own new tradition because we are a family now.” She’s not all tradition though—she did mention  that the Brand family Christmas tree is pink. Of course.

[Photo: Daily Mail via Grazia]

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Katy Perry: Bicycle Ninja

While hubby Russell Brand hobnobs with the Royals and other famous Britons in London, Katy Perry is taking a decidedly more low-key approach to her week by going on a casual bike ride in New York City. Did we say casual? We meant totally awesome ninja-style ride. Hard to believe the black-clad cyclist expertly negotiating the city’s potholes and taxi doors is the same girl who shoots whipped cream and fireworks from her boobs.

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Star Signs: Katy Perry & Russell Brand “In It For The Long Haul”

We gave you details on Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s wedding in India, a six-day celebration  featuring a Hindu priest chanting over sacred fire and a processional of elephants. Now it’s time to find out if this marriage will last. See what our Horoscope partner Moonit has to say:

As it turns out, Katy and Russell’s relationship reading is just as strange as their unlikely pairing. According to their birth date analysis, Katy (born October 25, 1984) and Russell (born June 4, 1975) are “like a blind man at an orgy.” What we mean to say is that they’re “going to need to feel this one out before jumping in.”
But “when they do decide to give it a go, this will be a really deep relationship that’s firing on all cylinders … one that’s sure to be emotionally, physically and intellectually demanding.” Based on everything we know about Katy and Russell, these two nut jobs wouldn’t have it any other way!
Their relationship assessment goes on to say that, “if they’re up for a challenge and can talk things through, they’ll be able to overcome any jealousy, possessiveness and insecurity that come par for the course with this relationship.”

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