Russell Brand and Wife Laura Gallacher Were Once ‘Determined to Get Through’ Sexual Assault Allegations: Source

Actor Russell Brand gained new attention in 2025 following rape, indecent assault, and sexual assault charges. Allegations against Brand first hit the media in 2023, and an extensive investigation followed. Now, we’re looking back at his wife’s alleged response to the allegations. Here’s how Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, allegedly felt when the news hit.

Russell Brand and his wife, Laura Gallacher, were allegedly ‘determined to get through’ the allegations against him in 2023

UK police charged actor, comedian, and podcaster Russell Brand with rape, indecent assault, oral rape, and two counts of sexual assault in 2025 following allegations that were investigated in 2023. Brand retains that he’s innocent. He posted a video to X on April 4, 2025, claiming he “never engaged in nonconsensual activity” despite his foolish past.

“When I was young and single, before I had my wife and family … I was a fool, man,” Brand admitted. “… I was a drug addict, sex addict, and an imbecile. But what I never was was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in nonconsensual activity. I pray that you can see that.”

Brand met his wife, Laura Gallacher, when she was 19 and he was 30 in 2007. They tied the knot 10 years later in 2017. Their age gap turned heads, and Gallacher’s family was allegedly skeptical of Brand. Gallacher’s father, Scottish golfer Bernard Gallacher, allegedly “begged” her to end her romance with Brand, according to DailyMail.com. While the couple went through rough patches before getting married, they appear to be going strong in 2025.

In 2023, a friend of the couple told the publication that Gallacher planned to stand by Brand’s side amid the allegations.

“What Russell did was firmly in the past, way before he and Laura met,” the friend explained. “Of course, it isn’t easy, but they are determined to get through this.”

At the time, Gallacher deleted her Instagram account. She hasn’t spoken out regarding the charges against her husband.

How to get help: In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.

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