Love Island star shares 'disappointment' in Russell Brand after rape allegations
A former Love Island star has spoken out on her 'disappointment' in comedian Russell Brand after sexual allegations against him emerged.
Malin Andersson, who starred in the 2016 series of Love Island, has revealed her shock at the allegations and said she was "disappointed" after following him for his wellbeing and health advice. Brand previously built a career as a comedian and broadcaster before moving into being a wellbeing influencer and activist.
Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse at the height of his fame. with accounts of his alleged behaviour emerging last week as the result of a combined investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches and The Times. Four women shared their experiences of abuse by the comedian between 2006 and 2013 when the star was at the height of his fame. Brand has denied all allegations and said that all his relationships have been consensual.
Malin Andersson has reacted to the allegations against Russell Brand and revealed she's 'disappointed' (Instagram)
Russell Brand has denied all allegations against him, and said that his relationships were consensual (PA)Speaking to OK! magazine in an interview, Malin said: "I followed his spirituality and whole journey - it's completely shocking."
She went on to reveal that she's followed the star's breathwork advice and guidance and that she would read Russell's book and listen to his audio book about addiction when she was "smoking and drinking a lot." Since the allegations have come to light, she added: "All these women have come forward and that makes me feel so disappointed."
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News of the allegations against Brand emerged last week, with the comedian releasing a video ahead of a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary airing on Saturday night (16 September). In the video released to his social media, the comedian has denied all allegations put to him. He said: "I've received two extremely disturbing letters or a letter and an email. One from a mainstream media TV company, one from a newspaper listing a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks, as well as some pretty stupid stuff like community festival should be stopped, that I shouldn't be able to attack mainstream media narratives on this channel.
"But amidst this litany of astonishing rather baroque attacks, often very serious allegations that I absolutely refute. These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream when I was in the newspapers all the time when I was in the movies. And as I've written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous."
Brand continued: “Now during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual. I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent, and I am being transparent about it now as well. To see that transparency metastasised into something criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question: is there another agenda at play?”
* If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999.
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