As we all know by now, that didn’t go well.
Russell brand proposed while vacationing in India just months after meeting Perry in 2009. They returned to India to marry on October 23, 2010, in a traditional Hindu ceremony in the middle of a tiger park.
In December 2011, Brand informed Perry via text message that he wanted a divorce. Perry shared vulnerable moments amid their split in concert documentary Katy Perry: part of meand in 2013 Prism the songs “Ghost” and “By the Grace of God” detailed the pain.
“What I can tell you is that when I was married to Katy Perry, she was like a — not quite normal, because she’s an extraordinary, massive star — but she’s not weird or fake,” Brand said during an April 2025 episode of his podcast. “And hasn’t been involved in anything nefarious, as far as I know.”
He continued: “The reasons a marriage didn’t work are the normal human reasons marriages don’t work, and I have nothing but respect for her. »
