Russell Brand Says Katy Perry Wedding Date Is a 'Massive Secret'

By Nicki Gostin Posted Oct 15th 2010 11:26AM

Russell Brand, the erudite comedian turned Hollywood commodity who stars in three feature films in the next year, is trying to enjoy his love life and celebrate his second memoir, 'Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal.'

Brand, 35, spoke to PopEater about 'Arthur' co-star Helen Mirren, his true love with pop princess Katy Perry, and intentionally obscure literary references.

Loved the book, it's very wordy.
Thank you. I know about 100 words.

You know you're a bit bright.
When I was at school they said I was a dimwit and I never would amount to nothing much. Turns out they were wrong. [To someone else] Careful no shoes on the bed! Sorry, someone was going to put their shoes on the bed and an old superstition kicked in.

You write about how desperate you were to become famous and now you're being arrested for shoving paparazzi.
What a pain in the arse, eh? Just goes to show, be careful what you wish for. It's a Faustian pact. Are you aware of Goethe's Faustus? Well, it's a bit like that.

I was a bit sad reading about how lonely you were making 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.'
Yeah, I was. I talked to the others, Jason Segel is one of the kindest fellas you're ever likely to meet, but you know what it's like; I want to be with my proper mates. I'm a bit shy around new people. You wouldn't think it because I'm a bit of a showoff.

You were quite the lad-about-town and now you've found true love with Katy Perry.
It's good isn't it? To find your true love. The minute I met her, it was bloody obvious. I met her and I thought, "Ooh this is going to be trouble."

Did you think it would ever happen?
I was wondering, but I hoped. I met loads of girls, but I was still drifting around so one questions it.

Was it lonely after all, having so many random partners?
I think that's part of it, to be honest. Remember we talked about the Faustian nature of getting what you want? In the end, it does become a bit lonely. Are you going to put the words, "Goethe's Faustus" on AOL? Will that literally happen? Let's see if I can get some other weird literary references in. It's a bit like Kafka's 'Metamorphosis,' as Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.

Who is your favorite author?
Um ... I'd have to say I am.

Have you set a date for the wedding?
That's a massive secret, so it doesn't go on the Internet, but it will be in the early part of the year.

Is it going to be a big celebrity wedding?
Not really. I don't know many celebrities. As long as my mum enjoys it, that's the main thing.

Why do you love the singer Morrissey so much?
Because he's a sensitive man. He's got a good sense of humor. He sees the beauty in all things, his lyrics are beautiful and he held my hand during my lonely adolescence.

You also love ('Arthur' co-star) Helen Mirren deeply.
If we'd met at a different time, oof, it could have been very different.

Do you love her as a mum or a sex object?
Both! That's why it's so good. Imagine that, being cradled by her, she ties you all up in blankets, saying, "There, there good boy, go to sleep," and then, Oh no! She loves me and I love her. [To someone outside interview] Ow, you b***h! My makeup artist, Nicola, is plucking out hairs with a thread. I'm having threading done on me right now.

I had threading done the other day.
Where? Your...

Nooo! My eyebrows. Do you have a unibrow?
No, my makeup artist Nicola is a perfectionist. Except when it comes to selecting sex partners, and then all bets are off.

What's planned for after the wedding?
I might go on a quest of some kind.

A quest for what?
I dunno, justice or peace or something like that.

See PopEater's conversation with Russell from last spring:

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Friday 15 October

By Apostate

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You can do far,far better than this unfunny and maladorous gibbon,Katy....

Saturday 16 October

By ainizenmeli

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Both! That's why it's so good. Imagine that, being cradled by her, she ties you all up in blankets, saying, "There, there good boy, go to sleep," and then, Oh no! She loves me and I love her. [To someone outside interview] Ow, you b***h! My makeup artist, Nicola, is plucking out hairs with a thread. I'm having threading done on me right now.My boyfriend and i both think so ...He is almost 11year older than me .i met him via kissmilita ry.c 'oma nice place for s'ee'king Army, Navy, Mari'nes, Air Force, Police Force and their admires.just love it

By ed water

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Why would she marry this turd? I have to be missing something here.

By Nancy

Ummmm, is it just me, or do they look like brother and sister??? Or as Russell might phiosophize: it's our mutual narcissism that caused us to fall in love with each other.

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