Who is Laura Gallacher? Russell Brand’s loyal wife left devastated by husband's rape conviction

Evening Standard · Holly Bishop · 2026-11-06 06:52 UTC

Who is Laura Gallacher, and how did she meet husband Russell Brand?

Russell Brand’s wife sobbed in court as her husband was found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults.

Laura Gallacher, 38, loyally stuck with the media personality throughout the trial, and was seen to hunch over in the public gallery as Mr Justice Bennathan told Brand he faces a lengthy jail term.

Brand, 51, spent his first night in prison, believed to be either Wandsworth or Belmarsh, after his barrister, Ian Winter KC, lost his plea for the convicted rapist to be given bail over the weekend as an “act of humanity” so that he could say goodbye to his children.

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