Kelly Brook alleges close friends were “attacked” by Russell Brand

Loose Women panelist Kelly Brook has said that she has “very close friends” who were “attacked” by Russell Brand.

The comedian was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on Monday after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Brand’s behaviour stretching back the early ’00s has been described as “an open secret” by many in the industry, and former MTV host Brook says she “was aware of his reputation”.

“I didn’t know about any of these allegations back then, I just knew that he was someone you needed to be wary of,” she said on Tuesday’s Loose Women.

She continued: “I have friends, very close friends that have been attacked by Russell and it’s so disturbing to see what’s happened over the past year – and to talk to them, and for them to get justice in the way they have, I’m just so happy for them. I can’t imagine what it’s been like for them to relive that.

“I speak to the women that I know who were in these situations with Russell and I said, ‘Why didn’t you say anything?’ One in particular said to me, ‘I thought I was the only one, I didn’t realise’. It’s only when multiple women come forward and share their stories that you realise what’s happened to you. It’s so triggering and it makes you go back and relive that moment and see it in a different way.”

Watch Brook discussing Brand below: