What We Know About Russell Brand's Wife Laura & Their Two Daughters

Laura Gallacher is the daughter of renowned Scottish golfer Bernard Gallacher. Her sister, Kirsty Gallacher, is a respected television presenter, who showed her support for Russell Brand by reposting an Instagram Story of his defense video with a heart emoji. In 2007, Kirsty introduced her then-19-year-old sister to 30-year-old Brand. At the time, Laura was studying art in college while Brand was an in-demand TV personality. 

It didn't work out between them because he wasn't ready to settle down but, just three years later, Brand briefly married Katy Perry and infamously ended things by asking Perry for a divorce via text message. In 2015, a chance encounter led Laura and Brand to reunite. She shared the moment with Grazia magazine: "My ex had literally moved out of our flat that day and I was heartbroken, with mascara running down my face." Laura continued, "A friend dragged me out on a walk to the canal in east London, where I'd never been in my life, and as we came on to the footpath Russell was standing there, like he'd organized it." 

After their first breakup, Laura decided to pursue a career in hospitality. But she told You magazine that reuniting with Brand made her realize she wanted to return to her creative endeavors. Laura added that Brand wasn't satisfied with the current trajectory of his life either and craved a quieter existence instead. So, in 2017, the couple tied the knot, and Laura subsequently became an author and illustrator.