A model from Radcliffe has spoken of her ‘brief’ relationship with Russell Brand following allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him.

Rhian Sugden, a former Page 3 model, says she was approached by reporters who asked about her brief relationship with the comedian which occurred when she was younger.

Russell Brand was the subject of a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary, Russell Brand: In Plain Sight, which aired yesterday evening, Saturday.

The programme broadcast allegations of sexual assault and rape against four women between 2006 and 2013.

On Friday, the comedian and actor, who now hosts a YouTube channel, posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, in which he strongly denied the allegations.

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Writing on her own X account, the OnlyFans star said Brand had always been ‘pleasant’ during their ‘brief’ relationship and was moved to comment after being approached by Dispatches and other reporters.

She wrote that Brand had later campaigned against glamour modelling as part of the No More Page 3 campaign, which later saw the removal of topless page 3 models from being published in tabloids. 

She said: “I had reporters and Dispatches knocking on my parents door months back asking for information on Russell Brand as we briefly dated when I was younger.

“He was always very pleasant to me and treated me well.

“Despite him attempting to s*** his way through other page 3 girls and getting declined he soon went full circle and joined a ‘No More Page 3 campaign’ to get us shut down.

 “I can’t comment on the allegations that have been made against him, I’ve no scoop on the fella except his hair used to smell bad and he definitely wasn’t the one that got away.

“Hope that answers the Qs of the other reporters that have slid into my DMs x.”

Bury Times: Russell Brand has denied allegations made by Channel 4's Dispatches and The TimesRussell Brand has denied allegations made by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Times (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

The allegation made against Brand were made public through a joint investigation between The Times newspaper and Channel 4’s Dispatchers and allege abuse while the comedian was at the height of his fame.

Speaking on BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has suggested there are wider questions for the entertainment industry to answer after Russell Brand faced allegations about his conduct, which he denies.

He said: “I think we have to be particularly careful when we listen to the voices of the people who are relatively powerless because we, I think, collectively have missed opportunities to do the right thing and intervene much, much earlier, and we’ve got to be better at this.”

Pressed on whether there are questions for the industry, Mr Cleverly replied: “Sadly, I think there are.”