Vanessa Feltz Reveals the Russell Brand TV Interview That Ended Their Friendship — He Asked to Have Sex With Her Teenage Daughters Live on Air

Vanessa Feltz has revisited one of the most disturbing moments of her television career, recalling how Russell Brand repeatedly asked whether he could have sex with her two teenage daughters during a live interview.

The encounter took place in 2006, when Feltz appeared on Brand’s MTV talk show, 1 Leicester Square. Her daughters were just 15 and 18 at the time. Nearly two decades later, the broadcaster says the exchange was no laughing matter — and marked the end of her friendship with the comedian.

Speaking on her LBC radio show following Brand’s rape conviction, Feltz described her reaction in unmistakable terms.

“I was horrified, I was absolutely disgusted in fact,” she said. “Even with a baying audience roaring in the bear pit, I could not pretend to think what he said was funny.”

The Question That Left Feltz Stunned

In the resurfaced footage, Brand directly asked Feltz: “Can I have it off with either you or your daughters?”

Feltz grimaced but tried to keep her composure in front of the live audience.

“No you may not. Certainly not,” she replied. “I’ve got two daughters and the answer is no.”

But Brand did not leave the subject there.

“None of them? Hold on, you’ve got two whole daughters and I can’t even have one. Selfish,” he continued.

Feltz stood her ground, responding: “When you have your own daughters, you’ll know why I said that.”

Brand then made another remark: “Well I won’t sleep with them.”

Feltz answered with a pointed, “I’m not sure about that.”

‘I Stopped Being Friendly With Him That Night’

Brand attempted to defuse the increasingly uncomfortable exchange by insisting he was joking.

“I’m not actually going to sleep with my own kids. It’s only a joke. It’s only words,” he said.

But Feltz says the explanation did nothing to change how she viewed the encounter. Despite their previous friendship within the media industry, the interview became a turning point.

“It didn’t feel like a joke, and I stopped being friendly with him that night,” she recalled.

Her comments have resurfaced as Brand faces the consequences of a criminal case involving multiple women.

Brand Sentenced to 10 Years and Six Months

On November 5, Brand was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others in offences dating back around two decades. He was acquitted of two further counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.

On November 10, he was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to 10 years and six months in prison.

The actor and comedian had maintained his innocence, claiming that his sexual encounters were consensual.

For Feltz, however, the 2006 interview had already left a lasting impression. What Brand presented to the audience as a joke was, in her words, the moment she decided their friendship was over.