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<\/p>\nRussell Brand’s father-in-law Bernard Gallacher reportedly “begged” his daughter Laura Gallacher to leave the comedian in the very early stages of their relationship.<\/p>\n
When Russell first laid eyes on his now wife through her Sky Sports presenter sister Kirsty Gallacher, she was an 19-year-old art student and he was 30.<\/p>\n
Bernard reportedly “begged her to end it” at the time as he was concerned about the age gap, according to Mail Online.<\/p>\n
The pair eventually parted ways in 2007, before Russell went off to make a name for himself in the Hollywood world and later married singing sensation Katy Perry in 2010.<\/p>\n
Following the end of their marriage in 2012, Russell and Laura rekindled their relationship again and married in 2017.<\/p>\n
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They now have two children together and she is also currently pregnant with their third child.<\/p>\n
Bernard’s initial concerns were seemingly left behind when he attended the pair’s wedding in 2017.<\/p>\n
Pictures from the day show him looking every inch the doting father as he walked his daughter down the aisle at Remenham Church near their \u00a33million home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n
A year before their big day, they welcomed their first child together and Laura’s parents were reportedly “very happy” with the “positive” news.<\/p>\n
Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for Bernard and Laura for comment.<\/p>\n
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Neither Laura, Kirsty, or Bernard have made a public comment about the rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse allegations made against Russell, which allegedly happened between 2006 and 2013.<\/p>\n
The accusations came to light in The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches’ joint investigation last week, all of which he strongly denies.<\/p>\n
In a lengthy denial video ahead of the accusations being made public, Russell said all of his relationships had been consensual.<\/p>\n
“These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies.<\/p>\n
” And as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual. I was always transparent about that,” he added.<\/p>\n
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On Monday, Russell’s father Ron spoke out about the allegations against his son.<\/p>\n
The 80-year-old called the allegations \u201cunproven\u201d and suggested there was a \u201cvendetta\u201d against Russell, in a Facebook post which now appears to have been deleted.<\/p>\n
He added, as reported by the MailOnline: \u201cIs this seriously the most important thing happening in this world? Immigrants? Cost of living? 10s of thousands killed in Ukraine?<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is prioritising at BBC News. Who is really driving this vendetta?<\/p>\n
\u201cWith many struggling to pay bills. The unproven accusations of 15 years ago take lead on BBC News?\u201d<\/p>\n