Russell Brand: I'm in a relationship

Russell Brand has confirmed he is no longer single and mentioned his "girlfriend" during a Q&A event in London.
6 November 2013
The Weekender

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The 38-year-old comedian has been linked to Jemima Khan for the past couple of months. Although he did not name the socialite he revealed at his A Brand New Politics talk that he is "in a relationship at the moment".

He made the confession to Huffington Post UK Political Director Mehdi Hasan at Shoreditch House, east London, during the intimate event.

After the talk, Mehdi asked if he was rushing to catch a flight back to Los Angeles, to which Russell replied: "No, I'm going to see my girlfriend", adding, "Is the camera still on?"

Russell has been teasing about his romantic status after saying he was single at a stand-up show in Atlanta, Georgia, in September. He told the audience, "I'm currently single".

Jemima, 39, was later seen in the stalls at the Hammersmith Apollo for Brand's stand-up show, The Messiah Complex, earlier this month.

They were spotted hanging out at Columbia Road flower market and sources say they were strolling arm in arm in Shoreditch last week.

The Arthur actor - who recently guest edited the New Statesman, the magazine of which Jemima is associate editor - first confirmed the pair were more than friends in an article in The Guardian newspaper in which he said he was "presently beleaguered by a nerdish, whirling dervish, and am eschewing all others".

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