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Russel Brands eyes

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Getsomemeatonyerbones · 08/11/2026 18:16

They are very strange arent they?
I have always thought this.
He either looks manic and crazy or they're like black holes, just dead, wonder if that's telling?

Also, did you ever fancy him? I had a friend who thought he was gorgeous. I never ever did and he couldn't have been further from my type

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YouareJustApreciousLittleGem · 08/11/2026 21:53

This is a sign of demonic possession. Strange that he claims he found Christ

DogsandFlowers · 08/11/2026 21:54

FizzyPopLove · 08/11/2026 18:57

It’s his smile that I find troubling. It’s like he’s baring his teeth. I’m not sure what it is about his mouth shape when he smiles but to me, it’s menacing.

Also the base of his nostrils. It’s like there are black lines or furrows running down from them into his face. You can see it when the photo is taken from below.

OH MY GOODNESS!!!
I honestly thought I was the only person who had noted his weird brown nose lines, I wondered if it was gross nose hair then screenshotted a photo the other day and zoomed in, just two wierd brow ‘furrows’ as you say

DogsandFlowers · 08/11/2026 21:56

I also found it sad that the lovely Sean Lock didn’t live to see him get his comeuppance , he loathed him. Also Bof Geldof quite openly calling him a cunt!

DogsandFlowers · 08/11/2026 21:57

MamaToABeautifulBoy · 08/11/2026 21:35

His smile is gummy, he looks like he hasn’t got an arse and is morphing into Charles Manson.

A victim of gums

BrilliantBetty · 08/11/2026 21:58

Yeah I think at the time I probably did find him somewhat attractive. He had an interesting face and was chiselled, slim and tall… basically my type. Odd sense of style that looks nuts now but was kind of ok at the time.. 2004-2008 era when alt/indie/rock/jack sparrow was relevant.
I would have been a young teen but can’t be sure I’d have run a million miles. Thank god the opportunity never presented itself. Never met him despite living close by.

Wildfairy · 08/11/2026 21:58

I can’t see anything wrong with his eyes, just brown eyes,

I never found him attractive, but I like the big rugby player type, the super masculine, weedy long haired guys never did it for me. I also never found him funny, I remember not watching the big brother spin off as he was hosting it, I thought his humour was just not funny, and I was target demographic and certainly no prude.

i think he’s had a bad coke habit, a very high sex drive, is messed up due to his childhood, is misogynistic, a complete narcissist, lacks empathy. And is very insecure and someone who rode the crest of a wave and rhe culture at the time to become successful. I remember being shocked when katy Perrie got with him and then married him.

However I think she’s got a dodgy taste in blokes. I recall an image of her kayaking with Orlando bloom and he was stark naked, she was in swimwear, Justin what’s his name applying sun screen to her breasts, under her swimsuit as she just looked at him.

amyway I don’t see evil eyes, I don’t think he’s evil to be fair. Yes his crimes are abhorrent, but I don’t think he’s evil with evil eyes and grin.

likelysuspect · 08/11/2026 21:58

Ive always thought he was manic (had mania) type behaviour

I think people on various threads are falling over themselves to say how awfully unattractive he is/was and how he's repulsive etc etc

Millions of women fancied him, thats why he was popular, he had women lining up at the stage doors to sleep with him, he was on tons of programmes and shows, that would not have happened if people didnt think he was funny and attractive and sexy.

I think he likely has always had some degree of PD/paranoia and it just hooks itself into whatever is the latest thing for him.

His upbringing would have easily caused PD

ProudCat · 08/11/2026 21:58

Drug induced psychosis.

Bountyhunter888 · 08/11/2026 21:58

I think hes very interesting and highly intellegent however and i know hes talked about this he seems manic most of the time like his brain.goes at 100 miles per hour all.the time and all.his addictive behaviours and the constant sex is him trying to.run away from himself but he never gets there....i cant imagine hes ever calm or happy or able to live in the moment...the abuse of women as women have described with his black eyes i feel is him.seeing the woman as an object in that moment like a hit with cocaine,..i think.he was addicted to sex it was just another hit and a high and the women were just objects and not real to.him....almost like viewing hard edge porn you convince yourself its not real

BruachAbhann · 08/11/2026 22:02

Apotofrealcoffee · 08/11/2026 18:17

I agree, if you look into his eyes there’s so much rage. Or nothingness.

Exactly, I've seen that look of nothingness in him. Whenever I see it in people it's chilling. I call it the 'black abyss' and it's a massive red flag.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 08/11/2026 22:06

I have never found him attractive. Always thought he was a bit of a fraud, with some very questionable views.

I have fancied a famous person before who turned out to be nasty in real life (not quite in this league though!) and I was quite shocked by that. I really thought this guy would be a sweetheart in his personal life (but have to say, I thought that for reasons well known not to prove anything! So more fool me!)

likelysuspect · 08/11/2026 22:08

Getsomemeatonyerbones · 08/11/2026 19:25

Here 😔 also saying how it was a nervous dog, just sick

I can just imagine if someone posted that their 11 year old was found doing this, it would be all 'behaviour is communication' and he needs help etc etc

Posters calling the child psychopathic would get their posts deleted.

BlondeCircus · 08/11/2026 22:09

Never liked him always thought very creepy

likelysuspect · 08/11/2026 22:10

Bountyhunter888 · 08/11/2026 21:58

I think hes very interesting and highly intellegent however and i know hes talked about this he seems manic most of the time like his brain.goes at 100 miles per hour all.the time and all.his addictive behaviours and the constant sex is him trying to.run away from himself but he never gets there....i cant imagine hes ever calm or happy or able to live in the moment...the abuse of women as women have described with his black eyes i feel is him.seeing the woman as an object in that moment like a hit with cocaine,..i think.he was addicted to sex it was just another hit and a high and the women were just objects and not real to.him....almost like viewing hard edge porn you convince yourself its not real

I think thats probably very accurate because on the other thread, apparently Vanessa Feltz was apparently reflecting that although he had women throwing themselves at him, he wasnt interested in those ones, it was the ones where he had to control just like a thing, not a person.

OpheliaNightingale · 08/11/2026 22:10

He thinks he’s something very special. But he’s someone that enjoys returning to the scene of the crime ie boasting about it. The dog, whatever it was he was referring to live on stage when he referenced paying £25 to see him ‘after what I’ve done’.

CurlewKate · 08/11/2026 22:11

Getsomemeatonyerbones · 08/11/2026 18:16

They are very strange arent they?
I have always thought this.
He either looks manic and crazy or they're like black holes, just dead, wonder if that's telling?

Also, did you ever fancy him? I had a friend who thought he was gorgeous. I never ever did and he couldn't have been further from my type

Absolutely you can’t tell a person’s character by their eyes. Just romantic novel bullshit. And dangerous. People make judgements about their safety based on crap like this.

Newsenmum · 08/11/2026 22:13

he always gave me the creeps and even when I found him vaguely interesting I would never have wanted to have been alone with him. I genuinely couldn’t understand why Katy perry liked
him!

Imupforthat · 08/11/2026 22:14

I know what you mean OP. I had a boss with exactly the same eyes. @IsItTheBlackOneOrTheRedOne has put it really well. Like there’s no soul or essence there, just a shell going through the motions.

My boss was a proper arrogant wrong ‘un as well. Especially where women were concerned. Was thrilled to bits when he got caught with someone he shouldn’t have been with, when he should have been somewhere else and got fired.

TeethAreImportant · 08/11/2026 22:14

Aniceempirebiscuitandacupoftea · 08/11/2026 18:26

My “types” are Sean Bean, Phil Tuffnell and Will Mellor. As my nan would have said, I couldn’t fancy RB if his arse was covered in diamonds.

Omg I love this phrase, your nan sounds a character!

cathyandclaire · 08/11/2026 22:15

Sexual arousal makes the pupils dilate and so the eyes could look black. When I heard about this description on
the documentary and in the court I thought it was a result of arousal ( and maybe coke) and an inability ( or unwillingness) to control those urges.

Pyrad · 08/11/2026 22:15

5128gap · 08/11/2026 18:33

I must be one of the tiny minority of people who never looked at Brand and thought him anything other than a decent looking if you like that sort of thing, funny at times bloke, with perfectly ordinary eyes. I never got 'a vibe', a foreshadowing of evil, my flesh didn't crawl and I categorically did not know all along he was a wrong un.

Same.

But moreover, I feel uncomfortable about this type of thread. They often - as pp have pointed out - roam into victim blaming territory, either by stealth or accident.

Newsenmum · 08/11/2026 22:16

I think he has a sort of
dangerous and quirky look

Newsenmum · 08/11/2026 22:17

Pyrad · 08/11/2026 22:15

Same.

But moreover, I feel uncomfortable about this type of thread. They often - as pp have pointed out - roam into victim blaming territory, either by stealth or accident.

Oh I would never mean it like that. More of a curiosity thing as he gave me tbr creeps along with saville, so I do wonder what some people pick up on. Others perhaps I wouldn’t!

Oliveoy · 08/11/2026 22:18

CurlewKate · 08/11/2026 22:11

Absolutely you can’t tell a person’s character by their eyes. Just romantic novel bullshit. And dangerous. People make judgements about their safety based on crap like this.

Have you ever seen Russell Brand in person? I liked him until I saw his cold dead fish eyes and felt the darkness pouring out of him.

CharlotteStreetW1 · 08/11/2026 22:19

I went out with someone who looked very similar. My mum always said his eyes were "bleak".

(It later transpired he was bi-polar which explained a lot).