Russell Brand is a thigh man. At least that’s what draws him to US tennis pro Serena Williams.


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The disgraced comedian made his way to Los Angeles for a stand-up show on Sunday, when he read an email he’d sent to the athlete after being “mesmerised by her strong thighs”.

To get graphic, Russell added: “I couldn’t stop fantasising about having sex while she was playing tennis on the court and me running behind her. I literally spent all my time thinking about how I could make that happen.”

The crazy-haired comic starting voicing his fantasies several months ago, when an assistant on the Jonathan Ross TV show gave him Serena’s email address. Perhaps he’s had more time to visualise his on-court prowess since quitting his Radio 2 show amid all the Andrew Sachs controversy.

But Serena shouldn’t expect commitment from Russell, if he happens to…score with her. “I’m single and plan to remain so,” the Daily Mirror quoted him as saying. “There are so many beautiful women and I need to get amongst it.”

– Jill Hilbrenner