Russell Brand, broadcaster, comedian and actor, who was baptized in the River Thames last year proclaiming it was an opportunity to leave the past behind, has been charged with two further offences including one count of rape and a charge of sexual assault relating to two women. He has previously pleaded not guilty to five charges including two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault in relation to four women. He is due in court on 20 January 2026 in relation to the two new charges with a trial set to start on 16 June 2026 for the five original charges.
Born 4 June 1975, 12.07 am (from memory) Basildon, England, (same as Angelina Jolie) he had a fractured childhood with his parents separating when he was months old, his mother developing cancer, a teenage drug problem and his father taking him to visit prostitutes. He rose to fame as a stand-up comedian and became a household name as host of TV shows like Big Brother’s Big Mouth with his own radio programmes. He went on to establish a Hollywood career, starring in films like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek.
His conversion to Christianity follows a long spiritual trail through Buddhism, transcendental meditation, and the Hare Krishna movement.
He has a Gemini Sun at the end of his 4th house/cusp of his performing 5th opposition a 10th house Neptune which is creative and musical but also contains the seeds of both drug addiction and a search for spiritual meaning. His Aries Moon conjunct Mars in his financial 2nd house opposes an 8th house Pluto which is emotionally super-intense, quite toxic, hinting, like David Walliams, at intergenerational issues around mother and women in general. His over exuberant Mars Jupiter in Aries is square an unhappy Saturn in Cancer putting his mood on a roller coaster of highs and lows.
His Venus in Cancer on his Descendant square Uranus opposition his ‘wounded’ Chiron adds another layer of unpredictability to his emotional life. A North Node in Sagittarius like his Neptune hints at the need to reach out for a higher purpose.
At the moment tr Pluto is crossing his Ascendant and tr Uranus is conjunct his IC – so massive changes coming to his image and self-awareness as well as the foundations of his life. Pressured and turbulent. Tr Neptune will conjunct his Moon from July 2026 onwards for an unsettling emotional period especially where women are concerned, extending into 2027 when tr Neptune opposes his Pluto for maximum confusion. He is at a low ebb in his life with tr Saturn moving through his 2nd house, the nadir of his First Quadrant – so a time for inner reflection rather than outer success.
Moon Mars and 8th house – not a great mix.
Hey Marjorie, I tried to leave a comment the other day and it didn’t show up but then another comment showed up under my name that I don’t recall writing. Who knows! But this is why I’m using this one to repeat my thanks to you for sharing your thoughts and to this community. Your astrological breakdowns of world events and global politics have been really insightful.
As for Russell, his constantly changing belief systems just struck me as a theme we are seeing play out again and how it seems a tell of an unstable and even dangerous person (was thinking of Scorpio Oswald Mosley as well as several current in US who change beliefs from extreme to extreme, never up to any good). Russell has gone MAGA now, looking for a pardon no doubt.
Synastry not dynasty. Sorry.
Possible to see his dynasty with Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA? He recently led the public prayer for a Turning Point event…thank you.