The 22-year-old singer is close pals with Russell's new wife Katy Perry. She told Q magazine that she thought that the British comedian was an 'idiot' when he interviewed her for a TV show.
'I first met him when he was interviewing me on TV. I was sick and it was the worst interview I have ever done. I was throwing up in a bucket and a doctor gave me a shot in my butt,' the Love The Way You Lie star said.
'Nothing was funny to me. I thought it was the most stupid f**king interview I ever did in my f**king life. Why am I talking to this idiot? He made me want to throw up again. I was thinking, 'This is a stupid interview'.'
She admitted that it took a second meeting months-later for her to actually realise that Brand was funny.