Bear Grylls Stands By Russell Brand Baptism: 'My Faith Says Not To Judge'

Brand said the process helped him to “leave the past behind”.

Adventurer Bear Grylls has defended his controversial involvement with the baptism of comedian Russell Brand.

Bear helped to baptise the actor in 2024, months after allegations of historic sexual misconduct against Brand were made public in 2023 as part of a joint investigation between The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.

Brand denied the charges at the time and has since pleaded not guilty to a subsequent investigation and charges of rape and sexual assault.

He will face trial this autumn.

At the time, Brand said his baptism as part of a ceremony in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire helped him to “leave the past........

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