Well, this should come as an absolute shock! It seems that three months into their marriage, Katy Perry and Russell Brand are already struggling. Who would have thunk it? Oh, right. Everyone. According to Life & Style, Katy is already asking around for the name of a good marriage counselor. Could this report be total crap? Sure. But it feels right, doesn’t it?
Three months into their marriage, Katy Perry and Russell Brand may already be hitting a bump. In January, just weeks before launching her worldwide tour, Katy “started asking friends to recommend a marriage counselor,” an insider tells Life & Style.
The two married in October after just fourth months of dating and a whirlwind 10-month engagement. But since saying their ‘I do’s’, the couple have been pulled in opposite directions by their careers. Russell has been based in LA and NYC, where he’s shooting the movie Arthur, while Katy’s been performing all over the world. And on Feb. 20, she’ll kick off her 95-date, 10 month international California Dreams tour.
When Russell filmed Arthur over the summer, “Katy was around all the time,” a set insider tells Life & Style. For the film’s recent reshoots, however, “She hasn’t been by,” the insider confirms.
While they’re living separate lives already, seeking couples therapy shows Katy and Russell aren’t giving up. The Teenage Dream singer recently told Elle Magazine on her marriage, “I think you can have it all. You just have to work really hard, because great things don’t come easily. Everyone’s been told that marriage is hard work, and it is: You have to make time for the things you love.”
[From Life & Style]
I think it’s more of the two careers on the up-swing more than anything else. While it wouldn’t shock me if Russell was screwing around (with Dame Helen Mirren), I think he might be keeping it in his pants for now. Katy’s about to go on tour, right? And Russell probably has a bunch of projects lined up – which means that they got married when they had a free moment, and now they’re just going off in different directions. They don’t need a marriage counselor – they need to just take some time to be a couple.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
She said he’d already cheated on her prior to the wedding. I don’t know why she expected him to be stalwart husband material in the first place.
He is so gross imo.
DGO, when did she say that?
But actually, I don’t see anything bad in couples therapy. They have a lot of issues to juggle with, all the work madness they both go through. I wish them well.
@DGO
She said he had already cheated?
Do you remember where you read that? I am curious!
a lot of people seem to like katy perry, but i dont. i just dislike her act.
even though i dont believe this marriage will last very long, this story could be bs.
in the end, she only asked friends for a marriage counselor, so maybe she just wants to have a guide for a, what seems to be, difficult relationship.
not being able to see your husband must really suck.
Nothing wrong with couples therapy. It’s really actually good that they want to work through their relationship issues.
@KLO: It was in an interview she did just prior to, or just after, her wedding to Brand. It was a direct quote.
Fireworks….there’s gonna be some fireworks!
I’m vaguely remembering both of them talking about wanting to get preventive counseling right out of the gate because they knew how easy it would be to let things slip and lose touch with each other – dang – wish I could remember where I read that….it actually made me think they MIGHT stand a chance together because they were both sort of serious about investing in the relationship…shoot – gotta go find that article……….
I think they’re having problems because I can see Katy having this fairy-tale idea of marriage, and I can see Russell having a wandering eye.
Eh, whatever. Katy gets on my nerves because she’s such a fake. She has zero talent and basically uses her body to sell her records.
he just looks like he smells like sweaty balls. don’t mind her, but i swear i can smell this man through my screen.
why isn’t this a reality show yet?
Okay, I’ve been searching for the article where Katie said something to the effect of “Russell’s already cheated on me but he won’t cheat again” but still can’t find it. I’ll keep looking.
Anyway, I came across this one from the Daily Mail which claims they’ve been in couples therapy before marriage. Yes, I know, it’s the Daily Mail, but it sounded like there might be some accuracy to it:
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Bizarrely, the couple have been consulting a therapist in an effort to preserve their romance.
Is this, you wonder, because they are on the rocks already, or because these two massive show-offs cannot as much as boil a kettle without feeling the need to share an account of their struggle?
Some months ago, when Brand travelled to New York and Perry was touring in Europe and Australia, they agreed to have a daily conference call with a therapist: all three would discuss the relationship to ‘make the bond watertight’.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1322034/Russell-Brand-Katy-Parrys-wedding-surely-years-naffest-nuptials.html
I agree with KLO and Jezy; my husband and I had couples therapy before and after getting married (we’d known each other for two years and hadn’t lived together for any length of time). It’s a damn good idea and is a sign of a strong commitment and wish to improve the relationship. I’d say people who do it will end up with a very good marriage – we did!
Got it:
“He’s cheated in the past but he knows how good he has it with me and I know he’d never do anything to jeopardise that. I trust him 100%.”
http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/katy-perry/news/244050-katy-perry-says-she-s-1010-in-bed
RB is so gross, I have no idea why she would even have wanted to marry him
Saying “he cheated in the past” doesn’t mean he cheated on her.
I think she means he cheated in his past relationships. And I think Katy has a very good voice. She sounds the same live.
“cheated in the past” implies he cheated in past relationships, not with Perry
maybe this has to do with the twitter pic surprise picture with no makeup and looking shocked.
I don’t know how they expect a marriage to work when neither of them are in the same city at the same time.
Hilarious!
Why do young stupid “Hollywood” people still get married?? Two self-absorbed douches like these two should have never gotten married! Duh!!!
Well, the body language in that first pic certainly doesn’t say, “We’re happy!” to me – bodies not touching, and she is actually leaning away from him. Says, “We had a fight on the way over here, but we’re sucking it up for the cameras. And, btw, I’m squeezing her hand so hard it hurts. So there.”
maybe katy wanted counseling after seeing russell’s hs pic.
Russell Brand drives me nuts, I do like Katy Perry though (so sexy).
marriage is hard. couples therapy isn’t a failure, i think most couples should do it. there might be less divorce.
He’s gotta be eyeballing “Helen” right now. Is this surprising news? NO!
It surprises me that they took this long.
@heatheradair I also remember reading something about them going to couples therapy even before they actually got married.
I actually like these two together, but maybe they should have waited to get married, you know? Dating 4 months, engaged, married 10 months later ? Too quick if you ask me.
And for her to say “Everyone’s been told that marriage is hard work, and it is” – after 3 months marriage is hard? Really? It IS hard, but let’s talk after a year or two or 20…
I really hope they work it out. I like them together as a couple but yeah its not shocking. I think its a time issue. They have to make time for each other and both their careers are going well. They got married way too soon. Getting engaged after 4 months of dating? *eyeroll*
@dgo yeah that means in his past, not that he cheated ON HER. Reading comprehension and common sense, hello!
In the context of the article, it so sounded like he cheated on HER, not in general, but that she expected him to be faithful to her once they had that little paper.
Talk about marriage after you have a couple of kids and then bingo, you got something. Really, not after 3 months that is still the honeymoon stage. At least for we average-janes.
what is up with his crazy ass eyes???
Maybe they’re not even having problems yet. If she’s gearing up for such a long tour and he’s got projects lined up also, maybe they just want to meet and talk with someone about what they can do to make sure the relationship lasts and is still strong.
Eh. I don’t expect these two to make it to the retirement home together. But, I don’t think I’m ready to jump to conclusions about Russell just yet either.
I had a friend who cheated on her boyfriend CONSTANTLY. I mean, this girl had a different guy for everyday of the week. I never understood why she didn’t just break up with the “official” boyfriend and date around, since that’s what she obviously wanted to do. But, for some reason she stuck it out for a couple years.
When they finally broke up, I hoped she would stay single for awhile and work out her issues. But, no. She got a new boyfriend and promptly started cheating on him too. But, after a few months with this new guy, something changed. She started to feel guilty about cruising around and stopped doing it.
Gradually, she realized that she was really in love with this guy. To her credit, she became a totally reformed person. Her eye never wanders anymore and they are now married and very happy together. So, I don’t know, I guess watching that situation play out has changed my opinion on whether or not a cheater can change.
I would say that the fact that their careers are taking them in such different directions is more of a concern to me than Russel’s spotty past.
Laughing at a 10 month engagement being called “whirlwind”
Maybe the 4mos were whirlwind, but 10 months is more than enough time to be bloody engaged.
I think the marriage just about ended when douche Brand took her morning “i just got up” pic and posted it all over the net.
Seriously, I cannot look at her the same anymore. Not even her ginormous boobs can erase my memory of what her face looks like underneath that ton of warpaint.
Ok, I’ve been married for 3 months too, & granted, I actually see my husband on a daily basis, but it hasn’t become “work” yet. They should still be in the happy newlyweds stage!
Their love is REAL, ya’ll! They are both so mature and down to earth! I’d be SHOCKED if they didn’t last forEVER!
@DGO I am sure that quote is referring to his documented past as an admitted sex addict for which he’s admitted and written about seeking rehab for.
Whether true or not I don’t think seeking therapy is a bad thing. I don’t really think this marraige will work though because RB is a little to complex for Katy who seems really superficial in a sweet way and he didn’t have a healthy reference for a male role model which is why he’s so wacky. I do think him and Mirren would be kismet .
She doesn’t trust him, and he doesn’t trust himself. I would think.
He is hot in a kind of filthy way.
Maybe they’re just doing the marriage counseling as a guide. My friend is a marriage therapist and she always says it’s a good idea that most people do some kind of counseling whent they’re newly wed and even further along. I mean what does it hurt?
“He’s made no secret of what his life was like before me, but that’s then and this is the future.
“He’s cheated in the past but he knows how good he has it with me and I know he’d never do anything to jeopardise that. I trust him 100%.”
Sounds like she definitely meant before they got together, when he was a notorious manwhore. No way has he cheated on her, at least not that she knows about. And she wouldn’t be sharing that info with Mtv even if she did know.
There’s nothing wrong with couples counseling and it doesn’t mean they’re having problems with their relationship – maybe they just want to increase their communication abilities with each other.
Not everyone starts seeing a couples therapist because there are problems. The best way to do it see the counselor before there are problems, so that you can establish a trusting bond between all parties and in the event that issues do come up, everyone will understand that the therapist is most concerned about the couple and the people involved in the relationship as individuals, rather that picking sides or favoring one person or the other. Also, meeting on neutral terms without conflicts brewing will establish therapy as a safe, comforting thing rather than an indicator that “oh God we’re broken, we need a counselor!”
I see a therapist individually (well I would anyway, I’m single), but she’s also a licensed relationship psychologist. When I do get into a relationship I hope my boyfriend is open to coming in and talking, because it can do great things for a relationship even if the relationship is already healthy and functioning well. I will absolutely require a fiancee to go to counseling with me to make sure that we have the same life goals in mind, and that our marriage would be the best for both of us.
Anyway, best of luck to Katy and Russell. If they are having problems (which is common when both people are celebs with their own careers and inflated egos), at least they’re trying to make things work out by enlisting the help of a professional.
Yes, he does look like he has sweaty balls.
I believe it. She seems to look uncomfortable in every picture that there in. Like: “What the hell did I do?” and: “What is wrong with this guy?”
Katy is so cute and so talented…..why is she with him. She needs to wait ten years and then get married.
Is it possible that with her impending tour, she wants to make sure she’s got the a leg up on keeping her marriage strong through it?
I dunno, not giving anyone benefit of the doubt right now, just a thought that occurred to me.
Can’t stand either one of them, but marriage DOES take work, especially when you’re apart fr work reasons. I love being married and I love my husband, and we’ve only been married a few months, too, but we do work at our marriage. My husband is a touring musician and I’m in the film/television industry. We’re away from each other a lot. You have to get creative, build lots of trust, and do whatever you can to keep things fresh and interesting.
Does anyone else think that this could be because she’s incredibly immature and he’s not? Whether you like him or not, and I do like him, he’s had quite the bumpy road up til now what with addictions, daddy issues, and a tumultuous career. That seasons a person. She’s had an easy ride and behaves like a spoiled two year old. I can see that being a major issue.
‘relationships’ take work.
To many of his and her friends werent big on the idea of them getting married and there have been so many reports about their very heated & constant fighting. Must be some truth to it.
Issues need to be worked out BEFORE getting married. They do not automatically work themselves out because married – they only get worse.
They are from 2 different worlds and are to opposite to make it last the long haul i think.
They should have dated a few yrs before getting married. Everyone should.
The only reason Katy sounds the same live as she does on her albums is because she lip syncs. That much is obvious.
No amount of therapy is gonna fix them crazy eyes. Run, Katy, run!
They’ve always been in therapy. This isn’t new. Also nothing in that article said or indicates Russell cheated on Katy. It claims the opposite that cheating was in the past not present/future.
I agree with you Kaiser. That is part of the Hollywood marriage problem, many of these celebs (and even some regular joes) seem to not make time for each other, its all about ‘their career’. No wonder they all start to ‘drift apart’ or whatever.
Marriage/relationships take work, but it can be fun ‘work’ 😉 .
She’s annoying, and has very little talent except showing off her tits (is that a talent?). And he looks dirty and I bet he smells bad. *shudder*
I have such a crush on RB!! He is funny, seems to be quite self-deprecating, and def seems intelligent.
None of us can judge what goes on for others. They are both harmless though, so I wish them all the best!
I’m probably going to catch flack for this, but I believe sex addiction is a copout. Just seems like a good excuse to excuse poor behavior. Jesse James cheats on Sandra, he goes to rehab for sex addiction. Tiger cheats on Elin, he’s a sex addict; Duchovney cheats on Leoni, he’s a sex addict too. It seems more likely that their promiscuity was a result of the lowered inhibitions that come with drug or alcohol abuse. Playing the sex addict card gives the “addicts” a pass and also makes any future “relapses” seem more excusable. So when Russel relapses we can all say, well he tried to make it work but his addiction won out. Let’s send him back to rehab to work on his problem!
And as an aside, I though addictions involved abstaining from that which you’re addicted to. So how can a sex addict ever truly work on their addiction when they’re still having sex (be it monogamous or not)?
I am gonna go right ahead and add him to the list of guys I won’t be touching with a sterelized 10 foot pole
Gross!
I recently saw a rebroadcast of the World Music Awards. I’m not a big fan of Perry, but when she won an award, as she was walking to the stage, the camera went back to Russell and the look on his face was of complete adoration of her. I was pretty surprised by it …
IMHO I think anyone (male or female) should think long and hard about marrying someone who self-identifies as a sex addict. Yes, people can change, but before I’d make it legal I’d want to be with the “sex addict” for at least a couple of years to make sure he or she doesn’t slip back into their old ways. Actually, being a sex addict would be on my list of non-negotiables, but to each his or her own.
I wish them the best of luck. She seems to like long term relationships and he was ready to change his ways with the right girl. Who knows if it will last, but I hope so.
@MorticiansDoItDeader:
I believe sex addiction is a cop out.
I totally agree in the case of a Tiger Woods or a Jesse James in that if you are in a committed relationship and got caught and your ‘excuse’ is that you are a sex-addict. But that honestly isn’t the case w/ Brand. He was a drug addict and alcoholic who went through rehab and used sex as his last drug. In his case he was basically told by his friends and family that they thought he was replacing this addiction-he was unmarried and wasn’t in a cheating scandal(although he cheated on girlfriends) at the time so I don’t think it was a cop out. I actually think anyone who hasn’t read My Booky Wook just can’t understand what a sensitive and intelligent (albiet completely off his gourd) dude he is.
@MIn76 I see where you’re coming from and I think we’re pulling from a similar place; in that, the sex comes secondary to the primary addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. I also get that addicts try and replace those addictions with something else (studies often say compulsive shopping or gambling, which act on the same receptors as certain drugs and alcohol). However, I think of these people as drug addicts or alcoholics exploring their hedonistic tendencies (one of them being sex). I just can’t get over how convenient an excuse “sex addiction” has become; and the more it’s used by these men, the less credible it seems.
Look, there’s no reason for anyone in this day and age to get married if they don’t want to, you can just be lovers, esp if you are someone like KP and RB. It isn’t like they are televangelists. The folks in Hollywood get tons of publicity for engagements and weddings. I’m willing to bet that’s why half of them go through with it. That’s not about commitment, that’s wanting your pic on the next tabloid. For god’s sake, just have sex!
I read “My Booky Wook” and even though he is incredibly charming-IT’S ALL ABOUT HIM!! Specifically his ambitions for career. I always wondered why he would bother to get married, much less to an American (from my reading, I detect a bit of snarkiness towards us), and I figured it out-AMERICAN MARKET! What better way to get a toe hold than marry a American pop star! I suppose you could do it by merit, but our Russell likes short cuts. He does like busty women, too, and I can remember at least 10 (busty women) he screwed in the book. Basically, he screwed about any woman he could get close to. I think he has recovered from his drug addiction, but Katy’s “sex tricks” just won’t cut it to satisfy his hunger for women.
I give it a year, if that.
Remember she got a well-publicized “rash” on their honeymoon? Eww.
I think things went downhill when he posted that picture of her on Twitter with no makeup on. She looked a little homely – who doesn’t, first thing in the morning? – and I think it totally threatened everything about her fake career, fake face, and fake music.
I hope the marriage is real, but she seems to rely a lot on fake. Although she says the boobs are real.
I dated him for 9 months…. What a fucking geek!
He is so selfish. I completely agree with the other comment about american market. He fucked up in england and he had nowhere else to go.
He just plays himself in films.
He is just using her.will be suprised if it lasts a year.
He has odd sexual tastes and is not a nice person
plus its arrogant of her to think she has tamed him. Hardly! Hes always liked busty blondes.
Personally I think the two of them are adorable together. Seperately they give off a major fame whore vibe, but I can’t imagine two attention addicts staying together for any length of time unless they were really in love. Otherise they would be in constant competition with each other. His semi-broken home upbringing and her very conservative upbringing actually make for a good match in that Brand really wants a family because he hasn’t had much of one, and she wants one of her own because she knows how good they can be.
I would consider any couple facing a nine month seperation after three months of marriage to be extremely foolhardy if they were not seeing a marriage counsoler. It would strongly suggest that they didn’t care enough about their bond to take care of it.
Also, My sister is getting married at the end of this month, and every minister she and her fiancee spoke to said that they would not officiate the ceremony of a couple that had not had pre-marriage counsuling. It’s just common sense, and a sign that you care enough to make things work.
@ Mooey me–Pictures or it didn’t happen.