During a recent interview with OnlyFans star Lily Phillips, born-again Christian Russell Brand told the British sex worker that, as God’s child, she is special and sacred. Phillips, 23, gained notoriety after sleeping with more than 100 men in one day—and setting her sights on 1,000.
Editor’s note: Brand’s interview with Phillips contains language some might find triggering and/or offensive.
Brand, an actor and comedian who admitted to being “very, very promiscuous” earlier in his life, told Phillips his former self would have been “happy to see you as an object.” Now, however, “as a man of God,” Brand said he wondered if he could offer Phillips “some protection, or service, or counsel.” He told the OnlyFans star “there is a path and a light” for her, if she ever changes her mind about her profession.
Brand, 49, has denied previous allegations of sexual abuse, saying his relationships “were always consensual.” Since his recent conversion to Christianity, Brand has been posting about spiritual topics, as well as conservative politics.
Lily Phillips to Russell Brand: ‘I Really Enjoy My Job’
When Brand asked Lily Phillips about her work, she denied feeling exploited. Instead, she said OnlyFans empowers sex workers because they no longer need a pimp or agent. The site is “a great platform to explore your kinks without someone telling you what to do,” she said.
Phillips, who has reportedly made more than £2 million from sex work, said “no amount of money” would make her stop selling her body. “I’m maybe just, like, obsessed with sex and really enjoy my job,” she told Brand.
In the interview, shared with Brand’s 6.8 million followers on Rumble, the host quoted 1 Corinthians 6:19, about the body being a temple of the Holy Spirit. Brand referred to Phillips’ “precious soul and spirit,” emphasizing that she is “a child of God” and deserves to be “cherished and treasured in every aspect” of her life.
Phillips deflected, saying she’s “just another girl” and “not religious or anything like that.” Brand followed up by saying one day Phillips might have a change of heart—and that he wanted her to know a different path is available. “As a man of God, how I see you is a fellow child of God,” Brand told her.
In response to Phillips’ shocking sex-capades, British newspapers have compared the men who participated in her numerical “challenge” to rapists.
Response to Russell Brand’s Interview Is Mixed
On social media, many people praised Russell Brand for witnessing to Lily Phillips, even though she didn’t seem receptive to his message. “You may have saved her life,” someone wrote. “Of course, we may not know for a few years, but at some point, she’s going to remember this conversation. Good on ya.”
Another person commented, “She will revisit this and she will be grateful that you shared these words with her. Everyone finds God in their own agency and timing. It’s God’s will that we seek for his help on our own. No one can control our fate with Him.”
