Dannii Minogue called Russell Brand ‘a vile predator’ 20 years before his rape conviction

Two decades before Russell Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault, Australian pop star Dannii Minogue issued an ominous warning about the comedian’s predatory nature.

Speaking to The Mirror in 2006, Minogue shared some disturbing interactions she had endured while on set for Brand’s short-lived MTV show 1 Leicester Square.

Brand, 31 at the time, had been rebranding himself as a reformed druggie and sex addict, but Minogue had other thoughts.

“He is completely crazy and a bit of a vile predator,” she told the publication.

“I certainly don’t think he has cured his sex addiction, that’s for sure.

“He wouldn’t take no for an answer.”

Minogue, who was 34 at the time, had agreed to be interviewed by Brand on his show to promote her album The Hits & Beyond.

However, things became uncomfortable when Brand began “making shocking remarks” about Minogue’s appearance.

“I was told he got sacked from MTV in the past for wearing an Osama bin Laden costume to work the day after September 11,” Minogue said.

“I couldn’t believe that I’d just agreed to be interviewed by someone who would do something like that, it really unnerved me.

“And then throughout the whole interview he kept making shocking remarks that I can’t even repeat.”

Minogue claimed Brand commented on her “fabulous breasts” then followed the pop star down a hallway whilst pestering her for her phone number.

The resurfaced interview comes the day after Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.

Prosecutors said the actor used his fame and celebrity status while pursuing women as a “calculated sexual predator”.