Russell Brand's wild past has been well documented.

But his new wife Katy Perry revealed another side to the comedian, in a recent magazine interview.

Describing the 35-year-old to Harper's Bazaar, Katy said: "I always knew I wanted a great man of God, someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father.

"He’s thought-provoking, articulate, a real advocate. I also definitely wanted to have a laugh. I have all that in him."

Of herself the 25-year-old American said: "I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not."

"I’m a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I’m a bad girl because I like to tease.

"I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That’s what the stories in my music do."

"Like Ludacris rapped, 'I'm a lady in the street and a freak in the bed.' I can't rate myself, but if you ask Russell I'm sure he'd give me a ten out of ten."

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