Ferne McCann revealed she had sex with Russell Brand aged 18 after he invited her for a 'hot tub party in her underwear' at his house in her 2016 autobiography

Ferne McCann revealed she had sex with Russell Brand when she was aged 18 after she was invited for a 'hot tub party in her underwear' in her 2016 autobiography.

In the former TOWIE star's book Cross My Heart, Ferne said she was 'very naive' and how after seeing him years later she realised he 'really did live up to his reputation'.

Brand, 51, who is serving a 10-year sentence for rape and sexual assault, now faces the prospect of a second trial after a number of new alleged victims have come forward.

Ferne's comments about Brand have resurfaced following the disgraced comedian's rape and sexual assault conviction last week.

The reality star, now 36, writes in her book: 'I was 18 when I first met Russell after a gig he'd done in Brixton. I really did fancy him.

'[He] invited me and the girls I was with back to his house… After a while we all got in the hot tub in our bras and knickers. 

Ferne McCann revealed she had sex with Russell Brand when she was aged 18 after she was invited for a 'hot tub party in her underwear' in her 2016 autobiography (Ferne pictured with Brand, Billie and Sam Faiers)

In the former TOWIE star's book Cross My Heart, Ferne said she was 'very naive' and how after seeing him years later she realised he 'really did live up to his reputation'

'Then we went upstairs while the others were roaming around downstairs. One thing led to another. He led the way and the sex just happened.'

She adds: 'Of course he was good in bed, definitely. He was great and I had a lovely time. We had a good time together in and out of the bed.

'The first time we slept together I was very naïve and star-struck. I knew then that it was just a one night thing and I honestly didn't care. But when we met again last year I was more mature and knew what I wanted. 

'That was when Russell really did live up to his reputation. And I was a woman — not a girl — so I could enjoy it.'

The Daily Mail has approached Ferne's representatives for comment. 

Brand is now being investigated by police after at least eight women have accused him of sexual abuse and predatory behaviour, the Mail revealed. 

Detectives are assessing information from more than half a dozen new complainants, who have come forward following his conviction last week of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.

Police are also doing final work on files of evidence submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to claims from two further women, including an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old.

Yesterday new allegations of abuse emerged from a former girlfriend who accused Brand of sexually assaulting her and making her brush her teeth until they bled.

The Times also published details from six other women, including allegations that Brand had sex with a woman without her consent, and continued having sex with another victim after she asked him to stop because he was hurting her.

In a new Netflix documentary, former girlfriend Jordan Martin has claimed that Brand sexually assaulted her during a fit of jealous rage.

During their relationship when she was 26, she said she was in 'a vulnerable place', having just split up with her husband. 

She said: 'He wanted me to taste anonymous. He didn't want me to be familiar to him. And so he was asking me to brush my teeth.

Brand (pictured) was sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison for rape and three counts of sexual assault on Monday 

Brand pictured with Jordan Martin in London in 2007 after a charity fundraising night 

'But it just was never enough. And so he's standing over me, and I'm brushing and I'm brushing, and I see my teeth bleeding.'

On another occasion, Ms Martin described being in a hotel in the UK with Brand when she spoke on the phone to a former partner to arrange for him to pick up his belongings.

When Brand discovered who she had been speaking to, Ms Martin said: 'He snatched my phone out my hand and like broke it apart into pieces. So, I kind of snatched the phone back and went into a separate room.'

She went on, tearfully: 'He walked in, he didn't say anything. He put his hand down the front of my jeans, and he inserted a finger, and then walked away.'

On another occasion Brand allegedly told her she was dressing 'like an attention-seeking slut' and accused her of flirting with crew members after he invited her on a film set in Hawaii 'to stop him from trying it on with people'.

Six other women have spoken anonymously to the Times.

Brand has previously denied any wrongdoing and claimed all his relationships were consensual.

Brand has launched a fightback from behind bars, with supporters organising a petition for him to be freed, which has been signed by more than 17,000 people.

The sexual predator's X account was shut down the day after his sentence, but it was later reinstated with supporters crediting X owner Elon Musk for the decision.

Hours later, a YouTube clip was posted on Brand's account from US commentator Matt Walsh spinning a bizarre conspiracy theory that Brand's prison sentence was a 'political hit job' to silence him after Brand 'betrayed the Left' with his outlandish claims about Covid.