trickle-down motivation sequence.

The 34-year-old ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ star admitted he has never been happier than since he embarked on his romance with Katy, 25.

He said: "To be honest I haven't stopped smiling. She's a lovely girl and it's going really, really well. In fact I've never felt more settled in all my life. Katy is fantastic. I'm really happy."

Earlier this week Russell – who was first romantically linked to Katy at the MTV Video Music Awards in September – admitted he was ready to settle down and start a family.

He said: "I am ready for children actually. It's been seven years since I took drugs. I've made a film. I don't have to fight so much. I've grown weary of the carousel."

p.s. so. on a parallel note.... I accidentlally ended up... absolute silliness: I was doing some 'research' for a story on Russell Brand and Katy Perry yesterday, and just happened to check her twitter acct. right after she announced that she was giving away tickets to the MTV Europe music awards, which I -thought: "gosh, what the heck" long story short: I picked up the tickets, thing is tonight. siliness...
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