Brand: 'Helen Mirren drives me wild'

Russell Brand has claimed that he will be unable to do much work on the set of The Tempest due to his lust for co-star Dame Helen Mirren.

The pair are due to start working on a new film adaptation of Shakespeare's classic sea-faring drama.

"There’s something about her that drives me wild. She’s so sexy and enchanting, just look at her form," Brand told The Mirror.

"They’re going to have to hold me back when we start work. I’ll be all over her. I don’t know how I’ll get any work done."

The British comic recently hit the headlines in America when he referred to George Bush as a "retarded cowboy" while presenting the MTV Video Music Awards. He later apologised to the Jonas Brothers for joking about their virginity during the evening.