Russell Brand thinks his marriage to Katy Perry "did work out"

The `Rock of Ages` star feels "really good" despite splitting up with the `Firework` hitmaker in December, and admits he still loves the brunette beauty because they had a "really good" time in the 14 months they were married.

He said: "When I was married it did work out in a way because I was married for some time and that`s really good and then you`re not married and that`s really good. You just have to have acceptance of things.

"She`s a person that I love but now this a new time. We were suited for that amount of time but this is a new time."

The British funnyman quipped he was finding divorce proceedings difficult - because of the paperwork.

He joked: "I suppose the divorce is difficult because of the admin. There`s a lot of admin."

Since splitting with Katy, the 37-year-old star has been improving his "sexual charisma" by regularly meditating and doing yoga.

He explained: "I`m in tune with some really beautiful things. I don`t want to sound like a lunatic but if you meditate and do yoga you become attuned to a different energy that is constant and very, very beautiful.

"Some people call it God, some people call it karma or the cosmos but I call it sexual charisma."

Russell`s latest film role sees him star in the movie adaptation of 1980s musical `Rock of Ages` alongside Alec Baldwin, and the `30 Rock` star reminded him of a "big, hairy, powerful, sexy uncle".

Speaking on ITV1 show `Lorraine`, he added: "Nearly all of my scenes were with Alec Baldwin and he`s lovely. He`s like a big, hairy, powerful, sexy uncle which in the wrong circumstances can be a terrible thing but in my circumstances it was lovely.

"He`s really friendly and really clever and he gave me wonderful advice."

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