Russell Brand on Margaret Thatcher: 'I Always Felt Sorry For Her Children' The actor and comedian recalls a bizarre recent encounter with the Iron Lady, and how it prompted him to think about growing up under the most unlikely matriarch-figure imaginable Russell Brand The Guardian 9 April 2013 15.22 EDT Isnip) Her death must be sad for the handful of people she was nice to and the rich people who got richer under her stewardship. It isn't sad for anyone else. There are pangs of nostalgia, yes, because for me she's all tied up with Hi-De-Hi and Speak and Spell...