Russell Brand puts a protective arm around on/off girlfriend Laura Gallacher as they jet out of UK... amid reports they 'plan to settle down together in leafy village'

By Marc Jackson for MailOnline

Published: 12:51 EST, 12 September 2015 | Updated: 13:00 EST, 12 September 2015

The have reportedly reunited one again after years of on/off dating.

And Russell Brand certainly put on an affectionate display with Laura Gallacher as they jetted out of the UK on Friday.

The comic, 40, put a protective arm around the pretty blonde - who is the younger sister of sports TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher - as they walked through Heathrow Airport.

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Back on? Russell Brand put on an affectionate display with on/off girlfriend Laura Gallacher as they jetted out of the UK on Friday

Back on? Russell Brand put on an affectionate display with on/off girlfriend Laura Gallacher as they jetted out of the UK on Friday

The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star rocked his usual scruffy hipster vibe in a blazer and harem pants while Laura looked chic in a biker jacket, skull-print scarf and ripped white jeans.

The pair have dated several times over the years, calling off their romance in 2007 before they were spotted hanging out again in 2009.

Russell ended his relationship with former flame Jemima Goldsmith in 2014 after claiming that she had helped him to curb his womanising ways.

‘I’m going to be really kind in this relationship,’ Russell said, after his marriage to pop star Katy Perry ended less than a year after they exchanged vows.

High-flyers: The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star rocked his usual scruffy hipster vibe in a blazer and harem pants while Laura looked chic in a biker jacket, skull-print scarf and ripped white jeans

High-flyers: The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star rocked his usual scruffy hipster vibe in a blazer and harem pants while Laura looked chic in a biker jacket, skull-print scarf and ripped white jeans

Whole lot of history: The pair have dated several times over the years, calling off their romance in 2007 before they were spotted hanging out again in 2009

Whole lot of history: The pair have dated several times over the years, calling off their romance in 2007 before they were spotted hanging out again in 2009

‘I haven’t been out there trying to nail everyone. I’m very, very happy in a relationship that feels very different from anything I’ve ­experienced before.

‘I feel like it’s grounded in friendship and a sort of love and it’s all well cool and exciting and stuff.’

And he certainly appears to be a changed man; the funnyman - who came off Twitter in August after months of political ranting - is said to be close to settling down in the leafy middle class village of Aston, near Henley-on-Thames.

A report in the Mail On Sunday suggests the star is ready to sell his bachelor pad in trendy Hackney, London to move to the well-heeled area and settle down with Lauara. 

It was reported that the pair have been looking at a large £1million detached house amid rumours they want to start a family.

The one? Russell is said to be close to settling down with Laura - the younger sister of TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher (left) - amid reports they have their eye on a £1million family home in leafy village Aston

The one? Russell is said to be close to settling down with Laura - the younger sister of TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher (left) - amid reports they have their eye on a £1million family home in leafy village Aston

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