As the white prison van steered out of Southwark Crown Court on Monday afternoon, inside, its passenger Russell Brand will have sat inside the plastic cell maybe reflecting on his dramatic downfall .

From his quick rise in the celebrity world to unproclaimed fame, the 51-year-old now faces a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence after being found guilty of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three women.

As he was driven away to an unknown holding prison, he will have heard the members of the public banging on the van as photographers tried desperately to get pictures inside.

Now, after years of comfort and luxury, Brand must face up to his life changing drastically, as he is expected to serve at least two-thirds of his sentence.

While he’s spent the past four days at HMP Wandsworth, it remains clear where he will be eventually located.…