An OnlyFans model is facing charges after she threw a milkshake at Brexit boss Nigel Farage in an incident that caused a stir in the UK.
Nigel Farage, once a driving force behind Brexit, a close political ally of Donald Trump and current head of the right-wing Reform Party UK, was hit with a milkshake by OnlyFans model Victoria Thomas-Bowen during his first campaign speech, reports the New York Post.
The incident occurred in Clacton, UK, where Farage is running for a seat in Parliament. As Farage was leaving the building where he was holding his campaign launch, 25-year-old Thomas-Bowen suddenly threw a milkshake at him and then quickly fled the scene.
Victoria Thomas-Bowen has since been arrested and charged with assault and criminal damage, the Sun reports. Although Farage took the incident with humour, joking that his “milkshake brought all the people to the rally”, he also described the situation to ITV News as “quite scary”. He explained that this is the risk of doing “old-style street campaigning” as he does.
Essex Police confirmed to The Sun that Victoria Thomas-Bowen will appear at Colchester Magistrates Court on July 2 to face charges of assault and criminal damage.
The incident is the second time Farage has been attacked with a milkshake. In 2019, he was doused from head to toe with the liquid in Newcastle.
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