Nigel Farage pauses Cameo video requests after Ian Watkins tribute and Neo Nazi trick
The Reform Party leader has been offering personalised videos to fans and anyone else for a long time. A spokesperson has now said he has stopped his activity on Cameo for ‘security reasons’
Nigel Farage has ‘paused’ his video service(Image: Andrew MacColl/Shutterstock)
Nigel Farage has paused his controversial Cameo account after personalised video requests landed him in hot water a number of times. The Reform Party leader paid tribute to disgraced paedophile Ian Watkins, called for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be freed and said “up the RA (IRA)” in videos scripted by fans online.
In two recent videos, Farage voiced support for a man convicted of violent disorder and a Neo-Nazi event. Since becoming an MP in 2024, the right-wing politician has registered earnings of more than £80,000 filming personalised messages for individuals through Cameo.
After numerous gaffes related to the personalised video service, a Reform spokesperson told the BBC that Farage’s activity has been “paused for security reasons”. Earlier this week, the Guardian reported Farage suggested an event by a Canadian neo-Nazi group could be seen as “the best thing that ever happened”.
In another, the politician allegedly made a comment about the breasts of a US congresswoman. Responding to the reports, the spokesperson said Farage had used the platform “in good faith and without knowledge of the individuals involved beyond what is written for him”.
They added: “If individuals or groups subsequently choose to misuse or repurpose a Cameo recording, that is clearly outside Mr Farage’s knowledge or control.”
Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said: “This shameless Cameo cash grab tells us everything we need to know about Nigel Farage.
“For the right price, he will apparently say almost anything. If he ever gets into power he will sell the country out in a heartbeat.”
One Cameo user paid more than £80, asking for a birthday message for somebody called “Kieron”, and asked Farage say “Free Diddy, eat Shankly”. The user then asked Farage to use the anti-immigration phrase, “if in doubt kick ‘em out”.
Farage said: “I’ve got to roast Newcastle and say Free Diddy, eat Shankly.” He added: “And if in doubt, let’s control our borders.”
In the past, he has also been duped into paying tribute to notorious paedophile and former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins, calling him “a good man, a good guy, who loved his children”.
In the brief clip, which was also requested from a punter on Cameo, Farage said: “This message is to pay tribute to Ian Watkins, a good man, a really good guy, who was very much in contact with me, who loved his children and will be sorely, sorely missed by them forever.”
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