The identity of a woman who hurled a banana milkshake at Nigel Farage has been revealed.
A furious-looking Mr Farage was left covered in the drink after Victoria Thomas-Bowen dodged the Reform UK leader’s security team and hurled the contents of a McDonald’s cup.
The 25-year-old mum-of-one describes herself as a ‘video creator’ on her Instagram profile and also posts links to an Onlyfans page.
Police told how a 25-year-old woman, from Clacton, was arrested outside a Wetherspoons pub in Clacton, Essex on suspicion of assault. It has drawn widespread condemnation. Victoria’s brother Paul told MailOnline: “I have just seen it, and to be honest, I’m appalled. I don’t know where she is. I don’t want anything to do with her.”
Mr Farage described the ordeal as “quite frightening”. Ms Thomas Bowen told the BBC in the aftermath: “He doesn’t stand for me, he doesn’t represent anything I believe in, or any of the people around here.
“He doesn’t represent us, he’s not from here.” She has previously backed Jeremy Corbyn on Facebook, and questioned by those fleeing war in Syria are not given safe haven in the UK.
Labour’s Yvette Cooper branded the incident “completely unacceptable”. She added: “No one should face intimidation or assault in an election campaign.” And Mr Farage’s Tory opponent in Clacton, Giles Watling, also hit out, stating: “We may disagree, but every candidate has the right to campaign without fear of violence or intimidation.”
Former Reform boss Richard Tice, who was walking behind Mr Farage when he was struck, said: “The juvenile moron who threw a drink over Nigel has just gained us hundreds of thousands more votes. We will not be bullied or threatened off the campaign trail.”
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It isn’t the first time Mr Farage had suffered the embarrassing fate, having had milkshake chucked at him in 2019 in Newcastle. Mr Farage later tried to make light of the pelting, buying a round of McDonald’s milkshakes in nearby Jaywick, Essex.
Holding one aloft he quipped “My milkshake brings all the people to the rally” – referencing the famous Kelis song Milkshake. Shortly before the incident, he had vowed to liven up the House of Commons if he’s elected as an MP.
At his campaign launch Mr Farage told hundreds of supporters that voters had been betrayed by the Tories. He said: “The breach of trust from the Conservatives means that they’re finished, they’re done.
“We are going to get a Labour government, whether you like it or not.”‘ Mr Farage continued: “The question is who is going to be the voice of opposition?
“I want Reform UK, with me at the helm, to be in Parliament and I promise you I’ll liven it up a lot from what it currently is.”
An Essex Police spokesman said: “It was reported a man had a drink thrown over him as he left a premises in the area. A 25-year-old woman, from Clacton, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault.
“While officers were responding and making this arrest, a second individual, a man, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker.”