Model charged over milkshake thrown at Nigel Farage

A young model was arrested after a milkshake was thrown at a controversial politician. Now there’s been an update.

A model has been charged after a McDonald’s milkshake was thrown over Nigel Farage.

Victoria Thomas-Bowen, 25, was arrested after the Reform leader launched his election campaign in Clacton-on-Sea, a seaside town 94km northeast of London, on Tuesday.

The OnlyFans model has now been charged with assault by beating and criminal damage.

Thomas-Bowen is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on July 2, The Sun reported.

Victoria Thomas-Bowen has been charged

A 44-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker has been released and will face no further action.

Farage had been out in the Essex seaside town addressing supporters after announcing he would stand for election in the constituency.

As he left the Moon and Starfish pub, he was doused in a thick yellow liquid.

He was seen with the banana milkshake splattered across his dark blue suit as he boarded his campaign bus.

The ex-UKIP leader, 60, later made light of the incident by posing with his own shake on X.

He joked: “My milkshake brings all the people to the rally.”

Farage later described the incident as “quite scary”, adding: “No one goes out and does the old-style street campaigning the way that I do, and this is the risk that goes with it.”

It was the second time the I’m a Celeb star has been targeted with milkshake.

Nigel Farage was left covered in liquid after the incident

In 2019, the Brexiteer was covered head-to-toe in liquid while out in Newcastle in 2019.

Essex Police said: “A woman is due to appear in court following an incident Clacton.

“Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, will appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 2 July to answer charges of assault by beating and criminal damage.

“The charges relate to an incident in which a drink was thrown at a man in the area of Marine Parade East, Clacton, at around 2.10pm on Tuesday June 4.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and reproduced with permission