A woman has been charged with assault by beating and criminal damage after a milkshake was thrown at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
Essex Police said Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, will appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday July 2. The force said 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.
A 44-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker has been released and will face no further action.
Following the incident, Victoria posted a cheeky jibe at the Reform UK party leader and shared a full-length photo of herself flashing her bottom in scanty underwear with a plug to her racy Onlyfans channel.
The blonde content creator paired her cheeky mirror selfie with a self-referencing line from Kelis' 2003 hit Milkshake, "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard/And they're like, it's better than yours/Damn right it's better than yours/I can teach you but I'd have to charge."
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The mum of one also reshared a picture of herself sidestepping Mr Farage's security team and hurling the sticky contents of her McDonald's cup into the Clacton candidate's face.
Victoria Thomas-Bowen shared a cheeky plug to her OnlyFans page after identifying herself as the milkshake slinger"Could not be more proud of you," a friend had written over the photo, adding the clown and milkshake emojis. Victoria has found herself at the centre of consternation after photos of her milkshake arcing through the air towards Mr Farage went viral. "He doesn't stand for me, he doesn't represent anything I believe in, or any of the people around here," she was heard telling media after the liquid act.
A milkshake was thrown at Nigel Farage (AFP via Getty Images)Tristan Tate, brother of the controversial men's rights activist Andrew Tate, called for the OnlyFans model to be imprisoned and for the subscriber-only platform to ban her. "I think her and I follow one another," he tweeted. "However these actions merit jail. If genders were reversed? It would be jail. This could have very easily been a blinding agent."
Victoria replied on X with two crying-laughing emojis, telling him: "I would never follow you, don’t flatter yourself." It comes as Essex Police confirmed a 25-year-old woman from Clacton was arrested outside a Wetherspoons pub in the seaside resort on suspicion of assault.
Nigel Farage was hit by a banana milkshake (Getty Images)Mr Farage himself made light of his drenching, sharing a short clip of himself - in a fresh suit and tie - raising a McDonald's cup to the camera. "My milkshake brings all the people to the rally," he cried.
It's not the first time the controversial far-right figure has faced a milkshaking. In May 2019 he was targeted by a Remain voter who threw a banana and caramel flavoured treat at him.
Meanwhile, the first Survation poll forecasts Reform UK to win three seats in July 4's general election - with Labour on track for a record-breaking 487 seats. The Conservatives are predicted to slump to just 71 MPs, while the Liberal Democrats are up for 43.
The incident occurred as Mr Farage was launching his campaign to become the MP for the Essex town. The newly minted Reform UK leader had just told big crowds that he would be a "bloody nuisance" if he gets elected to Parliament.
Mr Farage had been preparing to sit the General Election out but on Monday he stunned Westminster by saying he would run to be an MP after all. It will be his eight attempt to become an MP.
He told a crowd in the seaside town: "This election effectively is over. 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."
He 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."
The former Ukip leader urged supporters: "Send me to Parliament to be a bloody nuisance." His decision to take over as leader from Richard Tice and to stand as an MP has sent a chill through Tory ranks.
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Mr Farage - who cut a deal with Boris Johnson at the last election to help preserve Conservative seats - signalled that he will not hold back this time. He told a cheering audience: "They opened up the borders to mass immigration like we've never seen before. And they deserve to pay a price for that. " He went on to brand Clacton "the most patriotic town" in the country.
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