An OnlyFans model has pleaded guilty to spraying Nigel Farage with a banana milkshake.
Model Victoria Thomas-Bowen, 25, admitted hurling the drink at the Reform leader at a campaign event in Clacton-on-Sea in June.
Victoria Thomas-Bowen outside court today[/caption]
Nigel Farage was covered in milkshakes during his campaign[/caption]
She had initially denied the attack by punching Farage, 60, despite accepting that she had thrown the cup.
But at Westminster Crown Court this morning she changed her plea and admitted assaulting and criminally damaging a bystander’s coat.
Prosecutor Nishma Shah said: “She had seen online posts advertising Nigel Farage as being in Clacton-on-Sea… she did not agree with his political views.
“She brought a banana milkshake from McDonald’s and didn’t know whether to throw it or not.
“She was sitting outside the Moon and Starfish pub and decided to do it because she ‘had the chance’.
‘She threw the drink knowing it would go over him, but she didn’t mean for the cup to hit him.
“She acknowledged that the suit needed to be cleaned. She said he could afford it.”
Ms Shah continued: “Mr Farage said he did not know what the liquid was but he thought it could have been a milkshake.
“He said the cup ‘hit me directly in the face’. He said he was not injured in the attack, although he was concerned about it.
“He said he was just doing his job and that his role involved as much public involvement as possible.”
Andrew Price said on behalf of Mrs Thomas Bowen: “This case has attracted a lot of attention to her.
‘Only on the day of the trial, after thinking about it (changing her plea), did she decide what she had done.
“There have been a number of threats against this defendant… she wants to put it out of her mind.”
The model, who wore a green top and black trousers in the dock, showed no emotion as she changed her plea and became a convicted criminal.
The court heard she was arrested less than 15 minutes after throwing the shake at Farage because “members of the public and press” had followed her.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram said the probation service would prepare a report on the sentence within the next four weeks.
He said his ultimate sentence would focus on “deterrence and punishment.”
The OnlyFans model pleaded guilty today[/caption]
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