The OnlyFans model found guilty of pouring a milkshake on Nigel Farage has refused to apologise.
Victoria Thomas-Bowen, 25, admitted pelting the reform leader with a banana-flavoured drink during the general election in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, in June.
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Victoria Thomas-Bowen in court today Credit: i-Images
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Nigel Farage covered in milkshake while campaigning Credit: News Group Newspapers ltd
As she left Westminster Magistrates’ Court this morning, she told The Sun she refused to apologize to Farage.
In an interview with the police, she accepted the attack and said that she does not regret her actions.
Thomas-Bowen initially denied assaulting Farage, 60, despite accepting she had thrown the cup.
But she changed her statement in court and admitted assault and criminal damage to a bystander’s jacket.
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Farage took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and said Thomas-Bowen had “squandered a huge amount of money”.
He uploaded a video of himself in a suit and tie sitting in his office, where he expressed his frustration over the litigation.
“Just think of the huge amount of public money and time that has been spent on taking this all the way to the magistrates’ court when at any point in between she could have pleaded guilty – but she didn’t,” he told followers.
“Now it’s on OnlyFans, so it’s making money off of any publicity it gets.”
– It is not up to me to say what kind of punishment he will receive, but he will deserve it, whatever it is – he added.
Prosecutor Nishma Shah said: “She had seen posts online advertising that Nigel Farage would be in Clacton-on-Sea… she did not agree with his political views.
“She brought a McDonald’s banana milkshake and she didn’t know if she was going to throw it away or not.
“They stopped her outside the Moon and Starfish pub and she decided to do it because she ‘had a chance’.
“She threw the drink knowing she was going to spill it, but she didn’t intend for the glass to hit him.
“She admitted the suit would need cleaning. She said he could afford it.”
Ms Shah continued: “Mr Farage said he didn’t know what the liquid was but he thought it might have been a milkshake.
“He said the mug ‘hit me right in the face.'” He said he was not injured in the attack although it caused him concern.
“He said he was just going about his business and that his role involved as much public engagement as possible.”
Andrew Price, for Mrs Thomas Bowen, said: “This case has brought a lot of attention to her.
“Only on the day of the trial, she had to think about (changing her statement), she decided how it is.”
“There have been several threats against this defendant … she wants to get it out of her head.”
The model, who wore a green top and black pants in the dock, showed no emotion as she changed her statement and became a convicted felon.
The court heard she was arrested less than 15 minutes after throwing the shake at Farage, as “members of the public and journalists” followed her.
Deputy Chief Justice Tan Ikram said the probation service would compile a pre-sentence report in the next four weeks.
He said his eventual sentence would be aimed at “deterrence and punishment”.
Ms Thomas-Bowen was granted unconditional bail pending sentencing on December 16.
Judge Ikram said: “You have pleaded guilty to what I believe are two serious charges.
“This was an unprovoked attack on a man who is now a Member of Parliament.
“As you have heard, I am requesting a pre-sentence report and will consider all options.”
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