The banana-flavored milkshake from McDonald’s soaked his hair, face and parts of his clothes.
Speaking to POLITICO after the protest, Farage admitted to being rattled by the “quite violent” incident — but described it as an occupational hazard on campaign walkabouts.
“If somebody chucks something and it hits you in the face, it could be anything, it is a bit scary,” he said.
He added: “It was quite violently done. This doesn’t happen to Keir Starmer, this doesn’t happen to Rishi Sunak. You know why, they don’t go out and meet hundreds of people and this is the risk of doing it.”
The Reform UK Leader continued: “Nobody does the walkabouts like I do. But there is a risk to them, a risk of violence. And look, come on, if I wasn’t thoughtful about it, I wouldn’t be human.”
Essex Police confirmed in a statement to POLITICO that “a 25-year-old woman, from Clacton, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault.”