Nigel Farage Quits Cameo For "Security Reasons"

Nigel Farage has pulled himself from personalised video platform Cameo following a Guardian investigation that revealed that he recorded messages endorsing a neo-Nazi group's event, supporting a man convicted of violent disorder at a far-right riot, and making a string of other deeply controversial comments, including misogynistic remarks and references to Welsh people as "foreign speakers."

Farage's profile on the site showed as "unavailable" from Thursday morning. A Reform spokesperson said his activity had been "paused for security reasons," though the party has not confirmed whether the move is permanent.

The Guardian's investigation examined more than 4,300 clips Farage has recorded on the platform since joining in April 2021. In one video, he promoted an event called the "Road Rage Terror Tour" hosted by figures from Diagolon, a group described by then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a "white nationalist violent organisation." Farage said in the clip: "You never know, you might walk out saying Road Rage Terror Tour is the best thing that ever happened." The video was used by the group in propaganda material alongside fascist salutes and antisemitic imagery.

In another clip, Farage recorded a supportive message for a man he was told had received a 16-month sentence for involvement in a far-right riot. Knowing about the conviction, he told the man: "I know you've really, really been through the mill and I'm sorry. I'm genuinely sorry. You're not alone, but that's Cold Comfort Farm. It's absolutely rotten. All I can say is keep your head up, keep believing in the right things, keep acting in the right way, and in the end, do you know something, Ben, in the end, good triumphs over evil."

Other videos revealed by the Guardian include a clip featuring vulgar sexual references recorded on the day of the late Queen's funeral, a comment about US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's breasts, calls for the release of both Sean "Diddy" Combs and a Honduran drug trafficker, endorsements of several cryptocurrencies that subsequently collapsed, and a wedding message in which Farage referred to Welsh guests as "foreign speakers." In that last video, the customer had asked Farage to say the number of Welsh guests was "far too many foreigners for me." Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Darren Millar called it "a gross insult to the people of Wales."

Farage has earned over £370,000 from the platform in total, with his register of interests recording more than £80,000 since becoming an MP in 2024.

His public response to the coverage was combative. He falsely alleged that the Guardian had "illegally obtained" the videos, which the paper has denied. A Guardian News and Media spokesperson said the allegation was "entirely false" and that "all of the Cameo videos and their associated data used in our investigation were publicly available on the platform's website." When asked in an ITN interview whether he had any regrets, Farage said: "This is ludicrous. This argument is ludicrous. If I have a shoe shop and I sell you a pair of shoes, and it turns out the person that bought the pair of shoes is a former convicted murderer, is that the fault of the person selling shoes?" He also told a Guardian reporter who asked about Cameo: "You are a loser."

A Reform spokesperson defended Farage's use of the platform, saying the videos "should not be treated as political statements or campaign activity" and that at the scale of thousands of videos, "the occasional mistake can occur." They added that Farage had used the platform "in good faith and without knowledge of the individuals involved beyond what is written for him."

Lib Dem home affairs spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP was less forgiving: "This shameless Cameo cash grab tells us everything we need to know about Nigel Farage. For the right price, he will apparently say almost anything. If he ever gets into power he will sell the country out in a heartbeat."

This is not the first time Farage's Cameo activities have caused problems. Earlier this year he was tricked into recording what appeared to be a tribute to convicted paedophile Ian Watkins, who was killed in prison. His response at the time was: "Thank him for the money. There are lots of Ian Watkins. Tell him to send more. I did alter his request."

Separately, Reform MP Lee Anderson is facing questions over whether he filmed Cameo videos in his parliamentary office, which would potentially breach the MPs' code of conduct, which prohibits using Parliament for commercial activities. A Reform spokesman said Anderson donated any proceeds to charity.