Nigel Farage pranked into sending birthday message on Cameo to 'Hugh Janus' and shouting out TikTok star shzwheelie
Published: 09:27, 15 April 2021
Updated: 15:48, 15 April 2021
Nigel Farage has been pranked into wishing Hugh Janus a happy birthday.
In one of the oldest shout out gags around - one which has frequently caught out DJs - the former Ukip leader appears oblivious to the double entendre.
We reported last month how the Westerham-based Brexiteer had joined the legions of celebrities, such as Paul Chuckle and Jay from The Inbetweeners, on messaging app Cameo.
For £67.50 - now upped to £75 due to demand - he'd send a personalised video to seemingly anyone.
He announced the move, days after retiring from the political frontline, in a video in which he inexplicably emerged from a peeling red phone box.
In later clips he drummed up business while semi-hidden inside a hollow tree.
"Happy birthday Hugh Janus. I've heard you're a massive fan of shzwheelie and her battle against Cal the Dragon," he said, referencing two TikTok stars.
"How could I help to make sure shzwheelie wins the war against Cal and his garden gnome army? And this is from the lads... lads... lads... happy birthday."
It's not the first time the 57-year-old father-of-four has been caught out.
While hosting his LBC show he was tricked by a seemingly genuine Brexit u-turner.
'Mark' told Mr Farage: “I’m immensely grateful to you for everything you’ve done in British politics over the last few year.
“I used to be an ardent Remainer. I voted Remain, I believed in the European project, I believed that staying in the European Union was the best thing for us.
"Then something monumental happened.”
“And what was that monumental thing, Mark?” asked Mr Farage.
“I was kicked in the head by a horse,” came the immediate response.
Mr Farage then said: “Right, very good, okay, fine. Thank you, Mark, we’re going to move on.”
In another Cameo message last month he sent a pep talk to Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, prompting her to conclude: "I can’t tell you how much this cheered me up. Nigel will say anything for money, it’s official."
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