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Today in Focus

What Nigel Farage will say for money

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Reform UK leader has a lucrative extra gig sending paid-for Cameo messages. But an analysis of more than 4,000 show they include videos for a neo-Nazi group and a rioter. Henry Dyer reports watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:08.0

Today, neo-Nazis, rioters and birthday wishes for your nan.

0:13.0

Nigel Farage's cameo side hustle.

0:27.5

Just a quick heads up before we start. Today's episode contains strong and offensive language throughout. So you all know Cameo, right? It's that website where you can ask a celebrity to record a

0:37.3

personalised message for you, for a fee. Often it's just website where you can ask a celebrity to record a personalised message for you for a fee.

0:40.5

Often it's just a bit of a laugh.

0:42.3

So say you want to get, I don't know, Jay from the Inbetweeners to record a hilarious message for your friend.

0:50.5

You can do it on here.

0:51.5

Whatever you do on your birthday, we'll just be a bus ranger. Happy birthday, Jacob. Or you could get it on here. Whatever you do on your birthday, or just don't be a bus banker.

0:54.8

Happy birthday, Jacob.

0:56.1

Or you could get one from Fiona,

0:58.5

from the most recent series of The Traitors.

1:01.0

Hi, David, this is Fiona, the secret traitor.

1:05.9

But it's not just celebrities that are on cameo.

1:08.3

There are some politicians on there too.

1:10.6

And one in particular is so

1:12.0

successful that he is listed on the site as a fan favourite with almost 2,000 five-star reviews.

1:18.4

Hello Neil, Nigel Farage here and Oliver tells me you are 50 today. Very happy 21st birthday.

1:24.9

Farage has recorded thousands of these things.

1:28.3

And in fact, since he joined Cameo in 2021,

1:31.5

he has churned out, on average, three every single day.

1:36.1

Hello, gentlemen.

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