Farage: I sang we won the war chants at my German wife
NIGEL FARAGE has admitted that he chanted football songs about winning the Second World War at his estranged German wife and said that living with him was “very difficult”.
The former leader of the UK Independence Party said his family had paid a “high price” for his two decades at the top of the Eurosceptic party.
Mr Farage also said in an television interview with Piers Morgan, broadcast tonight at 9pm on ITV, that he thought his marriage could “survive anything”.
However, just days after the interview was recorded, his 17-year marriage to his wife Kirsten publicly broke down as it was revealed that he was living in a London flat with a French politician, Laure Ferrari. The pair denied they were in a relationship but three days later Mr Farage’s wife Kirsten issued a statement saying she and Mr Farage had been leading separate lives.
Mr Farage joked about the rivalry between he and his wife when their home countries clashed at football. “She’s got a load of German flags out of the windows.” He said he had an English flag, adding that “it’s quite competitive”.
Mr Farage admitted he had sung a “Two World Wars and One World Cup” chant to his wife, saying: “I get a bit of stick back too. It’s quite funny really.”
Asked whether it was difficult being married to him, Mr Farage said: “I should think very difficult.”
He continued that his career “wasn’t a job; it was almost a calling. It dominated my life, so I think a lot of people around me have paid quite a big price.”
Commenting on rumours about his marriage, Mr Farage said: “All marriages, all relationships have huge ups and downs … If it still exists now then it could possibly survive anything couldn’t it.”
Asked if he had been “a naughty boy when it comes to women”, Mr Farage replied that he had “not been perfect but it’s not been that bad”.