Nigel Farage unveils two worst Christmas presents as he | UK News

As magical as Christmas may be, it also comes with its honest share of questionable items. And while you may count on celebrities to obtain only extravagant presents they’re assured to love, that’s definitely not always the case. Reform UK chief Nigel Farage once complained about receiving the most “useless” reward he had ever been given, as properly as another that left him extraordinarily disenchanted.

He beforehand said: “A mate of mine who I worked in the City with gave me a tie with all the different euro denominations on. That probably goes in the category of most useless present. It has been in the wardrobe for 10 years and it’s never been worn. I think he gave me the tie and thought perhaps I might change my mind about things! He thought it was a good idea. One day I will wear it for a joke, but I haven’t got round to it yet.”

Another time, Farage was given a magnum of Bordeaux, but was bitterly disenchanted when he took a nearer look.

He recalled: “There was also the time a client/friend of mine gave me a nice magnum of ­Bordeaux. I thought this was really ­exciting, and planned to have it with the family at Christmas. I said, ‘Look at this, it’s the ­business.’ It was corked. Very disappointing.”

Sometimes it is better to go secure with a voucher, but that can even end up being dangerous.

This Morning presenter Dermot O’Leary revealed that Simon Cowell once obtained him a voucher for Botox – and the music mogul gave him the reward just moments before they went live for the ultimate of The X Factor.

The ITV host recounted: “Thirty seconds before we go live [for the final], Simon goes, ‘Thanks a lot for the series’ and you open it and go, ‘Oh.’ It was a voucher for Harrods Spa I suppose. But then it had the name of the botox guy beneath it. Great, thirty seconds before we go live…”

Asked if he cashed it in, Dermot laughed: “No, I didn’t!”

Dermot’s This Morning co-star Josie Gibson has had her honest share of regrettable items too.

She explained to Newham Recorder: “The worst reward I obtained was an decorative cow from my pal Rachel. I assumed this is so hideous, so I did the actually grownup factor, and I saved it for a entire yr, still in a box, and I wrapped it back up and gave it to her back.

“Just for the sheer comedy of it, that’s probably the worst present I’ve ever received, but the best present I’ve received. She was like, ‘Didn’t I give you this?’ and I went, ‘No.'”