Nicola Sturgeon Does Not Hold Back As She Takes Down 'Odious' Nigel Farage's Character

Nigel Farage and Nicola SturgeonFormer first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has just offered a scathing analysis of Nigel Farage’s character, even calling him “odious”.While promoting the release of her new memoir, the ex-SNP leader said the Reform UK chief has a “very, very fragile ego” and claimed he has a problem around women.Speaking to ITV News, she said: “This is my impression – other people might have a different view of him – he just comes across as someone who has a very, very fragile ego, somebody who is not particularly comfortable, particularly around women.”Interviewer Julie Etchingham pointed out Sturgeon calls Farage “odious” in her new book, Frankly.Sturgeon replied: “In the 2015 leaders’ debate, just before we went on air that night, I just remember hearing him telling somebody how much he had had to drink in the green rooms beforehand that night.“It just felt like this kind of bravado, and just not very pleasant. But, you know, that’s my impression.”Reform UK has been approached for comment.It’s worth noting the feeling is evidently mutual: Farage once called Strugeon “the single-most unpleasant leader” he had even met.Nicola Sturgeon doesn't hold back in delivering her verdict on Reform leader Nigel Farage. Hear more of her assessment in Nicola Sturgeon: The Interview on Monday August 11 at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX. Full story: https://t.co/K8fDtHmCB3pic.twitter.com/M1zr5WT3yB— ITV News (@itvnews) August 11, 2025Sturgeon was the first minister of Scotland and the leader of the SNP from 2014 until 2023, and often clashed with the Tory government in Westminster during this period, particularly over Brexit and her party’s campaign Scottish independence.She abruptly resigned in 2023, although she has denied it was related to the pressure she faced at the time over her attempts at gender reforms.Sturgeon says intends to serve as an MSP until the next Scottish parliament election, expected in 2026.Days after her resignation, her-then husband Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP, was arrested over a probe into the party’s finances.Sturgeon herself was arrested two months later as part of the same investigation but she was cleared in March this year.Farage, meanwhile, has shot up in the opinion polls over the last year since finally winning a seat in Westminster’s parliament.Pollsters at Ipsos found Reform UK had a nine-point lead over Labour in the national polls in June, with a whopping 34% of the vote.Related...Nigel Farage Modestly Claims Starmer Is 'Completely Obsessed With Me'Green Party Hopeful Hits Out At Rival's Eco-Populist Pitch With Farage ComparisonSky Presenter Completely Stunned As Minister Says Nigel Farage Would Be 'On Jimmy Savile's Side'

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