Nigel Farage denies his marriage is in trouble following revelations that he lives in a bachelor pad during the week

Nigel Farage yesterday publicly denied his marriage is on the rocks after it emerged he's dwelling in a 'bachelor's pad' in London through the week.

The previous Ukip chief mentioned he's staying in a 'borrowed' residence owned by a buddy, however denied claims that the transfer is linked to a rift with second spouse Kirsten. The couple have two daughters, aged 16 and 11.

Mr Farage, 52, shrugged off new questions on the state of his marriage, saying: 'We get by and bumble alongside, like most individuals.'

Publicity shy: Kirsten at a Ukip convention in 2015 and, left, Nigel Farage at his residence in Kent

He went on: 'I'm borrowing a flat from anyone and it'll final so long as it lasts. It's not the primary time I've executed that.

'I usually keep in a membership which prices £85 to £90 an evening. I'll most likely revert to that in a couple of months' time however that is cheaper and fewer impersonal.'

He declined to say who owned the flat. The disclosure that he lives in London a lot of the week follows his 'I would like my life again' vow within the aftermath of the EU referendum.

He stepped down as Ukip chief and his Euro MP function will disappear in two years when the UK leaves the EU.

Talking yesterday from his household residence in Downe, close to Westerham in Kent, simply 30 miles from London, Farage mentioned he spends extra weekends at residence since quitting his Ukip campaigning function.

He added: 'In reality, I've been tobogganing this morning.'

Requested how shifting right into a London flat from Monday to Friday squared along with his 'I would like my life again' pledge, he mentioned he 'understood' why some may question it, explaining: 'I'm getting my life again… I even have time to pursue some completely different careers and some different avenues.'

Farage married German-born Kirsten Mehr in 1999 after his divorce from first spouse, Gráinne Hayes, an Irish nurse.

Nigel Farage, pictured right here on The Andrew Marr Present with Gina Miller, stepped down as Ukip chief and his Euro MP function will disappear in two years when the UK leaves the EU

Kirsten is not going to be at his aspect when he attends buddy Donald Trump's inauguration as US President in Washington on Friday this week. 'We did talk about it, however she hates publicity and there will likely be a blaze of it round me,' mentioned Farage.

Kirsten was additionally absent from a champagne celebration at London's Ritz Lodge final month to have fun Farage's 25 years campaigning to stop the EU. She was at residence babysitting their kids. 

Nevertheless, his grown-up sons from his first marriage, Sam and Tom, have been on the celebration.

Requested about the opportunity of a second marriage break up, a detailed buddy of Farage mentioned: 'It's important to perceive Nigel and Kirsten will all the time put their daughters first.'

Since his key function in Brexit, Farage has turn into a world superstar and been lauded by Donald Trump. He was the primary British politician to fulfill the President-elect.

He has been tipped for an array of recent roles, together with US envoy in Brussels, a peerage, and a job within the Trump administration.

Mr Farage has prevented showing in public along with his spouse and youngsters for 2 years after anti-Ukip protesters chased them out of the Queen's Head pub in Downe, the place the household was having Sunday lunch.

The mob attacked the automotive during which they tried to flee.

Final yr, he broke down as he described how his kids had been bullied due to his job.

His love life hit the headlines in 2014, when Nikki Sinclaire, a former Ukip MEP, used a debate within the EU Parliament to say Farage had each his second spouse and a former mistress on the general public payroll. 

Sinclaire mentioned Annabelle Fuller, a Ukip press officer, had been his mistress – a cost Fuller and Farage denied.

Mr Farage mentioned he hadn't even kissed Fuller although his spouse Kirsten was 'fairly cheesed off' concerning the allegations.

Mr Farage claimed Sinclaire held a grudge as a result of Fuller was picked forward of her as a Ukip press officer.

However Mr Farage has admitted having had a fling with a 25-year-old Latvian girl a decade in the past, saying: 'I put myself in a really dangerous place there. I'm not saying I'm past stupidity and sure, I've made errors.' 

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