NIGEL FARAGE complained today that Brexit has destroyed his personal life, leaving him "53, separated, skint".

The former Ukip leader said that his campaign to lead Britain out of the EU has been "hellish" because of the toll it took on his family.

5 Nigel Farage today admitted that Brexit had had a huge toll on his personal life Credit: BBC

His lament came during a TV blind date with Rachel Johnson, Boris' sister - who asked him if he would "go to bed with a Remainer".

The pair were teamed up for a televised conversation on BBC2's Victoria Derbyshire show this morning.

Ms Johnson, who recently joined the Lib Dems, is a passionate Remainer who challenged Mr Farage about his views on Brexit.

5 The admission came as Mr Farage was having a TV blind date with Rachel Johnson Credit: BBC

However, at the start of their date she told Ms Derbyshire: "The problem with Nigel is that he's impossible not to adore. He's completely destroyed the country... but I like him a lot."

Mr Farage said that Ms Johnson, a newspaper columnist, was "huge fun, but clearly deluded on this particular issue".

He blamed the recent breakdown of his marriage on his political campaigning, saying that he was unable to spend time with his family.

5 Despite their differing views on Brexit, the pair clearly got well Credit: BBC

The Brexit leader said: "I'm not very married at the moment, let's put it like that. I think separated is my legal status.

"I don't think anything would have survived what I've been doing for the past five years. Not that I've been perfect - I'm not - but it's been pretty awful. Just hellish, really.

"I'm talking about the sheer nastiness and aggro that comes with this, that this whole Trotskyite and hard-left movement are now the Remainers.

"There is no life left. The last time I went out with the family, we were assaulted by 80 people."

He went on to joke: "53, separated, skint - yeah great, isn't it?"

5 Mr Farage, pictured with Jean-Claude Juncker, has battled against the EU most of his life Credit: EPA

Mr Farage has been married twice, and has four children, although it emerged earlier this year that he is now living apart from his second wife Kirsten.

He has befriended a string of young women since splitting from his wife.

During their TV date, Ms Johnson asked Mr Farage: "Could you go to bed with a Remainer? Could you make her see the light? Or are you only attracted to Brexiters?"

The ex-Ukip boss said, "No, no, no."

She replied: "What you need, Nigel, is just a nice, steady Brexiter girlfriend."

5 The ex-Ukip leader revealed earlier this year that he had split from second wife Kirsten Credit: PA:Press Association

Ms Johnson described how her brother, the Foreign Secretary, has been baffled by her decision to sign up with Tim Farron's party.

She also spoke out against Boris' old rival David Cameron, saying that he was responsible for Brexit because he failed to secure a good deal from the EU.

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And Mr Farage took a potshot at his enemy Douglas Carswell, who was Ukip's only MP, calling him "one of the unhappiest people I've ever met" and "a very strange individual".

He is not standing for Parliament this year, for the first time in two decades, although he remains a member of the European Parliament.