[Famous people] being hit by [stuff]

A double-whammy today!

From the BBC:

Pop superstar Shakira says she was the victim of a random attack by a pair of wild boars while walking in a park in Barcelona with her eight-year-old son. The Colombian singer said the animals attacked her, before seizing her bag and retreating with it into the woods...

And from The Express:

Former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has said he was hit by a van during a desperate search for petrol on Thursday. The Brexit campaigner slated the Government's handling of the UK's ongoing petrol crisis in a furious tweet. Mr Farage raged:

"The Government tell us that the fuel crisis is easing. I went to 7 petrol stations this morning and there was no fuel at any of them. Was then hit by a van whilst stationary at a roundabout. Great start to the day!"

The long-suffering Nigel also survived a botched plane landing a while back, I'm guessing that was far worse, although it's still pretty upsetting when a twat drives into you.

And I don't know why he had to go to seven petrol stations. I picked up the MR2 from its MOT today and got petrol at my nearest petrol station, queue was 45 minutes, but all very-well mannered and I wasn't in a hurry.

"Singer Shakira 'attacked' by sea lion"

We haven't had many decent 'celebrity attacked by animal' stories since the heady days of 2009, when David Blunkett and Leona Lewis got involved (which is what sparked my interest in the first place), and I'm afraid that the BBC's promising headline of today seriously fails to deliver:

Pop star Shakira has described how a sea lion "tried to bite" her as she took a picture on her mobile phone.

During a holiday in Cape Town the singer wrote about how the animal "got about one foot away from me, looked me in the eye, roared in fury... My brother 'Super Tony' jumped over me and literally saved my life, taking me away from the beast." Shakira and her brother suffered "scratches" from rocks "while trying to protect ourselves".

In a blog post on her Facebook page titled "Special report: Attacked by a sea lion", the Colombian singer included a photo of a minor cut sustained on her hand.

So she wasn't really attacked by a sea lion at all, and merely suffered a minor cut on her hand as she scrambled away? Right. I'm glad to hear she's OK and everything, but I still feel slightly disappointed.

You can read the full account, in English and Spanish, on Shakira's Facebook page.