Brit tourist 'puts men to shame' in Benidorm with astonishing record break

A British woman became so fed up of our men "letting the nation down" in a mammoth eating challenge she flew to Benidorm to tackle it herself - and won.

Leah Shutkever's victory Uncle Ron's café in the tourist destination "put men to shame" as she devoured a 40-item full English breakfast in less than seven minutes. The 35-year-old woman had seen social media posts of "embarrassing" attempts to conquer the 3,500-calorie "belly buster" challenge and so she flew to Spain with that sole goal.

And hours after landing, Leah, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, gobbled up the four sausages, four bacon rashers, four fried eggs, four hash browns, four halves of toast, six tomatoes, half a large tin of baked beans, 10 mushrooms and two pieces of fried bread in minutes, smashing the establishment's record.

The bar's owner, Georgia Smith, was stunned she completed it so quickly. She said: "She just came in and smashed the record. It wasn't surprising that she completed the challenge but I didn't expect her to do it that quickly. She's put the men to shame. 100 per cent."

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Leah completed the challenge, which has a success rate of just 3%, in a record time of six minutes and 45 seconds. The tourist, who weighs just 11 stone and is just 5ft 8in tall, opted for using her hands to shovel the items into her mouth rather than any cutlery.

"The British men were letting everyone down so I had to go over there and sort it out. I've been tagged in this challenge thousands of times and told I have to go and represent the UK because the British people are embarrassing us," Leah, a former biking model, said today.

"I was very confident and I've got many years of experience but my intention was to present a video and not just go all-out on the food without talking about it.

"When the last minute came I went for it because people said I had a minute left so I shut up. When I finished everyone was so happy. I don't think anyone thought that record would be eaten because it was so good. The response was great because I don't look like your typical competitive eater."

Leah, who says she fasted for around 16 hours before the challenge, decided to then spent two days enjoying the Benidorm sun before flying home back to the UK. As Leah finished the meal in less than 20 minutes, she won an Uncle Ron's-branded t-shirt - in addition to the bragging rights.

The breakfast costs just Euro 12 (£10.39) but if guests eat it within the 20 minutes, they get it for free. Leah, who is a former architect and interior designer, smashed this cut-off point - and social media users were amazed.

One commented: "Wow lady you have put the men to shame." A second said: "Might as well jack it in as nobody's ever beating that time." A third added: "I've only heard her before and never seen her. I always assumed she was built like a fridge."