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Jennifer Russell

Battle of the Super Eaters: Who is Leah Shutkever?

Competitive eater Leah Shutkever is the new star of Channel 4 documentary Battle of the Super Eaters - but she's a familiar face on social media.

The Instagram and You Tube star, from Birmingham, is famous for eating 10,000 calories a day despite only having a 28inch waist.

And one of her most watched videos is the 28-year-old munching down 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts in just 72 seconds.

The 5ft 8in brunette can deadlift an impressive 100kg and bench 60kg.

She blends a tough five-day fitness regime and controlled diet with her ‘super cheat days’.

Leah Shutkever and Kyle Gibson battle it out on the documentary (Channel 4)

The “scientific” approach means the toned commercial designer can hit the gym hard, whilst winning international respect for her her feasting feats.

The  Channel 4  documentary follows three of our country's top competitors as they take on food challenges against the clock, battling against each other and striving for international fame.

“I don’t have that thing in me that says, ‘Stop eating, you’re full’,” she says.

Her arch rival is the UK’s No 1 competitive eater Adam Moran, 33, who has nearly 600,000 subscribers on his  YouTube  channel Beard Meats Food.

He gave up a job in stockbroking to go pro and can put away 10lb of food in under an hour.

Battle of the Super Eaters: 3000 calories a minute, will air on Channel 4 at 9pm on Thursday.

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