Jobless Jay Cole appeared on the This Morning sofa to whinge that prospective employers looked down their noses at her weight during job interviews.



She tearfully told hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield how she had applied for countless jobs, but had only managed to land work as a dinner lady. She was sacked nine months later for repeatedly turning up late.



But today it was revealed the benefits claimant swiped cakes, sandwiches and champagne from a Sainsbury’s store soon after her appearance on the ITV daytime show on Feb 27.



Her £42 haul of stolen items including cakes, pastries and biscuits, sandwiches , energy drinks, a bottle of champagne and a can of deodorant.



She accepted a police caution for the thefts and an earlier spree at the same store, just a mile from her two-bed council home in Tonbridge, Kent, when she made off with food worth £20.



During her emotional appearance on This Morning Ms Cole, 24, who wears a size 26 dress and a BMI of 48.2 - double the recommended BMI for a woman, said people should “accept her as she is”.



She added: “You walk into a room and you see it in their faces automatically. I want to work - I don’t want to be on benefits - I’ve been on them since I was 18.



“Why should I change who I am? To get a job is about qualifications, not because you look a certain way - everyone is who they are.



“They think fat people are lazy and inactive and can’t do what a normal sized person can do.”



Since she turned 18, the mother-of-one has claimed benefits and receives in £227-a-week to support her and 10-year-old daughter Lottie.



In another interview she said: “I’m a victim of fattism. If I go to an interview, people just roll their eyes when they see me walk in. Just because I walk in and I’m ten dress sizes bigger.



“Fat people are treated differently and it’s unfair. That’s why big people can’t get work. I am happy with my size and I’m not changing just because companies won’t give me work.



”Some fat people can do more than what skinny people can, but we’re not allowed to prove that and have to be on benefits.



“I need benefits to survive. I am a single mum with a child and it’s my right.”