North Korean despot Kim Jong-un has vanished from the public eye after bingeing on Emmental cheese imported in vast quantities from Switzerland, it has been claimed.

As the rest of his country starves, the leader has ballooned in weight, feasting on so much cheese he has developed a limp, defectors have said.

They say the dictator’s horrifying cheese binges may be an attempt to match the weight of his lardy grandfather Kim Il-sung or his father Kim Jong-Il.Kim Jong-Il founded the dictatorship in North Korea, and at one time was the world’s biggest buyer of Hennessy cognac. His bulk was the stuff of legend.




‘North Koreans think being fat is good, unlike South Koreans who want to be skinny,’ said defector Cho Myung-Chul. ‘There is a high chance Jong-un intentionally gained weight to look like Il-sung.’

‘My name is Kim, and I’m a cheeseoholic’. The dictator has hidden from the world after falling victim to a severe Swiss cheese addiction (Picture: Getty)

The dictatorship has remained tight-lipped about the cheese rumours, but admits that the 31-year-old dictator is in an ‘uncomfortable physical condition’.

Jong-un was first exposed to Emmental while studying in Switzerland as a young man, and his fondness for the cheese is said to have rapidly escalated into dependence.

His ballooning weight is thought to be a result of daily binges on the cheese, which is used in fondues, gratins, raclettes and sandwiches.

Artist’s impression: Has Kim Jong-un’s famous haircut been affected by the ‘cheese disorder’ too? (AP Photo/KCNA via KNS)