Biography

She got into speed eating by chance in 2013 at 23 years old, after her brother challenged her to an eating challenge at a local restaurant She got her first official record title was in May 2019, for the fastest time to eat three pickled eggs (7.80 seconds).

Was a fitness and bikini model and had a career in architecture before entering into speed eating.

Leah Shutkever said she was obsessed of being featured in the Guinness World Records book since she saw speed eater LA Beast as a centerfold with his multiple records. In her record for the most marshmallows eaten in one minute (no hands), she actually took one of LA Beast's records.

Leah Shutkever, a professional competitive eater from Birmingham, UK, holds at least 40 Guinness World Records for speed eating, including the fastest time to eat three pickled eggs (7.80 seconds), the fastest time to drink one liter of gravy (1 min 4.9 seconds), the fastest time to eat 80 g of watercress (45.26 seconds), the fastest time to eat a cucumber (27.16 seconds), the fastest time to eat a bowl of pasta (17.03 seconds), the fastest time to eat a Chocolate Orange (57.14 seconds), the most chicken nuggets eaten in one minute (352g), the most spring rolls eaten in one minute: (301g), the most lasagna eaten in 30 seconds (380g), the most mini gherkins/pickles eaten in one minute (23), the most hot cross buns eaten in three minutes (6), the most jam doughnuts eaten in three minutes (10), the most sausages swallowed in one minute (12), the most tomatoes eaten in one minute (8), the most marshmallows eaten in one minute (no hands) (20) and the most chocolate truffles eaten in one minute (no hands) (12). She also holds records for eating other foods like burritos, jelly snakes, candy floss, and a muffin with no hands.