‘This man is a devil’: China model gains 35kg in a month to impress boyfriend, who promptly dumps her

A former model who gained 35kg in a month to win her boyfriend’s heart has gone viral in China as people express amazement and dismay over the lengths people will go to satisfy their significant other.

The woman, surnamed Zeng, from Hunan province in southern China, weighed around 50kg before meeting her boyfriend, surnamed Wei.