Kim Jong-un is undergoing a midlife crisis with lots of heavy drinking, crying and feeling lonely, experts claim.
The North Korean dictator, who turned 39 earlier this week, is facing fresh anxieties as he nears 40 over his personal health and safety.
“I heard he is crying after drinking a lot. He is very lonely and under pressure,” Dr Choi Jinwook, a Seoul-based North Korea academic, told the Telegraph.
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Overweight, a heavy smoker and drinking fine spirits and wines like a fish, Kim frequently ignores the advice of his doctors and wife – hailed as the North Korean Kate Middleton – to exercise and cut back on indulgences.
Kim’s long absences from the public eye suggest he is dealing with an array of serious health problems.
The dictator is so concerned about his health, it’s alleged that he travels with his own toilet on rare trips abroad, to prevent spies from scouring his poo for clues.
Poor health appears to run in the family after the death of his father at the age of 69 – only adding to his anxieties.
Since 2011, Kim has been set on raising the stakes.
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From January 2022, he has test-launched a fleet of ballistic and cruise missiles – including a nuclear warhead with a range of more than 9,300 miles, within reach of the US mainland.
A tendency towards ruthlessness was already evident in Kim as a child, after an “abnormal childhood” and a “dysfunctional family” dynamic, Anna Fifield, North Korea expert told the Telegraph.
“From a very early age he was treated like a princeling in a way that not even the British Royal family would be,” she added.
Andrei Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University in Seoul, said: “His goal is very simple – to die a natural death in his palace, decades later. He wants to stay in power.
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“He understands… if he loses power, very soon he will probably lose his life and everyone who he loves.”
Lankov adds: “He is protecting his life, not lifestyle.”
The death of Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-un's older half-brother, in an elaborate airport assassination in 2017, saw the dead man's son, Kim Han-sol, rushed to an unknown destination.
Now 27, it’s questioned whether the other Kim Han-sol – being groomed in the wings for leadership – is looking to snag the dictatorship from his uncle at the earliest opportunity.
“He seems to be somewhere in Europe being protected and taken care of, which I think is a great thing to do,” former lieutenant general Chun told the Telegraph.
“Because we need him for some eventualities that might occur in North Korea. I am glad somebody is looking that far ahead.”
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