25 Mind-Blowing Facts About Kim Jong-Un

14. The Supreme Leader's Health Is Questionable At Best

In late 2014, Kim Jong-un was not spotted in public for almost six weeks as reports spread that the North Korean leader was hospital-bound and gravely ill. However, the Supreme Leader was eventually photographed walking about - albeit with the help of a stick.

It seems Kim Jong-un's addiction to Swiss cheese and all-things-fatty have left him suffering from severe gout, and reports suggest he also had an operation to correct a dodgy ankle too.

13. He Has A Nike Trainer Obsession

Kim Jong-un: lover of Swiss Cheese, all things North Korean... and Nike trainers. His father and grandfather would have shunned the notion of importing American and western goods, but the current Supreme Leader has no such problem with US products.

While at school in Switzerland, Kim Jong-un kept a huge collection of Nike trainers in his room - and has added to it since he has returned to North Korea.

12. Basketball Is His Favourite Sport

Basketball is his sport of choice and Michael Jordan is his favourite player - such is Kim Jong-un's obsession with the American game. In fact, he is so basketball-crazy that one school friend recalled that Kim Jong-un "spent hours doing meticulous pencil drawings of (then) Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan".

If the North Korean leader has seen Space Jam, he probably thinks Michael Jordan really does believe he can fly...