I stockpiled dozens of eggs, fruit & sauces but had to bin it all – I don’t care I’m doing the vulnerable out of food

WHEN the coronavirus crisis first started to rear its ugly head, single mum-of-two Emmie Shute, 47, bulk bought everything she could think of. 

Despite only having three mouths to feed, the factory worker from Bournemouth, Dorset, spent a whopping £250 on one shop and grabbed as much fresh fruit, veg, eggs and meat off the shelves as she could.

Unsurprisingly, she was soon having to throw most of it out after it went mouldy sitting untouched in her cupboard, but it's not stopped her buying more.

Here she tells Fabulous why she's a shameless stockpiler and won't stop, despite all the desperate pleas.

"PUNNETS of rotten strawberries, mouldy bread, unwanted packets of Jaffa Cakes, out-of-date peas and carrots… 

The bin bag was groaning under the weight of unused food I’d stockpiled when the coronavirus crisis hit. 

The fact that Boris Johnson is currently in intensive care just reinforces my decision to keep doing it. 

Even he isn’t immune from Covid-19 - it could strike any of us down at any time. 

If I had to self-isolate for 14 days and there was no one who could drop food round for us, at least Katie and Henry would have enough in to keep going.

None of us knows what’s around the corner, for the country or ourselves. 

And I’m not willing to take that gamble when it means my children could end up going hungry."

We previously brought you the story about the stockpilers who are protecting their huge hauls with everything from BB guns to chainsaws. 

Plus, read about Georgia, who's self-isolating with her ex for the sake of her kids.

And finally, devastated mum Sarah shared a heartbreaking photo of her husband, who found out she'd lost their baby while isolating.