Jobless teen who spent £20k to look like David Beckham blasts migrants ‘for taking his home and country’
Man says 'they come over here, not for a better life but to claim money off the Government'
A JOBLESS teen who has spiralled into thousands of pounds worth of debt during his quest to look like David Beckham has blasted migrants who he claims are here for "homes and handouts".
Jack Johnson, 19, from Bulwell, Nottingham, has splashed £20,000 on a variety of cosmetic procedures, including Botox, tanning injections, lip fillers and having his teeth done, in order to emulate the 41-year-old dad-of-four.
Jack's comments came after a French family-of-10, who have cost taxpayers £238,000 in four years, were handed the keys to a £425,000 home .
Angry Jack said: "That one family may not have come from Calais but it makes you wonder.
"It's not fair. We should stop them claiming benefits. I claim benefits but I was born in this country.
"I've tried to get a home but I couldn't get one from the council and I get benefits. I've had to privately rent", reported.
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He continued: "You get these people from other countries flooding in to the UK, getting houses and claiming benefits straightaway.
"We should shut our border. We shouldn't let these migrants in.
"They come over here, not for a better life but to claim money off the Government."
Jack has paid for all of his cosmetic procedures with loans, which he is now paying back with his welfare money.
He receives £12,000 a year in government handouts and says it is up to him how he spends this money.
“It is my life and it has sod all to do with anyone else,” he told Channel 5's On Benefits.
“If I get enough benefits I could pay my debts off. It is up to you what you do with your money, what am I doing wrong?
“So all you haters out there, you can jogon.com.”
Jack has no regrets about forking out in order to look like his idol – even though he is being hounded by debt companies to pay back the money he owes.
“I wouldn't look how I do today if I hadn't taken out loans so no regrets,” he said.
Jack, who has the same ‘no regrets’ inking as the tattoo-loving footballer, is now trying to slim down and achieve David Beckham’s super-toned body.
Twenty-one stone Jack decides to undergo liposuction to lose nine stone.
“I want liposuction, this is what I have to do to get a body like David Beckham,” he told the programme.
“It might not give me a six-pack like him but I will be closer to my goal.”
However, Jack said the procedure was more painful than he anticipated and he had to ask the surgeon to stop after removing one litre of fat, instead of the intended two litres.
After the operation, he said: “I am groggy and sore now but it is worth it as in a few weeks time I will be skinny and feel more confident about myself, so it is worth the pain in the long run to look slimmer.”
As well as having cosmetic enhancements, Jack also likes to make sure his wardrobe looks like David’s.
He said: “I Google his outfits online and see if I can get them in my shops. Every day I have to wear something different, like this hoodie I bought for £100 and have only worn once or twice.”
Jack said his desire to have David’s lifestyle means he can't get a menial job to pay back his debts.
“I can't spend thousands of pounds on clothes to look like David Beckham and then work in McDonalds, it doesn't work,” he explained.
Commenting on Jack’s behaviour, TaxPayer’s Alliance chief executive John O’Connell said: “This just goes to show that there are still savings to be made from welfare.
“The system must be there as a safety net for the neediest in society and not a source of cash for vanity operations and expensive haircuts.”
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