Eren Hussein, 53, sought thousands of pounds in damages from Ronnie Scott’s jazz club after the mishap in 2012.

“It was dark, it was dim and I didn’t see my step as I was going down,” she told the court. “I tumbled over and over and over and I injured myself very badly. I recall landing on my neck and the back of my head as well.”

But Judge Heather Baucher QC was having none of it and threw out the claim, making reference to Mrs Hussein’s 18-stone frame and platform heels.

“Mrs Hussein, at 115kg, must have taken up much of the width of the stairway. But for some inexplicable reason, she did not use the handrail,” the judge said.

“In her inebriated, obese state on three-inch platforms, that would be an obvious, simple step for anyone presented with what they saw as a hazard,” she added.

“In ordinary circumstances, she, like countless others, would have descended the staircase and gone home.

“However, on that evening, whether due to one or more of the factors – painkillers, weight, shoes, drink – she simply missed her footing.

“I find she did so through no fault on the part of Ronnie Scott’s,” Judge Baucher concluded.