A Barbie fanatic who has 1,000 of the dolls in her collection “absolutely loved” the new film.
Clare Rawling, 42, who saw a pre-release screening which left her in tears with its “lovely touches” - and references to the doll’s vintage era.
The mum has forked out thousands of pounds on dolls and accessories spanning six decades.
She also boasts a brilliant collection of outfits, props and sets which she plays with by arranging them in scenarios and taking pictures for social media.
Clare, who saw the film on Monday with a friend in London, praised Margot Robbie and Ryan Reynolds' real-life performances of Barbie and Ken as "spot on".
And she said fans should be ready for a few “twists and turns” in the movie, which left her feeling emotional about her love for the 'plastic fantastic' icon.
Clare Rawling, 42, who saw a pre-release screening which left her in tears with its “lovely touches” - and references to the doll’s vintage era.
The mum has forked out thousands of pounds on dolls and accessories spanning six decades.
She also boasts a brilliant collection of outfits, props and sets which she plays with by arranging them in scenarios and taking pictures for social media.
Clare, who saw the film on Monday with a friend in London, praised Margot Robbie and Ryan Reynolds' real-life performances of Barbie and Ken as "spot on".
And she said fans should be ready for a few “twists and turns” in the movie, which left her feeling emotional about her love for the 'plastic fantastic' icon.
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00:00 My name's Claire Rawling, I'm from Lancashire. I first started collecting Barbies in February
00:10 this year. It was as a result of seeing something online that sparked something inside me about
00:16 my youth and the toys that I used to play with. And as a result of that, somehow I thought
00:21 it would be a good idea to start collecting the Barbies I had as a child. When I was younger,
00:26 my most prized Barbie would probably have been one of the Barbie Benetons. And that
00:31 was something that was really close to my heart because I had the whole range of them,
00:35 including the Barbie Benetons store as well. In terms of how many Barbies I'm looking to
00:40 collect now, I don't really have a number on it. For me, it's about trying to buy back
00:46 the ones I had as a child, and then along the way I'm sure acquiring a lot of others
00:51 that just look nice. I would say the amount of money I've spent on the current collection
00:56 I have is somewhere between £3,500 and maybe £4,000. At the moment I would say my most
01:05 prized Barbie is probably Barbie of Tippi Hedren from the film The Birds. My family
01:12 thinks my collection is pretty unique, but in all honesty they're very, very supportive.
01:19 My husband's been a major factor in actually the fact that I've kind of continued to collect
01:25 and continue to make the videos that I make. And my son, as much as he maybe thinks it's
01:30 a little bit cringe, I think he's quite impressed by the fact that I've got such a cool collection.
01:37 I think for the future, as my collection grows, we might have to get an extension on the house.
01:45 Realistically, I would absolutely love to have a dedicated Barbie room, yeah, without
01:49 a doubt. So we'll just have to see what happens with that.
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