‘Barbie’: Ken Has Never Been Barbie’s Boyiend. He’s Her Gay BFF.

A real-life Ken doll who has spent £10,000 a year lookg like the plastic fantastic mol thks his character the new ‘Barbie’ film isn't realistic - as he's not gay. Jimmy Featherstone, 23, felt would be “great” if the role played by Ryan Goslg was attracted to men - sayg would “su" the persona of the figure better. And he also believ the leadg man - nsired a Hollywood heartthrob - wasn’t good-lookg enough for Ken, suggtg Harry Styl as a replacement. Jimmy started surgery five years ago to bee the real-life fictnal character, f wh chiselled facial featur and cloth matchg Barbie’s famo unterpart. And he’s still “100 per cent all ” wh his sired appearance, sayg he’s recently had a butterfly lip procre, a fox bow lift and work on his jaw. But Jimmy thks Ken’s character the upg film - who is nsired among some as a gay in - should have a sexualy that reflects the doll's inty. He said: “I do thk Ken beg gay would su the character more. I thk gay men like to take pri themselv. He’s a good-lookg guy, and I thk that’s what Ken is all about. "So I thk that would be great. If the character was gay, shows people are equal, tim have changed. At the end of the day, we are all human, and don’t matter what you are. “Wh everythg gog on the world, wh gay rights and LGBT and all that, I thk that would get a lot more tert the movie as well – so why not?" ‘Barbie’, directed by Greta Gerwig, will h Brish cema screens on July 21 this year and has a strg of A-list stars – cludg Helen Mirren, John Cena and Will Ferrell. The film follows the doll after she’s expelled om ‘Barbieland’ for lookg ls-than-perfect before she sets off for the human world to fd "te happs". Its first full-length trailer was released on Tuday (April 6), sendg fans of the Mattel toy to a head sp wh s playful, bright fluorcent lours. And durg the clip, Ken tells Barbie: "I thought I might stay over tonight...bee we're girliend, boyiend," givg the imprsn that he is heterosexual. But Jimmy, om Hull, East Yorkshire, feels asi om the character's prumed sexualy, Ken was not the right part for Ryan Goslg due to his age and appearance. He said: “I thk they uld have chosen someone a b better lookg on the ey. I don’t thk he’s very attractive. He don't look anythg like Ken. "I thk would be better if they chose me rather than Ryan. “They uld have chosen someone like Harry Styl - a young in - or Joey Essex, for example, he’d be a good one, or maybe Rylan, I like him. “They should have also chosen Gemma Colls to play one of the characters, that would have been fun. “But I n see why they’ve gone for a US st bee that’s where Barbie and Ken origally me om - ’s an Amerin pany. He add: “In the trailer, there seem to be a few Kens about. I thk they’re tryg to make equal for everyone, showg there’s no such thg as ‘the one’ Ken. “I thk that’s important bee they’re tryg to target everyone and make look equal.” Dpe his rervatns about the film's st, Jimmy said he would still love to be ved to the London premiere when the film out this summer. He add: “It would be good – I wouldn’t turn down the offer!” Jimmy, who prevly spent £10,000 a year on different facial procr, says he’s now happy wh the way he looks and cut back on his annual bety spend. But he still has regular treatments and is happy to be regnised as a real-life Ken doll on the street - nfirmg he remas "all " wh his plastic fantastic look. He said: “I’m still 100 per cent all . I’ll get anythg done. If there’s anythg that out new, I’m willg to try that kd of dtry, wh plastics. “Recently I’ve had the butterfly lips done and a fox brow lip, where my eyebrows have been cut open and lifted, and then my jaw done - they were the latt on. "I also had my cheeks redone." Sgleton Jimmy says he's still lookg out for Mr right after openg up about his love life. He add: “My optns are open. I’ve had a different outlook on life. Now I’m fdg myself and dog what’s bt for me. If a relatnship my way, we’ll see.”