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lifestyle

Hello, Barbie…let’s go party! First movie teaser flashes outfit candy

Ryan Gosling has been labelled 'too old' to play the Ken doll in the Barbie movie set for release in 2023
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Laverne Cox
LGBTQIA+

‘She’s earned it’: Laverne Cox stuns as world’s first transgender Barbie doll

barbie margot robbie fashion trailer
Fashion and Beauty

Hello, Barbie…let’s go party! First movie teaser flashes outfit candy

Ryan Gosling has been labelled 'too old' to play the Ken doll in the Barbie movie set for release in 2023
Celeb News

‘Barbie’s sugar daddy?’: Fans unimpressed with Ryan Gosling as Ken

Laverne Cox
LGBTQIA+

‘She’s earned it’: Laverne Cox stuns as world’s first transgender Barbie doll

Barbie reveals new dolls with hearing aids and prosthetic leg
News

Barbie reveals new dolls with hearing aids and prosthetic leg

By Corné van Zyl15-05-2022 10:00

A new line-up of barbie-dolls launched this week features, for the first time, one wearing hearing aids and a prosthetic leg.

Gert-Johan Coetzee Barbie
Fashion and Beauty

Exclusive interview: Gert-Johan Coetzee launches diverse Barbie collection

By Naledi de Wee12-11-2021 08:55

Gert-Johan Coetzee chatted to The South African about his new collaboration with Barbie and Europa Art.

Jessica Alves known as the Human Barbie
Lifestyle

‘As it should be’? ‘Human Ken Doll’ transitions into real-life Barbie [photos]

By Megan van den Heever20-09-2021 21:25

Social media star Jessica Alves is the first known person to transition from a ‘Human Ken Doll’ into a ‘Human Barbie Doll’.

Beyoncé on a budget
Fashion and Beauty

Beyoncé on a budget! Create icon’s ‘Barbie look’ for less

By Megan van den Heever01-09-2021 18:01

Meet BarBey! Here’s how you can look like pop icon and billionaire businesswoman Beyoncé – without having to rob the bank…

Beyoncé channels Barbie
Fashion and Beauty

Let’s go party! Beyoncé channels her inner Barbie after ‘diamond scandal’

By Megan van den Heever30-08-2021 15:33

Beyoncé gave us real-life black Barbie vibes after she stepped out in a cute and colourful Versace outfit over the weekend…

New Barbie dolls celebrate fem
Lifestyle

New Barbie dolls celebrate female scientists – including professor behind vaccine

By Erene Roux05-08-2021 15:35

Barbie and toymaker Mattel is recognising real-life female scientists with their new line of Barbie “role model” dolls.

Pretty in Pink: People are lov
Entertainment

Pretty in Pink: People are loving Brazil’s real-life Bruna Barbie [photos]

By Erene Roux26-03-2021 13:58

The Brazilian Bruna Barbie – who is inspiring people all over with her pink lifestyle – is very popular on social media at the moment.

Barbie and Ken doll collector
News

Barbie and Ken dolls’ swinging sixties birthday bash time

By Lyse Comins10-03-2021 17:22

Barbie and Ken hit the ages of 62 and 60 respectively in March and some South African doll collectors have given us a peak into their homes.

Plastic fantastic: Meet the CP
Lifestyle

Plastic fantastic: Meet the CPT man who has over 1 500 Barbie dolls [video]

By Erene Roux08-01-2021 13:04

A Cape Town man has collected over 1 500 Barbie dolls – with the collection said to be worth over R1.5 million.

Castles in the air: Live your
Travel

Castles in the air: Live your dreams with ‘Only On Airbnb’

By Mia Russell03-11-2020 13:51

Airbnb has taken living out your childhood dreams to the next level with its new ‘Only On Airbnb’ offering where guests can stay in popular themed homes like a Fresh Prince-styled pad and Barbie’s Malibu Dream House.

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