Influencer who regrets spending £250,000 on surgery to look like Barbie is now 'living as Ken'
An influencer who once splashed £250,000 on cosmetic surgeries to look like Barbie is now living his life as Ken.
Oli London shocked the world in 2018 when he revealed he'd spent over £75,000 on surgeries to transform himself into Jimin, from the South Korean boyband BTS.
London, who is from Hertford, Hertfordshire, has now revealed that he has 'de-transitioned' from his feminine looks to look more like Ken.
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The 33-year-old says he regrets undergoing 32 cosmetic operations, as they have left him with 'lock jaw' and paralysed facial muscle movements.
London said: "I have changed my face so much I am pretty much paralysed with facial muscle movements.
"I have six titanium brackets with 24 screws inside my chin and cheeks holding the bones together so sometimes I get jaw lock when I yawn and it's really painful.
"I regret a lot of it but I am happy with my Ken look and small nose and eyes."
His best friend, Aliia Roza, styles herself as Barbie so the pair go out dressed like the plastic duo.
London said: "Last year I was living as a Barbie after I came out as trans but now I am back to living as Ken since de-transitioning and becoming a man again.
"I previously spent £233,000 plus on 32 plastic surgery procedures to obtain my doll-like look.
"Aliia has spent millions over the years to live her life as a real Barbie. We both attended the Cannes Film Festival last year as Barbies.
"But this year, since I de-transitioned to become a man again, we are like Barbie and Ken and had custom-made matching outfits which we wear for red carpets at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival and any other special events."
Despite the massive amount spent on changing his outward appearance, London said he still felt something was 'missing inside'.
London said: "When I transitioned to being a woman I had all of this praise and love but something was missing inside.
"I thought all my personal struggles were because of my gender identity, but then I realised it wasn't.
"I had some therapy and went to church. Doing all this surgery doesn't make me happy.
"I needed to strip it back and realised I can still feel like a Ken doll without doing harmful stuff'."
Well, I guess the Aqua song wasn't entirely true.
Life in plastic isn't always fantastic.
Ben Thompson