Barbie went on to date a hip-hop-loving Australian boogie boarder named Blaine. Two years after calling it quits, Ken attempted to win Barbie back by getting a makeover.
Meet Blaine, the Aussie boogie boarder Barbie dumped Ken for back in 2004. “BARBIE DUMPS KEN FOR AN AUSSIE,” shouts a 2004 headline from The Sydney Morning Herald.
Blaine Gordon (2004): Barbie's Australian ex-boyfriend, whom she dated during her much-publicized "breakup" with Ken. Blaine is said to be the brother of Summer, one of Barbie's friends.
There is something a little surprising about Barbie taking up with, well, someone who's not her all-American equal. But the strapping surfer from Oz is just exotic enough to be appealing, while not too much so as to be disconcerting.
Who did Barbie have a relationship with after breaking up with Ken in 2004?
“Phew, we were worried,” The Washington Post's Anne Schroeder wrote about the breakup. “For the record, Cali Girl is already taken by a new plastic hunk, Blaine the Australian boogie boarder.” Next thing you know, Barbie and Blaine are an item and Ken is on Facebook and Twitter trying to win Barbie back.
Dream Date Barbie and Dream Date Ken Vintage Commercial, by @BarbieCollector
Who is Barbies boyfriend?
Barbie's boyfriend is Ken Carson. Ken (Kenneth Carson) is a Mattel toy doll introduced by Mattel in 1961 as the fictional boyfriend of toy doll Barbie, introduced in 1959.
While some on social are wondering how Barbie snagged a girlfriend before them, or when exactly she came out, Aimee Song weighed in to make the relationship Twitter-official. “I am the girlfriend,” Aimee tweeted, alongside a photo of herself and her Barbie likeness wearing her “Love Wins” t-shirts.
This original Ken doll from 1961 was supposed to be so handsome and magnetic that Barbie fell instantly in love. Hmm. Ken (short for Kenneth Carson) hit the toy aisle as Barbie's buyable boyfriend two years after her 1959 debut.
Back in 2004, just days before Valentine's Day, Mattel shared the sad news that iconic couple Barbie and Ken had broken up. The most perfect plastic pair had been together for 43 years when the surprising split was announced.
Some said the relationship dissolved because the pressure of being in the public eye became too great — even after 43 years. Others gossiped that Ken's ambiguous sexuality and Barbie's disproportionate figure finally took their toll.
“Pregnant Barbie” is actually Margaret Hadley Sherwood, or Midge, as her friends call her. Midge was created to be a less glam, more relatable Barbie, per Buzzfeed News. The doll was launched in 1963 as Barbie's bestie. She had freckles and red hair, and she wore less makeup than Barbie did.
He continuously ignores and piles it on which leads to the downfall of Barbie land. In her head, she sees nothing wrong with what she is doing, so the rejection, slowly or harshly turning him do, is unintentional.
Barbie was childfree. She was invented to be that way. Her creator, Ruth Handler, way back in 1959, was disheartened to find that the only dolls her own daughter could play with were baby dolls.
Like other celebrity couples, their Hollywood romance has come to an end", though Arons indicated that the duo would "remain friends". In February 2006, however, a revamped version of the Ken doll was launched, though it was stated that his relationship with Barbie was still purely platonic.
Barbie and Ken are one of pop culture's most famous couples. But the plastic dolls were named after real people, and they weren't a couple – they were siblings. Ruth Handler's children resented the dolls named after them and didn't buy any for their own children.
Barbie wasn't honest with Ken about not being attracted to him and Ken was obsessed with making her like him, becoming dependent and later manipulative. While all this was key to their personal journeys, being paired with the wrong Barbie and Ken was very unhealthy for both.
Apparently, Barbie will never get married. According to the wishes of Barbie creator Ruth Handler, part of Barbie's appeal to young children was that she defied patriarchal norms, and would never walk down the aisle toward Ken or have children.
Summary. Margot Robbie's friends were surprised that she and Ryan Gosling's Ken don't kiss in the Barbie film, questioning her role as a producer. Barbie and Ken have a close bond but do not share a romantic relationship in the movie, with Barbie explicitly stating that she isn't interested in Ken that way.
Yes, Sugar Daddy Ken was a real thing in the Noughties, but his backstory is not what you'd think. A Gavin and Stacey actor plays him in the movie. A little Barbie trivia for you – there is an actual doll called Sugar Daddy Ken.
Technically, Ken has no official age (he is a doll, after all) although he was first introduced as Barbie's boyfriend on March 11, 1961, which means he has been around for 62 years. (Barbie was created in 1959, which would make her 64.)
Barbie fans have been shocked to find out that not only does Ken have a middle and last name, but he's actually named after a real person. Even Barbie is named after a real person, along with a whole slew of other dolls. Ken's full name is Kenneth Sean Carson, named after the son of Barbie creator Ruth Handler.
Ryan is the twin brother of Raquelle, one of the main characters and the secondary antagonist in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. He lives in The Ryan Mansion. He is constantly trying to woo Ken with one of his songs, much to the anger of Ken. He has a crush on Barbie and is Midge's crush.
The best boyfriend in the world, Ken wants to be the perfect guy to the perfect gal, but hasn't quite got the perfection thing down the way Barbie does. He loves creating new crazy gadgets to make her life easier, but sometimes they do the opposite.
Several Barbie dolls, including Barbie herself, are also named after real people. Ken's complete name is Kenneth Sean Carson, and his name ties back to the son of Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie and co-founder of Mattel.
