When a brand new 'reborn' baby - the hyper-realistic dolls that look and feel like a real newborn, is delivered to their 'parent', a ceremonious 'box opening' usually takes place. The dolls, often ...

An aspiring mum who owns 16 reborn dolls has hit out at a recent 'fake baby scandal' which has had the internet in a chokehold. Jess Ellis, 29, explained how she began creating and collecting the ...

A mother has revealed she's spent $21,000 (£15,700) collecting over 20 Reborn Dolls. Mary Lee Beatson, 42, from South Carolina, parents and takes care of the lifelike creations, that aim to mimic the ...

An aspiring mum who owns 15 Reborn dolls to "practise" parenting, fears that the recent scandal involving Kira Cousins and her fake baby reinforces the stereotype that doll owners are "mad". Jess ...

A 22-year-old woman from Scotland faked a pregnancy for months, hosted a baby shower, and later presented a reborn doll as her child. A 22-year-old woman from Scotland is at the centre of a ...

A woman who owns 15 reborn dolls says she fears the Kira Cousins fake baby scandal will make people think doll collectors are “crazy.” Jess Ellis, 29, from London, began collecting the lifelike dolls ...

The small Scottish town of Airdrie has been thrown into disbelief after it was discovered that a young woman allegedly faked her entire pregnancy, complete with a gender reveal, baby scans, and social ...

18:33, Mon, Oct 20, 2025 Updated: 18:54, Mon, Oct 20, 2025 A woman tricked her family and friends into believing she had given birth, only for her to buy a doll. Kira Cousins, from Airdrie, is accused ...

Chi-Chi's, the Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain that served up its last chips and salsa about 20 years ago, made its return on Monday with a new Twin Cities location. The reborn Chi-Chi's ...

Kids are experts at creating delays. Someone suddenly needs the bathroom. A shoe mysteriously goes missing. In one family’s case, the delay came from unexpected animal passenger disguised as a baby ...

Brazil's "reborn baby" phenomenon has drawn international attention. The trend of ultra-realistic dolls, which has been rapidly growing in the country, even made headlines in The New York Times.

To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces. To some, the dolls, ...