A couple who considers themselves mother and father to 13 fake babies believe it is preparing them for parenthood.
Jess Ellis, 27, from Plaistow, East London, started collecting reborn dolls – realistic dolls modelled on infants – in May 2020 after feeling ‘lonely’ during the pandemic and coming across them online.
She bought her first doll, Rebecca, a one-month-old baby girl, for £250 to keep her company and became obsessed growing her brood.
Next came Sam, a newborn, for £560