Real Life Barbie Valeria Lukyanova has met her match within the type of Human Ken doll Justin Jedlica. Days after GQ magazine ran an interview with Ukranian mode Lukyanova, the Daily Beast answered with a profile of her male counterpart, Jedlica.
The 32-year-old man from New York was once first dubbed “The Human Ken Doll” in an October 2012 20/20 segment on excessive plastic surgery. In his latest interview, he spoke about his contentious relationship with Lukyanova, his extensive surgery historical past and the only thing he doesn’t have in not unusual with the famous Mattel man.
Below, five things to know concerning the plastic surgery enthusiast.
1. He isn't anatomically matched to Ken. While Ken had his trademark loss of genitals, a photo circulated this week that displays Jedlica in a close-fitting swimsuit, revealing a bulge. “I have these kinds of haters on my web page being like, ‘Does that imply you need to bring to an end your penis?’” he informed the Daily Beast. “I’m like, ‘actually, I want it was once dragging at the ground like anime.'”
2. He has spent a whopping $170,000 on plastic surgery. Jedlica underwent his first surgical procedure at the age of 18, occurring to have a complete of 149 procedures. “Three days after my 18th birthday I went in and did my first nose task, which is one thing I sought after from a actually young age,” he said in the interview. “For me, that used to be something I wanted to repair… I’ve had 149 cosmetic procedures — which is different than surgical procedures. I’ve more than likely had 19 actual full-on surgeries; even in those 19 surgeries I’ve had some combos where there have been a number of areas labored on.”
3. He is a gay, married guy. Human Ken had a civil union ceremony to his spouse in July, whom he has been with for five years. Jedlica says his husband is in strengthen of his frame alteration, explaining, “He tells me that my cosmetic surgery turns him on… he doesn’t have any qualms with it. It used to be one thing we talked about even before we got married, as a result of I used to be like, ‘We’re not going to get married for those who’re going to give me shit about my surgeries!’ He was once like, ‘Oh, I know that’s part of you, it’s totally wonderful.’ He’s no longer adverse to having work performed either. It actually used to be a moot point; it wasn’t an issue at all. I believe he thinks it’s roughly cool.”
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4. He and Real Life Barbie don't seem to be a excellent match. “Valeria has been my arch nemesis ever since we met each and every other previous this 12 months,” Jedlica told the Daily Mail in November. He went on to add to the Daily Beast, “She’s attention-grabbing. I hate that individuals examine us, because she’s putting at the illusion of a model. It is a little bit bit weird that she’s trying to be stoic, impassive.”
5. Ken hasn’t been the main inspiration for his surgical procedures. Jedlica mentioned in his Daily Beast interview that his primary inspiration comes from Japanese anime manga, and added that he also took inspiration from Michael Jackson and Joan Rivers. “I don’t even know if I appear to be a Ken Doll, but when other people need to say I do, it’s flattering,” he mentioned. “As a child, you play with Ken dolls and roughly suppose that is what a handsome man is supposed to seem like.”
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