Is Ken Still Barbies boyfriend?

Ken met Barbie in 1961 on the set of their first television commercial together. The couple fell in love and started dating. Barbie broke up with Ken on Valentine’s Day in 2004.

Why did Barbie and Ken break up?

Mattel’s Russell Arons told the Associated Press at the time that Ken and Barbie “feel it’s time to spend some quality time — apart,” and denied the split was linked to the arrival in stores of Cali Girl Barbie.

Who was Barbie’s first boyfriend?

1961: First introduced at the American International Toy Fair as Barbie doll’s boyfriend on March 11, 1961 Ken doll was 12 inches tall, had “molded” plastic hair (blond and brunette) and came dressed in red bathing suit trunks with a yellow towel and sandals.

Who did Barbie dump Ken for?

Barbie has dumped Ken – apparently for an Aussie surfer called Blaine – after 43 years as the perfect plastic couple.

Is Barbie dating a girl?

Barbie does not have a girlfriend after all, but she’s reportedly a LGBTQ+ ally.

Will Barbie ever marry Ken?

“Barbie and Ken were married at Faraway Castle, in Plasticity,” Béatrice told me. “The bride bought her dress from The Fairy Godmother shop and her shoes from the Cinderella Store.