Real-life Ken Doll Wanted Character Gay in Movie, Disses Ryan Gosling

A British man who fashions himself a real-life Ken doll wishes the character was gay in the upcoming film, and dissed the casting of Ryan Gosling.

In the extended trailer released this week for the upcoming "Barbie" film, Ken (Ryan Gosling) says to Barbie (Margot Robbie): "I thought I might stay over tonight...because we're girlfriend, boyfriend," giving the impression that he is heterosexual, reported the Mirror.

But for Jimmy Featherstone, 23, an out British man who has spent his life and £10,000-a-year grooming himself into a real-life version of the iconic Mattel doll, wishes Ken was gay in the film.

"I do think Ken being gay would suit the character more. I think gay men like to take pride in themselves. He's a good-looking guy, and I think that's what Ken is all about," he told the Mirror.

"So I think that would be great. If the character was gay, it shows people are equal, times have changed. At the end of the day, we are all human, and it doesn't matter what you are. With everything going on in the world, with gay rights and LGBT and all that, I think that would get a lot more interest in the movie as well - so why not?"

Featherstone was also unhappy with the casting of Ryan Gosling, 42, as Ken, saying he isn't good-looking enough.

"I think they could have chosen someone a bit better looking on the eyes. I don't think he's very attractive. He doesn't look anything like Ken."

He went on to make a plug for himself: "I think it would be better if they chose me rather than Ryan."

And he suggested some alternatives: "They could have chosen someone like Harry Styles - a young icon - or Joey Essex, for example, he'd be a good one, or maybe Rylan, I like him." (Rylan Clark is a British television personality.)

But Featherstone was pleased to see a multitude of Kens and Barbies in the trailer. "In the trailer, there seem to be a few Kens about. I think they're trying to make it equal for everyone, showing there's no such thing as 'the one' Ken. I think that's important because they're trying to target everyone and make it look equal."

Featherstone, from Hull, East Yorkshire, who has "previously spent £10,000 a year on different facial procedures, says he's now happy with the way he looks and cut back on his annual beauty spend," added the Mirror.

"But he still has regular treatments and is happy to be recognised as a real-life Ken doll on the street - confirming he remains 'all in' with his plastic fantastic look."

"I'm still 100 per cent all in. I'll get anything done. If there's anything that comes out new, I'm willing to try it in that kind of industry, with plastics," he told the Mirror.

"Recently I've had the butterfly lips done and a fox brow lip, where my eyebrows have been cut open and lifted, and then my jaw done - they were the latest ones."

Single, Featherstone says he's still looking out for Mr. Right after opening up about his love life. "My options are open. I've had a different outlook on life. Now I'm finding myself and doing what's best for me. If a relationship comes my way, we'll see."

But thus far his career hasn't been without incident, such as when he was jailed last year for a month. "The self-confessed cosmetic surgery and tanning addict spent a month behind bars at the end of last year after failing to comply with orders relating to previous offences, including harassment," wrote the Welch website Hull Live.

"Turning up to court with a H&M bag while wearing a mustard tweed pattern jacket and red gloves, he was jailed for showing a blatant 'lack of respect' for the law."

He said he missed the court date due to an appearance on ITV's "This Morning" where he spoke with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary in a segment named "the man who spends 1K a month on tanning despite skin cancer risks..."

He added that his time in jail was "not that bad" and said he even made friends while there.

Watch Jimmy Featherstone on ITV's "This Morning:"