They calm her down. "When you hold a reborn, the realism in the artistry is one of the things that draws you," says Knoppe, 60. "Then they're weighted like a real baby. So when you're holding them ...

Jess Ellis, a reborn creator and collector from London, has defended former glamour model Katie Price after trolls claimed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Hyperrealistic baby dolls can cost upwards of 15,000 euros. Babyclon, a doll producer, uses medical-grade silicone, alpaca hair, and nail resin, which contribute to ...

A single mum who started collecting reborn dolls after her son turned ... stressing that it is not real baby formula. “Now my son drinks out of juice cups, I don’t feed him bottles any more ...

"The fact is, I keep mine in a display cabinet - you can't do that with a real baby." As well as collecting reborn dolls, Jess makes them from scratch - and they often take 40 to 50 hours to complete.