But how unrealistic is Barbie really? Is Curvy much better? And where does Ken fit into all of this? That's what we set out to discover. Benji Jones: Hello, and welcome to our Barbie experiment.

The live-action adaptation of Barbie is set to hit cinema screens this summer, and the manufacturer of the iconic doll is hoping it will signal a turn in fortunes. Will new 'realistic' Barbie body ...

With filmmaker Greta Gerwig's Barbie breaking box-office records—and devoting much of its story to Ken's existential crisis—we wondered if there's any more to Barbie's perennial plus-one.

I have no idea what the Barbie movie is actually about, other than its main characters, Barbie and Ken. And Barbie and Ken. And those other Barbies. And that Ken. Everyone is named Barbie or Ken ...

But I kind of worked it out ... sings I'm Just Ken - the irony being, of course, that they are all Kens, including Simu Liu's character who is Gosling's rival for Barbie's affections.