Man recreates ex as sex doll

An Italian businessman missed his ex-girlfriend so much after she dumped him that he paid £12,000 to recreate her as a realistic sex doll.

The 50-year-old man put together a collection of photos of his ex for Italian adult toymaker Diego Bortolin to work on, reports Il Messaggero.

"I want it just like her but with bigger boobs," he reportedly requested.

Mr Bortolin, who hasn't named the man, creates silicone sex dolls at the factory behind his shop in Treviso, Italy.

"She was a smiling blonde girl but he wanted bigger boobs and a curvier backside," Mr Bortolin said. "Our normal dolls are very realistic and everything works just like the real thing.

This particular project was more expensive "because we had to replicate everything, right down to the shape of her nails and teeth", he added.

"She is now the perfect girlfriend as far as I can see," Mr Bortolin said.