Human Ken Doll Reveals She Mulled Suicide Before Turning Barbie In Gender Transition
Rodrigo Alves drank to dull the pain before coming out as trans woman.
Jan. 15 2020, Published 5:37 p.m. ET
Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves has revealed she considered suicide before transitioning into a woman.
In a new Daily Mail interview, Alves said, "I thought about killing myself," due to gender torment.
As RadarOnline.com readers know, Alves, famed for her slew of plastic surgery over the years, bravely came out as a transgender woman -- and posed in feminine fashions.
Now she couldn't be happier, but when Alves, 36, was a man, she said, "At times I felt like taking my life would be easier for myself and for everyone around me.
"I became very distant from my friends and family and I got very depressed because I really wanted to come out as a woman," said the UK reality TV star.
"I felt like I couldn't do that because of my job in TV and my family and it got to the point where I didn't want to put my clothes on because they felt typically male.
"Because of this, getting ready to go out for the day became a big ordeal," she told the Daily Mail.
Alves, who is known for appearing on England's Celebrity Big Brother, has spent more than $600,000 in U.S. dollars on cosmetic surgery, earning the "Human Ken Doll" nickname.
Now Alves wishes to be called "Roddy" in her true gender identity.
Alves told the Sunday People, "It feels amazing to finally tell the world I'm a girl.
"I'm known as Ken but inside I've always felt like Barbie."
Alves now wants to be referred to by the pronouns "her" and "she."
The UK reality TV star previously told Sunday People, “I will have a penile inversion and my testicles will be removed. That will be the final step."
As the world knows, Caitlyn Jenner, 70, is the most famous transgender star.
As for Alves, she's undergone hormone injections and now wears hair extensions, lashes, and a D-cup bra.
Alves has shocked the public with her many trips under the knife, making her part of a group of people famous for having extreme plastic surgery. She's reportedly had more than 100 cosmetic procedures, including liposuction, gel fillers across the shoulders, triceps, and biceps, facelifts, and 11 rhinoplasties.
Justin Jedlica has also been called the Human Ken Doll.
But it was Alves who hit the headlines just days ago by declaring she's a woman.
She said drinking helped her cope with "horrible feelings" she had about being the wrong gender.
Luckily, Alves didn't kill herself but underwent her transition and is happy at last.
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Support System
To Alves' joy, family members and friends have easily accepted her transition.
Big Change
Alves told the Daily Mail about becoming a woman, "This is not something I am doing on a whim."
Fresh Start
Alves said that she's felt female since childhood.
Living A Lie
"I forced myself to be a man by having a fake six pack and fake biceps. I tried and failed badly because I was never happy," Alves, here flaunting her new look, said.
New Path
"I was lying to myself," Alves told the Sunday People of her previous plastic surgery to look manly. Now she's in full feminine flair!
Cat Woman
Alves confided to the Daily Mail she started her transition two years ago by having four ribs removed and a cat eye lift.
Next Up
Transitioning into a woman means Alves needs even more plastic surgery. She's set to get breast implants and "more butt surgery, voice surgery, nose surgery, until I am ready to have the full sex change surgery."
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Alves is a reality TV star in the UK. She appeared on Britain's Celebrity Big Brother in 2018.
Lingerie Love
The star's decision to transition was made after a photo shoot in New York, in which Alves was asked to wear feminine underwear. "It made me feel beautiful,” she told Sunday People.
Transitioning And Proud
"I am a sexy and elegant woman," Alves has declared.
