Now that Barbie-mania has taken over the globe, thanks to the massive box office success of Greta Gerwig's immensely popular film, many adults are reliving their childhood memories filled with nostalgia and lots of pink.
One US mom took to TikTok to share her memory of being totally gaga over the fashionable doll, so much so that she had a Barbie-themed fifth birthday party.
While getting ready to go see the film, Julia (joolia_go0lia) relayed the incident where her parents hired an adult entertainer for her party... by accident.
“My mom says that she hired someone from the phone book,” said Julia.
“And back then you’d just look in the phone book for entertainers.”
Her mom went ahead and booked the entertainment, and then the woman showed up “and she is a stripper.”
The best part for Julia is that she said the woman played along the entire time.
“She did not take off her clothes. I followed her around, thrilled that Barbie came to my birthday party,” added Julia.
@joolia_go0lia #barbie #barbiebirthday #comeonbarbieletsgoparty #momfail #momcomedy ♬ original sound - Julia
Thankfully, most of the folks at the party saw the funny side and “had a really good laugh”.
Julia explained that she’s still waiting for proof from her mother, but swears it really happened.
“I will show you the receipts,” she promised.
In a follow-up post, Julia shared screenshots of texts shared with her mom who couldn’t find any documentation or visual proof of the stripper being at her party.
In a last-ditch attempt, Julia appealed to ‘Stripper Barbie’ to reach out.
@joolia_go0lia I have made my mom so stressed tryingto look for these 😅 #barbie #comeonbarbieletsgoparty #barbieparty #barbiebirthday #momfail #momcomedy ♬ Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album] [Extended] - Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice & Aqua
“This is not the ending that any of us wanted, so ‘Stripper Barbie’, if you’re out there, just reach out. Let us know you exist and how you’re doing, and just know that you made this Barbie-loving girl’s heart so happy that day,” concluded Julia.
Watch this space to see if ‘Stripper Barbie’ eventually reaches out.