Ellen and her baby, Gertrude, have whole-heartedly embraced their stuffed identities. They enjoy snuggling with living companions and with other stuffed animals. Gertrude loves pretending she is learning to hope, and Ellen enjoys pretending to say words like crikey and barbie.

In fact, Ellen would love to find a living companion whose iPhone Language is set to “English (Australian)” so she can listen to SIRI say things with an amusing accent. Gertrude will be happy as long as she remains with her mum.