February 14, 2004: Barbie and Ken officially broke up. The newspaper assigned the split to Kens failure to commit and Barbies excitement to commit, wearing multiple wedding gowns.

Did Barbie and Ken get divorced?

A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Barbie and Ken had decided to split up, but in February 2006, they were hoping to rekindle their relationship after Ken had a makeover. Barbie was friendly with Blaine, an Australian surfer, during her split with Ken in 2004.

Who did Barbie leave Ken for?

Barbie has dumped Ken - apparently for an Aussie surfer called Blaine - after 43 years as the perfect plastic couple. The couples business manager, Russell Arons, vice president of marketing at Mattel, said that Barbie and Ken feel its time to spend some quality time - apart.