Model Ellie Goldstein’s Celebrates The First Ever Barbie With Down Syndrome | This Morning

Ellie Goldstein, 21, is a rising star in the fashion industry, having worked for companies including Gucci Adidas and

this

month became the

first

model

with Down

syndrome

to appear on the cover of British Vogue. Well, Ellie says that as a child she actually saw people who looked like her in magazines or on TV, which is why she teamed up with Barbie to launch their

first

Down

syndrome

doll, which I'm holding in my hands here. Ellie joins us now along with her mother Yvonne, welcome both and Let's take a look at

this

because here it is yesterday, this was revealed and this is the first Barbie with Down syndrome in history.

How did you feel when she saw this for the first time and saw this? You know she is represented like that. um very happy and excited I bet you did because growing up I imagine when you had dolls or Barbies like all of us there weren't any that you could relate to that looked like you yeah so what do you think they do other children with Down syndrome? they'll think when they see that, um, when they see that, they'll think like wow, like a normal dog, okay, different doll, but they'll get used to it, yeah, absolutely and from your point of view, yeah, um, because because it's new. thing and how cute it would have been um when you played with Barbies how cute it would have been for now it's all about visibility inclusion there wasn't any when Ellie was growing up it wasn't that long ago it wasn't really 21 years, um, but yeah, it's amazing to have that available to make people aware of Down syndrome and without a doubt I will, yes, I hope so, I hope it all has to do with that, although there are many.

There is symbolism here of what you are wearing your jewelry and this is a good way to educate people as well and raise awareness so just explain some of these things so that the liquid has something symbolic that you have chromosome 21 and what it looks like . I see, I believe and the flowers on the dress also what they represent uh I think the colors I think so, so they are, they are just take a look here at the symbols associated with Down syndrome awareness, as well as all the flowers and the blues and the yellows and the butterflies that are all colored, yes, so this has been carefully thought out, hasn't it?

Yeah, yeah, the Down Syndrome Society in America, yeah, to produce the doll, so yeah, she has a lot of feet, well, Barbie has, um, she has. it certainly expanded inclusion. This isn't the first time they've done this before. And how important do you think it is for other people who will also think that I would love to be included and see that there is no diversity out there? yes, the more the merrier, also congratulations because not only is it Barbie, this glorious Barbie, but you are also the cover star of British Vogue. I know, yeah, I mean, aren't you living the dream of

ever

y girl I know?

Oh, my man's team was a bit. from the cover phone, yeah, so how was that day when you filmed that? What was that whole experience? Like um, fantastic, yeah, I loved how my self held up, there's all the hairstyles, yeah, well, I mean, it's like Holly said it, this goes on and on and on because you broke the record for the most Gucci photo I like it, yeah, when you saw that campaign went viral, how did you feel? Really strange in the emerging news, yes, strange, yes, strange, yes, like wow, yes, and then it's like a normal shoe. and yeah I didn't realize that the agency was saying be prepared and I was prepared for what you know yeah and then it went viral it was crazy

ever

ywhere but the other thing is would you say it's weird , strange, but also strange?

Adidas. I made a statue, yeah, it's at my colleagues now four days a week, you just wave to yourself when you walk by, look, it's like, um, it's off the beaten path at my university, yeah, I'm like, wow , it's me and then my friends are Well, any of my girls, dear, not even a love ticket, not many people who have statues of them have the opportunity to walk past them because this happens, maybe you know, years later, yes, so I can pass. It is and is fit to be there, you don't even have to travel to see it.

I know and forever, you know, watching her grow up, I mean, even from the moment she was born, you know, the doctors said there may be some limitations and things like that. she couldn't do it, look at her now, I mean, you must be incredibly proud and you must also think that they were wrong, which you would think wrong, well, it was all very negative, um, it was handled very badly, they just told us to do it. I went and read pamphlets and they let us get on with it, really yes it's true, but as Ellie grew from Tiny to three years old, I want to be famous, well you did, it's always kind of like a really outgoing personality and my Mom always used to say that she is going to be something that her friends used to say.

One day she will be in EastEnders. She will do this. Alright? What did they say? You couldn't. You couldn't do it. Talk, walk. uh, go to college, uh, uh, College, but now I put it absolutely wrong for you, so massively, and look, look what happened here, um, for kids everywhere, uh, another release of um , some more inclusivity, which is lovely to see from them and this is available on The 3rd of May, isn't it? Actually, it's now, yes, wow, it's fully available for the third day, so yes, pre-order now, please, thank you, well done, good luck, thank you.