In some weird news of the day, a woman decided that human companionship wasn't good enough for her, so instead of having a fiance, she decided to dump him for the 16 creepy dolls she has. April Brucker told her boyfriend that he came between her puppets and that was the end of their relationship.

This really happened, apparently.

April Brucker, 30, was told by her boyfriend ‘it’s me or the puppets’, and she chose the puppets, which cost her around £14,000 a year.

At one point she dumped the dolls, but says soon after she realised she was ashamed of the decision – concluding they were ‘her children’ so gave him the boot instead.

The singer, model and writer said: ‘Yes, they are expensive, but if they need things, they need things. ‘I will go without clothes for them. I’m a parent – that’s what you do.’

We hope she's happy now. Whatever makes you happy, right?