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James, 58, is in in a sexual relationship with a 5ft tall sex doll called April – and his wife Tine doesn’t mind.

He is still with his wife, but admits to having sex four times a week with the blonde doll – and he even takes her on dinner dates.

The engineer is now saving up to get his hands on the world’s first sex robot Harmony, who is being designed to talk, smile and react during sex.

April sometimes sleeps cuddling with James and the two began seeing each other while Tine was having to care for her sick mother.

He said: "If I had to choose between April and my wife I honestly don't know what I would do."

James and April’s relationship features in new Channel 4 documentary The Sex Robots are Coming.

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He said: "Every guy has in his head the perfect girl and this is what I see when I look in the mirror.

"Most manufacturers make them look something in the region of 20 years old.

"For a man of my age it's a fantasy because I will never be a Brad Pitt or something like that.”

He added: "The sexual aspect of doll ownership is a very small part of it, what you find more pleasure from in the long run is looking after them, dressing them, putting on their make up and interacting with them.

"I feel deeply for her, more deeply than I had ever imagined.”

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The pair go out for hamburgers together and James claims “a lot of people don’t even notice she is not a breathing person”.

He said: "It's amazingly like having sex with a real woman, the biggest difference is whatever position you want them in you have to put them in, as they will not get there on their own.”

James added slapping April on the behind is “not unlike the real thing” and claims she is more than just a “sex toy”.

Tine said she struggled at first when he started to date sex dolls – but has now grown accustomed to their relationship.

She said: "If he really wanted to he could have gone out and found someone else but he didn't do that, he was true to me."

James remains hopeful dating sex dolls – and later sex robots – will become accepted by the world.

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He has his eye on Harmony – a doll being developed by engineer Matt McMullen of The Real Doll Company – who will have artificial intelligence.

James said: "I am very excited about the robotic functions. I might not be able to afford one but I'll keep saving.”

She will cost £8,000 when she hits the market within the next few months.

Previously, Daily Star Online revealed an exclusive first look inside a sex doll brothel in Barcelona.

The Sex Robots are Coming is on Channel 4 next Thursday, November 30, at 10pm.