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The sex doll industry has boomed in recent years.

We’ve seen naughty AI robots and foot fetish models hit the market this year.

And now, there’s another intimate product that’s surged in popularity.

Daily Star Online spoke to the manufacturers at Silicone Sex World to ask which of their products are selling well at the moment.

And surprisingly, celebrity-inspired models aren’t flying off shelves like they used to.

Instead, customers have been loving dolls that are “clones” of people they know.

Bizarrely, randy punters are even asking creator’s to make figures that resemble their friends’ girlfriends.

Andy Phelps, product specialist at Silicone Sex World, said: “We do get customers who enquire about celebrity dolls although they are not as popular as you may think…

“We do get some strange requests for dolls, such as dolls that look like friends’ girlfriends.”

While it may seem that these requests are out of the ordinary, they’re more common than you may think.

Previously, Daily Star Online spoke to Jade Stanley – who founded Sex Doll Official.

The businesswoman, who runs an adult shop near Birmingham, has also noticed that there’s a demand for models that look like everyday people.

She said: “In terms of customisation, it’s anything whatsoever – celebrity, dead spouse or someone you fancy.

“It really does vary, you get people asking for a Kim Kardashian, or a girl next door.

“It’s just so different across the board.”

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The shop owner added that creating the dolls is as easy as sending in a picture of someone you fancy.

This allows manufacturers to mimic the look of the person the punter is lusting over.

For a fee of around £4,000, designers even ask for details about the inspiration’s personality.

Jade added: “They’ve just presented me with a picture.

“In conversations with me and my colleagues, we get as much information as possible as to the woman or man they want to create.”

It’s tricky to tell if manufacturers will be penalised for cashing in on dolls that look like real people.

But for now, there’s yet to be huge backlash about making replica figures without a person’s consent.