Lauren Cronin, 31, from Surrey, quit her job earning £70-an-hour on X-rated TV channel Babestation to create custom-made rag dolls that look like people's photos. She wanted to make a unique gift for her friends' wedding. 'I'd never really sewn anything before but I've always been quite creative, so I just decided to wing it and use photos of my friends for inspiration. 'I was worried the bride and groom might find them creepy, but they loved them!'

Quickly Lauren became inundated with orders from friends and family and decided to transform her new hobby into a business called Yo Dollface. Pictured: One of Lauren's clients with her doll

Using a photo of each client to create a stuffed muslin doll, she paints on facial features and uses synthetic - sometimes real - hair. Her dolls range between £39 for a Yo Girl and £109 for Yo Weddings.

As her business increased in popularity, the ex-glamour model started custom-making celebrity-inspired dolls including a 'Katie Price' and 'Keith Lemon' version.

Lauren believes her idea has captured people's imaginations because of the growing popularity of selfies. She said: 'I guess people are obsessed with taking selfies and uploading them to social media, so this is just the next step'