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Talina Evans, 25, was forced to stop her daughter playing with the popular toy after hearing it say the shocking phrase
A mum has told of her outrage after hearing her young daughter's talking Barbie doll scream: "What the f***?"
Talina Evans, 25, couldn't believe her ears when she heard seven-year-old Demileigh's toy blurt out the swear word.
The foul-mouthed doll, which has several voice-activated buttons on her belt, appears to sing something inaudible before screeching the shocking phrase.
Shocked mum Talina, from North Wales, said she immediately took the toy, made by Mattel, from her daughter and demanded an explanation from her local Home Bargains store.
"She had wanted the doll for a while so my dad bought it for her and I let her have it.
"She loved it and has been playing with it constantly ever since.
"We hadn't really paid that much attention to it or what it was saying."
She added: "We've taken it off her now. We just told her that the doll had been bad and was swearing so it had to go.
"She was disappointed, of course, but she understood that it is wrong to swear and so the doll had to go."
The doll is based on Barbie's web reality series Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse.
It says 15 different phrases including "amaze", "I love a makeover", "there is no substitute for glitter", and "to the salon!"
But Talina, who is currently pregnant with her second child, was stunned when the doll launched into a foul-mouthed tirade.
She added: "I have tried taking the doll back but because I don't have the receipt they say there is nothing they can do.
"I think it's very irresponsible of the toy company - they know that children are going to be playing with these toys.
"I'm not the only one who has heard it. You can hear it loud and clear, it definitely says 'what the f***'."
A spokesperson for Mattel confirmed that an investigation had been launched into the swearing doll but refused to comment further.
Here is the video of the swearing Babrie doll.
