The Repair Shop’s latest instalment left BBC viewers scared of a “creepy” headless doll brought into the barn.
Annabelle the doll held precious memories but had definitely seen better days and was brought in to be fixed, with Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, also known as the Teddy Bear Ladies, up to the task. However, before her transformation, headless Annabelle left viewers concerned.
BBC The Repair Shop guest Pip arrived with Annabelle, who unfortunately had lost her head while being transported during a move.
Giving some background about the cherished doll, Pip told Tatchell and Middleditch: “She belonged to my great-auntie. She was given to Auntie Eileen when she was very young.
“And she stayed with her for pretty much most of her life. When Auntie Eileen was younger, she borrowed one of her friend’s prams in the village so that she could push Annabelle around.”
“What sort of era was she born?” Middleditch asked, to which Pip replied: “1927. She died when I was about 13. She’s been gone quite a while.”
The Repair Shop’s Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch managed to fix the cherished doll
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Beaming over the special memory of her late auntie, Pip continued: “When Auntie Eileen died, I got Annabelle.
“She used to look after us in the summer holidays, and she’d do anything that you wanted to do, and she just had all the patience in the world.
“She was my Great-Auntie, but she was great in every sense. After the war, she became a Red Cross nurse, and she used to take Annabelle to one of the orphanages in Hertfordshire and let the children play with Annabelle.”
When asked if Eileen had any children of her own, Pip explained: “No, she didn’t, but she did foster over 50 children.”
“That’s amazing, isn’t it?” Tatchell responded, with Middleditch agreeing: “It’s incredible.”
The Repair Shop’s Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch managed to fix the cherished doll
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“While fostering the children, Annabelle would sit at the bottom of the crib, watching over the children,” Pip continued.
She went on to explain Annabelle had been broken when she was being transported during a move, which she blamed herself for.
BBC viewers were left somewhat frightened by the headless doll though, with many taking to social media to discuss the “creepy doll.”
“That doll is scary! #Annabel #dolly #TheRepairShop,” one wrote on X, while another penned: “Creepy doll #TheRepairShop.”
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The Repair Shop guest Pip was delighted by the doll’s transformation
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Another shared: “Oh damn, that headless doll is creepy #therepairshop.”
“Creepy doll,” another echoed, with someone else adding: “Oh damn, that headless doll is creepy #therepairshop.”
“She needs to be renting that doll out to horror film sets. #TheRepairShop,” another suggested.
However, thankfully Annabelle was unrecognisable after being transformed by the Teddy Bear Ladies, who managed to restore the doll to its former state.
With no evidence the doll had once been broken, the women had also managed to touch up her paintwork and make Annabelle look as good as new.
“Oh my word! That’s amazing,” Pip later commented as she collected the doll, adding: “Oh she’s beautiful. She’s proper cleaned up.”