{"id":223025,"date":"2023-10-05T07:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=223025"},"modified":"2023-10-05T07:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:59:24","slug":"i-have-120k-care-bears-collection-and-even-changed-my-name-in-tribute-to-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/i-have-120k-care-bears-collection-and-even-changed-my-name-in-tribute-to-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I have \u00a3120k Care Bears collection and even changed my name in tribute to toys’"},"content":{"rendered":"
A man is so obsessed with Care Bears that he changed his name in tribute to the popular multi-coloured children's toys.<\/p>\n
Nicholas Cherrywood, who picked a new first and second name in reference to a character from the 1985 The Care Bears film, has been given a Guinness World Record for his efforts.<\/p>\n
In January he was recognised as having the largest collection of Care Bears memorabilia. His mind blowing stash is worth a staggering \u00a3120,000 and it includes exactly 1,234 items including books, movies, stationery, clothing and dozens of the teddys.<\/p>\n
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He found a love for the franchise during a stint in hospital when he was a little boy. And a paragraph in the new Guinness World Records 2024 book reads: \u201cAs a child, Nicholas used his bears to express himself, carrying Cheer Bear on good days or Bedtime Bear when he was tired.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Nicholas, 27, is from Dallas, Texas, and he works as a makeup artist and model. He has since added more memorabilia to his home since his award and he recently spoke about it on Instagram.<\/p>\n
One of his followers replied: \u201cOmg you said you were trying to reach this goal years ago and here you are! Looking soooo fabulous as always. Love this and you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another added: \u201cCare Bear queen since forever. I saw some the other day and thought of you.\u201d<\/p>\n
A third said: \u201cMind blown. I thought I was the only person who still collects them.\u201d<\/p>\n
And another fan went with: \u201cMan that\u2019s a lot of Care Bears not going to lie.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile a fifth said: \u201cWhat a dream. Congratulations. My husband and I are expecting our first child and her room is going to be covered with cloud shaped shelves filled with my Care Bears. Super excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
And talking about being celebrated for his colourful haul, he said: \u201cThe start of my Care Bear collection started when I was three. I was in the hospital for still to this day unknown [reasons]. But I did not speak for some reason and I was given Grumpy Bear just to comfort me but whenever I was upset I would like hold him up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen they got me Cheer Bare which is a happier one and when I was most happy I would be holding that one and when I was sad I would be holding grumpy bear and it just started all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
He proudly shares his name with villain Nicholas Cherrywood in The Care Bears movie who is taken over by an evil spirt before becoming evil himself.<\/p>\n
The new Guinness World Records 2024 is now on sale.<\/p>\n
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