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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Rosie Mullender

‘Collecting Jellycat is a hobby that’s full of joy’: meet three very different fans

Animated Jellycats
Bashful Moss Bunny (left) was collector Nirah Shaheen’s first Jellycat Photograph: PR

When passers-by saw an excited queue of people snaking around a department store in Birmingham earlier this year, they might have been forgiven for assuming they were waiting for a celebrity book signing or long-awaited sneaker drop.

Instead, these diehard fans were waiting to get their eager hands on Albee Bee and the latest Blossom Bunny – two of the Loveables from Jellycat’s spring 2025 collection.

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