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Kim Kardashian look-alike shells out $30,000 on plastic surgery to emulate reality star

From a boob job to teeth whitening to a whole new wardrobe, Claire Leeson, 24, has spared no expense to keep up with Kim Kardashian. The London resident, who is now more than $10,000 in debt, said she decided to undergo the transformation in part because she was bullied for her looks.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 

Ken McKay/ITV/Rex/REX USA Claire Leeson, 24, is so obsessed with Kim Kardashian, she's spent nearly $30,000 to just look like her.

This brings a whole new meaning to keeping up with a Kardashian.
A 24-year-old British woman spent more than $30,000 to emulate reality star Kim Kardashian, electing to go under the knife to achieve the reality star's signature look.
Claire Leeson, who lives in London, became obsessed with the 33-year-old starlet after watching "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" in 2009 — in small part because the two have the same number of siblings.
"We have the same kind of arguments and things going on," she told ITV's "This Morning." "I thought she was so beautiful and I really wanted to be like her.

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The quest to look like Kim has put Leeson in a financial bind and she is more than $10,000 in debt.

Leeson spared no expense in her utter transformation, shelling out more than $8,500 for a breast augmentation, several grand on teeth whitening, as well as more than $1,700 in spray tans to achieve Kardashian's bronzed glow, not to mention a designer wardrobe and shoes to match.
To achieve Kardashian's ample curves, Leeson wears underwear with silicone padding, but hopes to one day get implants, "because my bum is never going to be as big as Kim's is," she told the morning show.
But the Kim-itation comes at a cost — Leeson said she is more than $10,000 in debt, with much of the cost spread across credit cards.

@claireleeson_x via Twitter Is this her? Kim-possible! Leeson is pictured after her metamorphosis. 

The desire to imitate Kardashian came from a dark place — Leeson told the television show that she was bullied as a teen and called "ugly" by her peers.
"I was told every day that I was the 'ugliest thing alive' and I should 'kill myself,'" she told the program tearfully.
Though her family is worried — and her debt keeps climbing — Leeson has no plans of stopping any time soon. "It may not be right, but when I do it, I'm unstoppable and no one can touch me."