Kenneth Sean Carson was born on Mar 11, 1961 in Willows, Wisconsin. Over the years, Ken, as his friends know him, held many jobs but was successful at all of them. And he met his life-long love, Barbara Roberts, only after leaving Willow as an adult. Interestingly, Barbara was from the Willows area of Wisconsin, also, born a couple of years before Ken and thus she was a senior at Willow High when he was only a sophomore. However, it seems that they didn’t date in high school. Both of them were the oldest among their siblings; she was the oldest of three sisters, while Ken had a little brother. But it took a chance meeting in California to bring the two “Badgers” together.

You see, Ken had model good looks, and he did commercial acting work when he was younger. And that’s how he met Barbara because she, too, did modeling and commercials. And after they met on set, the couple were practically inseparable. Those who were there described their meeting as one of those “love at first sight” type of things.

They and their friend group did almost everything together. In fact, one of Barbara’s closest friends, a woman named Margaret “Midge” Hadley, married Ken’s best friend, Allan Sherwood in 1991. That couple started a family. Other couples were part of that coterie of chums surrounding them, and many of them, too, got married and started families. But Ken and Barbara didn’t; their careers were a priority for them both, and, besides, Barbara would go on to have great success as a model (you’ve seen her even if you didn’t know her name). However, Ken’s modeling work was not as profitable. So, he did other jobs. But the couple remained a couple over the years and the center of their friend group.

That is, until 2004. That’s when Barbara decided that they needed a break after so many years together, explaining that, “it’s time to spend quality time apart.” Ken was somewhat taken aback by Barbara’s announcement. For a couple of years, he was in a funk. That made the social gatherings and frequent meetings of their group of friends somewhat awkward, but Ken was gracious enough to stay out of many of the group events often. It was rumored that the pair were still platonic friends, but you couldn’t tell it by Ken’s demeanor. In 2010, he got a dog, a West Highland Terrier named Sugar. But as much as he came to love Sugar, Ken realized that he missed Barbara greatly.

Then, after seven years apart, Ken made a concerted effort to win back Barbara’s affections. He showered her with gifts and attention, and, believe or not, it worked. The couple reunited on Valentine’s Day, 2011. And they’ve been together ever since. And you may wonder why this tale of Ken Carson, the long-time boyfriend of Barbara Roberts is interesting enough to warrant a few minutes of your time, but the answer is really simple.

It’s because Barbie and her long-time boyfriend, Ken, are the hottest couple on the planet at the moment.