Rosie O’Donnell | Happy Meal Toys

Rosie O’Donnell is a fixture on American talk television who is well-known for her outspokenness and often confrontational stances on a lot of issues. In recent years, O’Donnell often butted heads with former U.S. President Donald Trump, who feuded with her before his presidency. She has been an ardent supporter of LGBT rights and has been at the forefront of the fight on gay adoption, being a lesbian herself. Despite her active life in entertainment, one thing is quite unusual for her, collecting Happy Meal toys.

She started collecting the time-limited toys during the release of the Disney movie 101 Dalmatians, which led to the release of 101 Happy Meal toys. Despite McDonald’s sending the entire collection to her, she never stopped collecting and made serious investments towards it. Today, she has already accumulated over 2,500 toys over the past 25 years, as of 2021. On her Instagram account, O’Donnell has posted new toys to her collection, stating that she collected so many toys because it is a reminder of her childhood.