A woman who has been collecting Smurfs memorabilia for 40 years has broken her own Guinness World record after doubling her collection.

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Gerda Scheuers, from Wisconsin in the US, had set the world record for the largest collection of Smurf memorabilia in 2014 after being certified as having 6,320 different items.

Her collection had swelled to 11,445 items when it was counted once more.

Scheuers started keeping her Smurfs memorabilia when she was a child and says she simply has "fun" with her hobby.

She told WTMJ-TV: "I have fun doing it. There's no reason other than I have fun doing it."

Scheuers revealed that she has now stopped counting her collection and is inviting others to try and take her record.

She said: "I don't mind sharing the spotlight when it comes to that. There are some great collections that need to be showcased."