A 40-year-old mum claims that she looks so young that she and her daughter are often mistaken for sisters whenever they go on a night out together.
Kerry Milner said that she and her 21-year-old daughter, Tionne Milner, began to be compared as siblings around two years ago when they started hitting the town together. The mum-of-three said that waiters have been left 'gobsmacked' whenever Tionne calls her mum until she explains their 19-year-age gap.
The company director claims she's often bombarded with a flurry of questions regarding how she maintains her youthful appearance. Some of her replies include eating a balanced diet, lathering SPF on her face daily and keeping active, among other things. Kerry says she and Tionne often just laugh it off whenever they are mistaken for sisters and that she's 'incredibly proud' of her daughter and the journey they've shared together.
Kerry, of Birmingham, West Midlands, said: "When we are out for a meal and she calls me mum the waiter or restaurant staff are always gobsmacked and think we are making a joke. They always ask me how old I was when I had her.
"This happens every time we go out and we often laugh about it. My company is very public-facing as I teach martial arts. I have coached hundreds of women and children and each time they find out I have a 21 almost 22-year-old they are always shocked.
"I remember one time my daughter came to my business premises and some of our student's parents thought she was my sister or friend. When we explained that she was my child they couldn't believe it."
On one occasion, the pair were mistaken for sisters three times in a single week. Kerry added that they often go out for meals, bottomless brunches and festivals together.
"My relationship with my daughter is very close," Kerry said. "We clashed when the teenage years arrived over normal teenage things.
"We are really close now and enjoy going out for meals together, nights out and family time. People often say we look alike so you can tell we are related which is why they make that first assumption of sisters.
"We have sometimes been mistaken for being sisters because we like the same style of clothes and colours, so we dress similarly. These comments make me feel happy and funny. I am incredibly proud of my daughter and the journey we have shared together."
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