Mum with 40 looks more younger than her 17-year-old daughter

A female has been dubbed the "girl Benjamin Button" after being often improper for her daughter's sister.

Carly Johnson, 40, is the proud mum of Kia Douglas, 17, however finds people regularly think the pair are buddies, in spite of their 23-yr-age gap.

luckily, "young at heart" Carly does not mind the confusion, which the mom-daughter duo are happy to snicker about. even though it does on occasion lead to awkward hiccups, in line with the mum, from Stockport, greater Manchester.

She defined: "We get wrong for sisters all of the time. It takes place everywhere. I take it as a compliment.

"We went out for Kia's 17th birthday and that i requested a waiter if he ought to take a photo while my daughter got here returned from the toilet and he changed into so careworn. He notion we have been pals out for dinner.

"On holiday a person told Kia to tell her sister the food turned into ready. She instructed her i used to be her mum and he or she brought the team of workers out to expose them. They were so taken aback."

happily, the pair take everything in their stride. "Kia would not thoughts it. She's no longer embarrassed. we're in reality near and we share clothes," stated Carly.

As for her youthful appearance, she places it down to her "exact genes". "human beings name me Benjamin Button and i age backwards. i've constantly seemed young for my age. while i was 21 I probable looked like 16," defined the mother-of-one.

"I think my mystery is ideal genes. My mum's 68 and she or he seems desirable and my nana became in her 90s and match as a mess around. sanatorium body of workers would read her age out and think they'd were given it wrong. I have a tendency up to now more youthful men. i am no longer a cradle snatcher but due to the fact I appearance younger that is what I seem to attract. Lads seem to have a aspect for an older lady.

"despite the fact that i am forty, i am quite younger at coronary heart so I suppose older men have a different mind-set to me. i'm nonetheless 25 in my head."

She delivered: "now and again i will submit on my story and guys will ask who my pal is because she's so hot and i will inform them it's literally my daughter. that is a piece awkward."

greater lately, the duo taken aback social media users when Carly's tweet wishing Kia happy birthday, ultimate week, went viral. Carly's submit featuring a image of her and Kia has been preferred greater than 1,600 instances and obtained two million perspectives. One discern responded: "you're both certainly appropriate! i am hoping I appearance as top as you while my son turns 17 in 15 years."

A 2d commenter wondered: "which ones the daughter?" another joked: "is that this a magic display?"