Mum, 40, says people think she looks so young she and her daughter are mistaken for sisters on nights out

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.

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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