Mum says “I’m 40 but often get mistaken for a teen”

Lynsey Schofield said people often think she's 20 years younger than she is when she goes to gigs with her teenage daughter. The 40-year-old was just 21 when she had her daughter, Melody Heslop, 19, and the two are best friends.

The lookalike pair go to concerts and festivals together and have seen Liam Gallagher, The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, James and most recently Oasis together.

The mum-of-two said fellow concert-goers have been shocked to learn she is a mum when they see her in the crowd and doubtful bouncers have even asked her for ID on the door.

Meanwhile, daughter Melody admits it does get 'a bit annoying' when lads her own age want to chat up her mum. Lynsey, from Blackpool, Lancashire, said: "We were at The Prodigy concert last year and were just speaking to someone and they thought I was her friend. "I was like, 'oh no I'm her mum!'

"It's quite flattering, I'm quite happy for people to think I'm younger than I am. None of us want to get any older do we? "When I went to The Prodigy, it was at Warehouse Project and they asked me for my ID, which I was more than happy to provide. "It has given me a bit of an ego-boost."

Youthful Lynsey does not follow an extensive beauty or workout routine but, outside of her job as a support worker, she works as a sound healing practitioner and says this helps her stress levels.

After they saw Oasis on their reunion tour, Lynsey posted photos of them together at the gig on Facebook. Users were in disbelief that the duo were mother and daughter, saying the pair looked like sisters and describing Lynsey as 'supersonic'.

She said a few of the thirsty blokes have even tried to slide into her DMs. Lynsey said: "The amount of friend requests I've had from random men is unbelievable.

"The Oasis reunion was a big thing for us because we'd spoken about it since she was little and I promised her when she was 11 if they ever got back together we would go. "I put the picture of us both up because I was buzzing about being at the concert. "I wasn't expecting so many comments.

"I was surprised at how many people made the comparison to be honest. "It's nice for people to think I'm younger than I am." Teenager Melody was not surprised by the comments on the post and said she gets flack about her young mum from lads her age.

Melody, who works as a waitress, said: "We get it a lot so it's something I'm used to. "I find it quite funny sometimes. "We've had it since I was younger anyway. Through all of my teenage years we've been compared as sisters.

"I'm used to it at this point. It's quite cool up until lads start saying how attractive she is. "It's a bit annoying to have lads my age talking about my mum."