A 40-year-old mother has claimed men mistake her and her teenage daughter as sisters or friends at gigs.
Lynsey Schofield, from Blackpool, Lancashire, said people often think she’s 20 years younger than she is, with her daughter admitting it’s ‘annoying’ when young lads hit on her mother.
Lynsey was just 21 when she had her daughter, Melody Heslop, 19, and the two are now best friends.
The lookalike pair go to concerts and festivals together and have seen Liam Gallagher, The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and most recently Oasis together.
The mother-of-two said fellow concert-goers have been shocked to learn she is a mother when they see her in the crowd and doubtful bouncers have even asked her for ID on the door.
Meanwhile, daughter Melody admitted it does get ‘a bit annoying’ when lads her own age want to chat up her mother.
Lynsey 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?
Lynsey Schofield (pictured left), from Blackpool, Lancashire, claimed men mistake her and her teenage daughter Melody Heslop (right), 19, as sisters or friends at gigs
‘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 claimed this helps her stress levels.
After they saw Oasis on their reunion tour, Lynsey posted photos of them together at the concert on Facebook.
Those in the comments were in disbelief that the duo were mother and daughter, saying the pair looked like sisters and describing Lynsey as ‘supersonic’.
She mentioned that a few overly eager men have attempted to contact her privately via direct messages on Facebook.
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 it [the picture of us both] up because I was buzzing about being at the concert.
The lookalike pair (pictured) go to concerts and festivals together and have seen Liam Gallagher, The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and most recently Oasis together
Lynsey posted photos of them together at a concert on Facebook and users were in disbelief that the duo were mother and daughter
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 claimed this helps her stress levels
Lynsey mentioned that a few overly eager men have attempted to contact her privately via direct messages on Facebook
Lynsey was just 21 when she had her daughter, Melody Heslop, 19, and the two are best friends now
‘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 mother 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.’
