Mom, 36, reveals she's left strangers stunned as they regularly mistake her and teenage daughter, 18, for sisters
A Scottish mother from Glasgow has gone viral as people often mistake her and her daughter for twins.
Lisa Johnston said people were often 'gobsmacked' when they found out she was 36 and the mom of 18-year-old Alicia Johnston, whom she calls her 'built-in best friend'.
She has claimed heads turn in public when Alicia calls her 'mom', adding that they often share clothes, make-up, shoes and even friends with one another.
The mother-of-two regularly posts TikTok videos with Alicia, leaving social media users baffled.
Lisa said: 'Everybody's a bit gobsmacked. We've been out a couple of times together at pubs and things like that and everybody can't believe it either. They're like, "What? Are you friends or sisters?".
'Someone once asked to see my ID because they couldn't believe it in one of the pubs we were at in town. We could be out doing a food shop or something and maybe Alicia will turn around and say "mom, can I get this?"
'And you see people turn around and look as if to say, "mom?". They're really confused.'
Lisa added: 'People thought when I was picking Alicia up from school that it was her older sister.
'People were like, "you're picking your daughter up? What?". I used to just laugh it off. They say I look really young, it's quite nice actually, it's a confidence boost. It's nice to know that I've actually produced a mini me. A few people have said we're like 'copy and paste' of each other.
'The more Alicia is getting older, I can now see the big resemblance especially when we're doing the videos and things together. It is kind of like who's who?'
Lisa said: 'Fitness and healthy eating is a big part of my lifestyle. I go to the gym five times a week.
'I just try not to get too stressed out. I take life as fun, we're all just living life.
'I don't get myself too riled up on anything, I think that's a big part as well. It really is like having a built-in best friend.'
Lisa is also great pals with all of Alicia's friends, with the daughter adding: 'My friends love coming over because my mum is like a friend. They'll just chat away to her.
'There will be times where I'm minding my own business and I'll get a phone call and they're like, "I'm out with your mom right now". She's part of the friendship group. I'm never really bothered when people mistake us for sisters, I think it's funny.
'I would say this only started when I was about 15. I was just starting TikTok and me and mum were making TikTok videos together sometimes.
'As I got older and I looked more like my mum, people were like, "oh my God, you actually look so similar".
'We've basically got the same make-up routine and everything. So it's actually good sharing make-up shoes, hair products, everything.'
Alicia and Lisa share the same love of looking glam, and the mom has even taken an eyelash course so she can do her daughter's lashes on a budget.
Lisa said: 'I ended up showing Alicia how to do them as well so that was something that we do together. It was something I could pass down to her.
'I was like, "as they get older, the girls will want things done and their mom can do it instead of spending hundreds of pounds".'
Social media users have been quick to share their confusion with some even questioning if they are really mother and daughter.
One user said: 'That is not your mommy she looks in her 20s.'
A second added: 'Nah both look as young as each other. Sisters definitely.'
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