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Layla Nicholson & Julia Banim

'I'm 45 and wear the same clothes as my 17-year-old - people call us twins'

All too often, it's assumed that women will dress differently as they enter new decades of their lives, no matter how unique their style may be.

However, one 45-year-old woman is defying all assumptions about what a 40-something mother should wear, and dresses in an almost identical fashion to her 17-year-old daughter.

As previously reported by the Daily Star, teenager Tatiana Fleming-Smith recently went viral after sharing footage of herself posing with her equally glam mum, Pandora Fleming-Smith.

Tatiana can be seen wearing a fun Spongebob Squarepants crop top, while Pandora sports a similarly playful Bratz crop top.

Many of Tatiana's TikTok followers were greatly impressed by Pandora's youthful glow and felt as though they were looking at a set of 'twins' rather than a mother and daughter.

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In the TikTok video, Tatiana - who goes by the username @tatianafs1 - declared that she and her mum are "literally the same person in different fonts".

And it would appear that others completely agree.

In response to the clip, which has been viewed nearly 680,000 times, one person gasped: "Which one is the mum?"

Another incredulous person wrote: "No way she's your mum, you look like twins!"

Some baffled followers can't work out which one is the mum (tiktok.com/@tatianafs1)
Tatiana likes that people admire her fashionable mum (tiktok.com/@tatianafs1)

Tatiana told the publication: “I like the fact that people like my mum and that she gets attention online because I obviously love her and I want others to too (not in a weird way).

“I don’t mind people swooning over my mum as I like the fact that she looks good and her reaction to those comments always makes me laugh.”

Although Tatiana admits that she does get "annoyed" at times when her mum copies her look, she is overall happy that they share so many of the same interests and doesn't mind sharing the limelight.

Pandora's reaction to online compliments always makes Tatiana laugh (tiktok.com/@tatianafs1)
People are often shocked to learn that Pandora has teenage children (tiktok.com/@tatianafs1)

Mum Pandora added: "I am not going to lie, it is great to feel like I have still got it! When I mention how old I am, people are always shocked, especially when they find out that I have teenage kids.

“The great thing about having a 17-year-old daughter is that they keep you in touch with what is fashionable and cool at the moment. So she definitely inspires me, not the other way round.”

Opening up about the secret to her fountain of youth, Pandora advised others to 'consistently exercise, do weight training, eat healthily, and drink a lot of water.'

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