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| 'I just wanted to look like her' | 'I just wanted to look like her' |
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| By Rowan Bridge BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire show | |
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| Janet Cunliffe on why she decided to change her image | Janet Cunliffe on why she decided to change her image |
| Walking through Burnley town centre with Janet and Jane Cunliffe, you immediately notice the number of people staring at them as they walk past. | Walking through Burnley town centre with Janet and Jane Cunliffe, you immediately notice the number of people staring at them as they walk past. |
| In their white jeans (size six), matching tops, peroxide blonde hair and rather heavy make-up, they appear somewhat out of place among the lunchtime crowd in the former Lancashire mill-town. | In their white jeans (size six), matching tops, peroxide blonde hair and rather heavy make-up, they appear somewhat out of place among the lunchtime crowd in the former Lancashire mill-town. |
| At one point, one of the people walking past sniggers once they're behind us. | At one point, one of the people walking past sniggers once they're behind us. |
| "Yes, we get a bit of that," Jane, who's 29, says. | "Yes, we get a bit of that," Jane, who's 29, says. |
| Janet, it's fair to say, doesn't look - or dress - like your average 50-year-old. | Janet, it's fair to say, doesn't look - or dress - like your average 50-year-old. |
| "People think we must be sisters, or related in some way, but they'd never believe we were mother and daughter," she says. | "People think we must be sisters, or related in some way, but they'd never believe we were mother and daughter," she says. |
| 'Like my sister' | 'Like my sister' |
| But her ability to fool people about her age hasn't come cheap. Janet reckons she's spent £12,000 on surgical enhancement. | But her ability to fool people about her age hasn't come cheap. Janet reckons she's spent £12,000 on surgical enhancement. |
| "I was a 34A/B and now I'm 34DD. I had my upper eyes lifted and lower eyes, I had my nose reshaped and my lips filled with filler. | "I was a 34A/B and now I'm 34DD. I had my upper eyes lifted and lower eyes, I had my nose reshaped and my lips filled with filler. |
| "I decided to do it because I was feeling low at the time, I'd just come out of a long-term relationship, so just to boost my confidence. | "I decided to do it because I was feeling low at the time, I'd just come out of a long-term relationship, so just to boost my confidence. |
| She looks like my sister and I'm happy for her Jane Cunliffe, daughter | She looks like my sister and I'm happy for her Jane Cunliffe, daughter |
| "My daughter inspired me at the time, so I just wanted to look like her and to make me feel a lot more youthful and to give me some confidence." | "My daughter inspired me at the time, so I just wanted to look like her and to make me feel a lot more youthful and to give me some confidence." |
| Jane's initial reaction was perhaps not surprising. | Jane's initial reaction was perhaps not surprising. |
| "I went mad. It were the dangers I was scared of for her. I didn't want her to change her looks, but she's happy now. I'm proud of her that she's feeling more confident in herself. | "I went mad. It were the dangers I was scared of for her. I didn't want her to change her looks, but she's happy now. I'm proud of her that she's feeling more confident in herself. |
| "She looks like my sister and I'm happy for her." | "She looks like my sister and I'm happy for her." |
| The two of them shop for clothes together. and will often find themselves wearing matching or complementary outfits when they go out together. | The two of them shop for clothes together. and will often find themselves wearing matching or complementary outfits when they go out together. |
| As they rifle through their wardrobe of clothes Janet pulls out one of their dresses to show me. | As they rifle through their wardrobe of clothes Janet pulls out one of their dresses to show me. |
| "There is a purple dress here that we bought in America that we both liked and we both wear it. It's a nice clingy dress and I think it looks great on both of us. | "There is a purple dress here that we bought in America that we both liked and we both wear it. It's a nice clingy dress and I think it looks great on both of us. |
| "We always get compliments when we go out when one of us has got it on." | "We always get compliments when we go out when one of us has got it on." |
| 'Just a buzz' | 'Just a buzz' |
| Both of them clearly enjoy the attention. | Both of them clearly enjoy the attention. |
| "Oh, it's amazing the reaction that we get, everyone stares. They can't believe she's my mother. They think she's my sister and it's just a buzz." says Jane. | "Oh, it's amazing the reaction that we get, everyone stares. They can't believe she's my mother. They think she's my sister and it's just a buzz." says Jane. |
| Jane Cunlifffe, left, with her mother Janet | Jane Cunlifffe, left, with her mother Janet |
| Walking alongside them through Burnley town centre it is easy to see what she means. | Walking alongside them through Burnley town centre it is easy to see what she means. |
| You notice everyone we walk past casts their eyes over the two of them. I stop a few people and ask them to guess how old they think the ladies are. | You notice everyone we walk past casts their eyes over the two of them. I stop a few people and ask them to guess how old they think the ladies are. |
| "Forty-nine, 50 - and I'd say about 22," says the first man I stop. | "Forty-nine, 50 - and I'd say about 22," says the first man I stop. |
| Jane looks far happier with our mystery shopper than her mum does. | Jane looks far happier with our mystery shopper than her mum does. |
| "She's 42, and 24," guesses the second person. | "She's 42, and 24," guesses the second person. |
| "Janet about 40 and Jane, 23. Do they look their real age? No," says a female passer-by. | "Janet about 40 and Jane, 23. Do they look their real age? No," says a female passer-by. |
| What do you make of the way they're dressed though? | What do you make of the way they're dressed though? |
| "Well," says the woman diplomatically, "It's not my style obviously, but yeah, fine, it's great, nothing wrong with it." | "Well," says the woman diplomatically, "It's not my style obviously, but yeah, fine, it's great, nothing wrong with it." |
| The Victoria Derbyshire show is on every weekday between 10am and 1pm on BBC Radio 5 Live. | The Victoria Derbyshire show is on every weekday between 10am and 1pm on BBC Radio 5 Live. |