I'm a 65-year-old gran but look so young people think I'm my daughter's twin – they're stunned when they hear the truth

The Sun

22-04-2025

A 65-YEAR-OLD grandmother is often mistaken for her daughter's twin sister - and always buys them matching outfits.
Dawn Hubsher and her 34-year-old daughter Cher both sport long dark hair, the same facial features and youthful complexions.
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The pair describe each other as 'best friends' and spend a lot of time together.
And they've even admitted to buying two of everything - including clothes.
Cher, a content creator, told What's The Jam: 'My mum and I share a wardrobe.
'We're the exact same size, so whenever I don't have something to wear, she helps me pick something from her closet and vice versa.
'When my mum goes shopping, she often buys two of everything since we have the same taste.
'That way, I don't end up 'stealing' all of her clothes.
'It also makes it fun to create silly matching TikTok 's and reels in our outfits.
'My mum is my best friend, and we even use the exact same makeup.
'Whenever I stay at her house, I don't even need to bring my own because she always has everything I need!'
Dawn and Cher have even shown up to events separately, wearing the exact same outfits.
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Cher added: 'One time we both showed up to a wedding wearing the same dress.
'We had actually bought the dresses together just to have in our closets.
'We both liked the dress and figured we'd keep them, even though we didn't have a specific place to wear them at the time.
'And instead of one of us buying them, we figured we both could because it's not often we both have a fancy event to go to together.
'So, I completely forgot she even had it, so when we arrived and realised we were matching, I was mortified.
'To make things even funnier, people kept mistaking us for twins all night long.'
Another time, the mother-daughter duo arrived at the gym in the same workout outfit.
Cher explained: 'We had the same shorts, sports bra and even sneakers.
'Neither of us had any idea until we walked in and saw each other.
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'We just lost it and started laughing hysterically in the middle of the studio.
'The instructor and everyone else in the class immediately started calling us 'the twins' for the rest of the session.
'I mean, we already look so much alike, and this just made it even funnier.
'Every time we caught each other's eye in the mirror, we cracked up all over again.'
But since they share the same clothes, the pair, who live in Florida, US, have had to come up with a system.
Cher revealed: 'We now always call each other before going somewhere to make sure we don't end up twinning again.
'Unless it's intentional, which we do every now and then!'
And when she doesn't know what to wear, Cher has Dawn there as her 'personal stylist'.
She confessed: 'Whenever I don't know what to wear, I call my mum for help.
'She's basically my designated shopper - she has the best taste in clothes!
She even tried to convince me to borrow her lingerie. Now that was taking it a little far, but she did buy me some new cute ones!
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'Luckily, since she's helped me pick out most of my wardrobe, she knows everything I own and can always help me find the perfect outfit to wear.
'It's like having my own fashion expert on speed dial.
'And if I do not have the perfect outfit to wear my mum drives over to my house and will lend me one of her outfits.'
Dawn has even encouraged her daughter to wear her underwear, as Cher acknowledged: 'She even tried to convince me to borrow her lingerie.
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'Now that was taking it a little far, but she did buy me some new cute ones!
'At a recent big party, my mum wore a black dress, so I decided to wear black too.
'When people see us dressed the same we almost always get the reaction 'wait are you two sisters or twins or?'
'People are always confused and when I say mother and daughter they are shocked. But we love it.'
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