A couple have been mistaken for mother and son online due to their height difference – despite being just two years apart in age.
At 21, Millie is two years younger than her fiancée, Chelsea – but is often called her “mum” or “big sister” when she shares pictures and videos of them online.
While Millie is 5ft6, Chelsea is five inches shorter at 5ft1, and has more youthful features, leading to an outpouring of shocked comments online.
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Videos of the pair have garnered over one million views, and left them fuming over the trolling they’ve received as a result.
“It affects us when people are accusing me of being attracted to children,” Millie, from East Midlands, UK, told What’s The Jam.
“It’s disgraceful as Chelsea is older than me.
“Other comments call her my son, or nephew, or brother.
“We understand the comments about the age difference – we personally think it’s just about Chelsea’s height.
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“But viewers read more into it and say her features are young.
“People say to check my hard drive, insinuating I’m attracted to children!”
The couple, who are both support workers and have been together for nine years, say the comments have affected how they interact with one another when they are out and about.
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Millie said: “We’ve been made to feel we can’t act like a couple in public.
“If people saw me holding hands with my ‘son’, we would get funny looks.
“We’ve accepted it now and just accept the fact that we may not always [be able to] act like we are in a relationship.”
A recent video shared by the pair went viral on TikTok, garnering 1.7 million views, showing the couple posing next to each other on a balcony, showing off their height difference, which is exacerbated by Millie wearing wedged shoes.
One person commented: “How old is your son?”
“I don’t understand this. What’s her son got to do with her height?” another baffled user wrote, to which the couple responded: “Because we’re together. Not son and mother. Two grown women in their 20s DATING.”
Another viewer said, “Please tell me that’s your brother.”
“This is mother and son, right?” another user asked.
Someone else commented: “I legit thought this was your little brother.”
“Is he 12?” another person wondered.
But the couple aren’t letting the hate get to them, and are currently planning on getting IUI fertility treatment in order to start their own family – keeping their 16,000 followers updated along the way.
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