A woman who suffered years of humiliation of being mistaken for her
lover’s mother decided to get a face lift to ensure that nobody ever made the
same embarrassing mistake again. Alison Kemp, 57, spent £5,500 on a facelift
and upper and lower eye surgery to change her looks. Now the financial advisor
from Leedstown, Cornwall is planning more surgery to keep her looking as fresh
faced as her partner Michael who is eight years her junior.
Alison said: ‘There is nothing more embarrassing or hurtful than being
mistaken for your partner’s mother. I’m not a vain person but it left me
utterly distraught and destroyed my confidence. It was so humiliating and
hurtful that I even considered ending my relationship because I couldn’t face
the thought of it keep happening. But Mike is wonderful so I instead I decided
to get rid of the lines and jowls and it was the best thing I ever did. Since
having the surgery some people have assumed I’m younger than him which is quite
funny and certainly a compliment.’ 'But
I don’t want to risk ever being mistaken for his mother again so I’m planning
more surgery just to be sure.'
Before and after: Alison Kemp, pictured (L) age 54 in 2009, was fed up of being mistaken for her partner's mother so underwent a £5,500 facelift (R) aged 57 she feels much younger
Alison says she first noticed her skin aging prematurely in her
thirties. She said: 'My cheeks were sagging and I already had lots of lines but
I didn’t worry about them. I’ve always been an outdoors person and never cared
too much for my appearance.’ She met Mike soon after through friends. ‘The
eight year age gap didn’t bother me at all. He was great fun and that’s all I
thought about. We didn’t notice an age gap and neither I thought did other
people.’ It was only as the years passed that Alison noticed that the age gap
begin to show.
One such incident occurred during a romantic hotel break with Mike, when
she was aged just 42. ‘We’d had a lovely evening and started chatting to
another couple at the bar. When I mentioned feeling peckish they asked Mike if
he and his mum wanted to join them. ‘It took a few seconds to realise they were
talking about me. I’d was gob smacked and quickly made my excuses and fled back
to our room in tears. It ruined our weekend away but I hoped it was just a one
off and tried to forget about it.’
Alison was fed up of being mistaken for Mike's mother- he is eight years her junior- and people often commented on the mismatch
Only a year on the couple were enjoying a night out in a bar struggling
to get served when another drinker stood aside and kindly offered Mike the
space for his mother, pointing to humiliated Alison. She says: ‘I couldn’t
believe it had happened again. We both just smiled and went along with it to
save any further embarrassment but of course inside I was devastated.’ Mike did
his best to assure Alison he found her as desirable and attractive as he had
always done but her confidence was crumbling. ‘My job means I attend lots of
meetings and I started to take more time with my hair and make up. But it never
made any difference.’
More humiliation followed when Alison joined Mike for a work night out,
only for a colleague to ask who had brought their mother along. Alison said:
'This time Mike jumped to my defence and demanded an apology but it was too
late, the damage was done and I left in tears.' 'We’d always had such a
wonderful relationship but I even considered ending it because I couldn’t face
the humiliation of people mistaking me for his mum. I felt young inside but
clearly the outside didn’t match. I decided to look into cosmetic surgery.’ A
few weeks later in 2009 she booked a full facelift with upper and lower eye
surgery in Cyprus costing £5,500.
Since her surgery, people think she is younger than him which she loves. She is even planning for operation number two to ensure that it stays that way
She said: 'When I left for the airport Mike admitted he was worried he
wouldn’t recognise me when I came back. I told him I hoped he didn’t or it
would have been a waste of money.’ Days after arriving with a friend for moral
support she underwent the four hour operation. I looked like I had been run
over by a bus when I came round but it didn’t really hurt and just hours after
coming round I was sitting on my balcony having a gin and tonic, it was
wonderful,’ she added. As soon as the swelling started to reside Alison says
she noticed a huge difference. A week later in April 2010 she flew home after
having her hair restyled and coloured and having Botox and fillers to smooth
out the remaining lines.
As soon as the swelling started to go down, Alison noticed the difference and immediately felt much more confident
‘Mike told me I looked fantastic and for the first time ever I believed
him. I know he’s always loved me but my improved confidence has definitely
improved our relationship,' she said. Last year Alison saw a British surgeon
for more Botox and fillers and is now planning a second facelift. Though she
has not been mistaken for Mike’s mother since her surgery Alison is determined
to prevent it ever happening again by having another facelift. ‘I think of
myself like a car, I need regular maintenance so am planning another procedure
soon. Mike supports me, he just wants me to be happy. I’m 57 but I’m often
mistaken for someone in their forties. It certainly beats being mistaken for
your partner’s mother.’
Source: Daily Mail UK
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