I always get mistaken for a child… people offer me kiddos colouring books – they're stunned when they find out my age
A WOMAN who gets ''mistaken for a child'' has left people with their jaws on the floor after revealing her actual age.
Beauty buff Darcei, from the US, is currently exploring London with her family - however, the wholesome holiday has left her fuming.
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The woman left people gobsmacked after revealing her true age
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The pint-sized beauty is currently travelling with her family and has been mistaken for a child 'at least ten times' in just three days
Credit: TIKTOK/@missdarcei
The skincare and
One such instance, the
''We meet a person who's on the same plane as us and she turns to me and asks 'Are you done with school already?','' Darcei was stunned.
''As we're getting on the plane, the
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''She offers me one of those bags and I said 'No, thank you' because I'm not eight years old.''
As another cabin crew member walks around with a tray of champagne glasses and
However, the troubles only got worse after the jet-setters landed in Paris, France.
Patiently waiting in the adults-only line where a machine would scan her passport, the holiday-goer was once again approached by staff who thought she was underage.
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''One of the agents comes over and he's like 'Are you over 18?'
''I'm like 'Yes'. He asked me twice - just to make sure.''
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In the video, Darcei, who is currently travelling with her cousins, also revealed her true age - which is 33.
''Is it the hair? It's the hair, isn't it?'' wondered Darcei who was rocking two cute French braids, a pair of denim shorts and a baggy light pink T-shirt.
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'The face gives baby face'
Since being shared online, the rant - posted under the username @
After learning her real age, more than 211k people gave the video a like, as a further 6.8k flooded to comments in total disbelief.
One said: ''You could be 12 or 30. I have no idea.''
Another chimed in: ''It's the hair, the fit and the height I think.''
Someone else joked: ''your parents know you're recording?''
''The face gives baby face,'' commented a fourth.
''Girl i'm 28 and yesterday someone asked me if i was my 25 yo brother's MOTHER, your case is better,'' a viewer was mortified.
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