'I still get asked for ID and young men hit on me - people freak out at my real age'
Jessica Jerrard's youthful looks mean she is often mistaken as much younger than she is
A 40-year-old mum says she still gets asked for ID buying wine because people think she's underage.
Jessica Jerrard's youthful looks mean she is often mistaken as decades younger than she is. The former model says she has even had men as young as 25 hit on her on nights out, including her now-boyfriend, who is seven years her junior.
Jessica says the secret to her fresh-faced looks is a good skincare routine and exercise. Though she used to regularly use lip filler, Jessica says her skin has improved since she stopped using them and started using a prescription of Tretinoin face cream.
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Mum-of-two Jessica, a cyber security worker from Leeds, West Yorkshire, said: "If I'm at Tesco buying some wine or a vape I sometimes get ID'd.
"I've had it in the last five years - it is nice when you do. 25 was the youngest I've had someone hit on me - that was a little too young! I was around 37 at the time and I think they liked the fact I was older but I thought it was just wrong. I don't feel 40 at all. When I was younger I thought 40 was really old. It does feel good but also it's a pressure to keep it up!"
As well as her skincare routine, Jessica regularly lifts weights which she also credits with helping her to maintain her youthful looks. Jessica - who used to model for FHM and Loaded - says people often get "freaked out" when she reveals her real age.
She said: "People are often saying they can't believe I'm 40 and they think I'm 10 or 15 years younger. My partner is 33 and he couldn't believe it when I told him I was 40. My kids are still young so I don't get sister comparisons but on work nights out people just assume I'm the same age as my colleagues and they get a bit freaked out when I reveal how old I am.
"I think my eldest knows I'm sort of different to a lot of the other mums at school but then saying that when I'm on the school run I don't make much effort, I just roll out of bed."
Jessica says she used to regularly use tanning beds and lip filler but eventually began to lose sight of it. She said: "In the last five years or so since I've started having fewer fillers, I think I've started to look younger - which is almost the opposite reason as to why you're getting fillers.
"When lip fillers started getting popular 15 years ago, I think it was about getting bigger lips and you want more and more but I think it just does make you look older.
"I don't know if it's overfilling, I'm not sure. I used to get my lips done nearly every month and because you're seeing it every day it's like an addiction and then it migrates to other areas of the face. It's not what I recommend.
"I've been putting more of my investment in skin care in facials and that's been great - It is something that I want to maintain. I used to really be into tanning when I was younger and I was always told how bad they were but in the past five years, I've noticed the texture of my skin not looking as good as it used to.
"I've tried loads of things, facials, micro-needling. But the thing that I do now is Tretinoin prescription cream after sending in my photos to a dermatologist. It's a cream that gets rid of pores. My friend did it and her skin is literally like glass. It's made a huge difference so far in just four months."
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