'My kids joke they're older than me' - Leap year mum will celebrate her 10th and 40th birthday all in one

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A mum-of-two born on February 29 who gets teased by her children for being 'younger than them' is celebrating her 10th and 40th birthday all in one this year.

Ellie Charboneau, who lives near Pontefract in West Yorkshire, was born on February 29 1984, making her a rare "leaplings" who officially celebrates her birthday once every four years.

In between, Ellie has chosen February 28 as her honorary birthday, but sometimes her friends have told her: "Well I'm not saying 'Happy Birthday' because it's not your birthday." Even Ellie's children Harmony, 13, and Hunter, 15 will "crack jokes" and say they are older than her, and other people have made humorous remarks over the years. "When I would go to a bar this is when I was younger they would look at my ID and go, 'Wait a minute, you're not old enough to have this drink'," Ellie told PA Real Life. "Or other people would say, 'You're not old enough to drive, you're not old enough to do this'." Try MEN Premium now for FREE...

just click here to give it a go. Ellie remembers her first leap year birthday, as she had a large number four cake, but her most memorable was her seventh and 28th in 2012.