Twitter mistakes Britain's new prime minister Theresa May for a porn star
Britain's new prime minister is a porn-star. Lol. Not really! But for some glorious days, Twitteratti mistook Teresa May of 'Smack My Bitch Up' fame with the 59-year-old Theresa May — U.K.'s home secretary since 2010 and newly announced prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Britain's new prime minister is a porn star.
No, not really! But for some glorious days, Twitteratti mistook the 49-year-old Teresa May of "Smack My B*tch Up" fame for the 59-year-old Theresa May — United Kingdom's home secretary since 2010 and the newly appointed prime minister of UK.
So how did the confusion begin? Well to start with, the names are pretty similar. The H-less May is a 'lingerie model' who has been using the new-found publicity as means to sell autographed underwear, and the other is an Oxford graduate, with the new-found responsibility of stabilising a post-Brexit UK.
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Various not-so-news-savvy Twitteratti took to 'congratulating' the new prime minister and bombarding political commentary, mistakenly tagging the May without an H. As a result #TeresaMay was a trending topic on Twitter and the infamous model got a lot of followers.
Wondering if I'll reach 11000 followers today
— Teresa May (@RealTeresaMay) July 12, 2016
She decided to monetise the moment by selling her autographed underwear to her new followers and fans.
If you want to buy a #Topless signed #Selfie of me email me at info@t-may.co.uk - I'm only doing these for a short while
— Teresa May (@RealTeresaMay) July 10, 2016
The author of My Body in Your Hands was also forced to change her Twitter bio which now reads "I am a UK Glamour model, not the Prime Minister" (sic).
Despite various clarifications, the model was still mistakenly tagged.
Pretty sure the wording on my contact form makes clear I'm not Theresa May the politician. Excuses excuses #Wankers pic.twitter.com/M2MP74Pm5k
— Teresa May (@RealTeresaMay) June 30, 2016
However some Britons were keen on the idea of having a sexy prime minister. The idea of a lingerie model sounds laughable but many politicians are just loved more for their good looks (read Justin Trudeau).
@RealTeresaMay I wish you were my Prime Minister, but all we have in America is Hillary Clinton.
— Buck Zephyr (@BuckZephyr) July 12, 2016
No matter how large the confusion, we can almost count on Teresa May to be a politician some day. She has already started denouncing the media.
Wish I had a pound for every email I've received from a journalist wanting an interview. Oh there's no fee but the publicity for you! Yaaawn
— Teresa May (@RealTeresaMay) July 12, 2016
Just FYI, if you are looking to tag the new prime minister of UK on Twitter, then her handle is @theresa_may. She is set to move into 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. She will be the UK's second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
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