A woman from Brighton who was mistaken for
Ivanka Trump on Twitter by none other than the
US President-elect himself has told the BBC it has
been a surreal start to the day.
Ivanka Majic, a digital consultant, said she and her
husband were woken at 06:00 by calls from the
media.
They told her she featured in a tweet to Donald
Trump's 20 million followers.
Mr Trump was quoting praise for his daughter
from another Twitter user, who had used the wrong
username.
Users were quick to jump in and point out the
mistake, and Ms Majic has since replied:
Ms Majic, who has worked for the Labour Party in
the past, said she discovered what had happened
when a news agency texted her husband.
"I came downstairs to check my phone and I had
so many notifications," she told the BBC. "It's very
unusual to be speaking to both ITV and the BBC
45 minutes into your day."
Ms Majic's username is @Ivanka, while Ivanka
Trump's is @IvankaTrump.
She said she has regularly been mistaken for Ms
Trump on Twitter over the past year, but never on
such a scale.
"Without Donald Trump it's a steady simmer of
mentions," she said. "I am kind of like that
@johnlewis bloke but John Lewis is probably nicer
to be associated with."
"During the election I had a Twitter bot for
everyone who accidentally mentioned me
encouraging them to vote for Hillary [Clinton]".
Ivanka Trump on Twitter by none other than the
US President-elect himself has told the BBC it has
been a surreal start to the day.
Ivanka Majic, a digital consultant, said she and her
husband were woken at 06:00 by calls from the
media.
They told her she featured in a tweet to Donald
Trump's 20 million followers.
Mr Trump was quoting praise for his daughter
from another Twitter user, who had used the wrong
username.
Users were quick to jump in and point out the
mistake, and Ms Majic has since replied:
Ms Majic, who has worked for the Labour Party in
the past, said she discovered what had happened
when a news agency texted her husband.
"I came downstairs to check my phone and I had
so many notifications," she told the BBC. "It's very
unusual to be speaking to both ITV and the BBC
45 minutes into your day."
Ms Majic's username is @Ivanka, while Ivanka
Trump's is @IvankaTrump.
She said she has regularly been mistaken for Ms
Trump on Twitter over the past year, but never on
such a scale.
"Without Donald Trump it's a steady simmer of
mentions," she said. "I am kind of like that
@johnlewis bloke but John Lewis is probably nicer
to be associated with."
"During the election I had a Twitter bot for
everyone who accidentally mentioned me
encouraging them to vote for Hillary [Clinton]".
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