Theresa May claimed her shoes inspired a woman to enter politics and the internet's having none of it
It's the final countdown to the UK's snap General Election. So, naturally, politicians are out in force, attempting to convince the general public to vote for them. Prime Minister Theresa May appeared on BBC's The One Show on Tuesday evening and claimed that her shoes inspired someone to get into politics. And, suffice it to say, viewers were not convinced.
May said that around four or five years ago, she was talking to a young woman in the lift in the House of Commons. "I said 'ooh nice pair of shoes' and she said 'ooh I like your shoes,' and then she looked at me and said 'your shoes got me involved in politics,'"said May.
Viewers hit Twitter to express their skepticism over May's anecdote, with many people stating that the interaction never happened.
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One person tweeted a pic of a betting slip stating "didn't happen".
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Many people cast doubt on the woman's very existence at all.
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A local government councillor expressed her anger at May's claims and shared her reasons for getting into politics.
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Of course, Piers Morgan had something to say on the matter.
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Others were just plain annoyed by her remarks, however.
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To the young woman in the lift: if you're out there, make yourself known immediately.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
