Meet the 4-year-old Instagram star from West Kirby

India Blanchard
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Meet the mini fashionista from West Kirby who is taking social media site, Instagram, by storm.

More than 21,000 fans follow the @lifeofkimandindia channel, which features images of the super stylish toddler India Blanshard, 4.

The pint-sized star is now so well-known, she regularly gets stopped in the street by her fans.

India with her mother, Kim Cooke
India with her mother, Kim Cooke

Her mum, Kim Cooke, 25, said: “It all happened by accident. I was uploading a lot of photos of India to my Facebook page and I was worried I was starting to annoy my friends, so I created an Instagram account for them instead.

“It just went viral, I still don’t really know how it happened. Then last year, a journalist got in touch and she was featured in lots of papers and it got even bigger.

“People will stop us in the street and ask if it’s India, from @lifeofkimandindia, and India has even started asking, ‘Mummy, am I famous?'”

India Blanshard in one of her stylish outfits
India Blanshard in one of her stylish outfits

However, Kim, who lives in West Kirby with India’s father, Sam Blanshard, thinks the secret of their success is because they don’t take it too seriously.

She added: “We just go with the flow and it’s up to India if she wants to have her photo taken or not.

“We only do it when she is in the mood but she loves having her picture taken anyway.

“I dress completely differently to her, the style is definitely all hers. She chooses what she wants to wear. One day she will want to wear ripped leggings and a baggy shirt and the next she wants to wear a pretty dress and knee high socks.”

Instagram star India
Instagram star India

India’s fame has now reached such levels that she is regularly sent free clothes by brands desperate to be featured on her Instagram channel.

India and Kim are also official bloggers for this year’s Geronimo family festival at Tatton Park, which is billed as “Glastonbury for kids”.

Kim added: “Who knows how long it will last for. As long as it stays fun and India enjoys it, we’ll keep going.”

Keep up to date with all of India’s stylish adventures on her Instagram channel at www.instagram.com/lifeofkimandindia