Daisy May Cooper & John Lewis reveal what mums actually want this Mother’s Day

• Actress and mum, Daisy May Cooper has teamed up with gifting experts John Lewis to reveal what mums really want for Mother’s Day.

• The star confesses her worst Mother’s Day gift was a ‘jalapeno houmous facial’ she received as part of her daughter’s DIY spa day.

• On the flipside, her top gift would actually be childcare for her five little ones so she can light a three wick candle and watch reality TV in peace.

Ahead of Mother’s Day (15th March), actress, writer and mum Daisy May Cooper is back on our screens in a hilarious content series from John Lewis, revealing what mums actually want for Mother’s Day.

Daisy shares her worst Mother’s Day gift to date was a DIY spa day from one of her five children. This special treatment included a ‘jalapeno houmous facial’ - ouch! - and a-not-so relaxing eyebrow appointment, which was simply a coating of black nail varnish over the brows. So this year, she’s said “no more!”. 

In this new series ‘Daisy May on Mother’s Day’, she provides an authoritative take on what will and won’t make her day, because the best people to tell you what mums really want for Mother’s Day are… mums. 

Cooper confirmed she would forgo an unwanted pamper session from the little ones, in favour of a family member taking the kids off her hands so she can put on her favourite pyjamas and have a session on the sofa watching reality TV. In fact, her top tip was to avoid letting the children choose the gift at all. 

Instead, she recommends finding a gift she will actually love from John Lewis, with her top picks being a Shark CryoGlow Facemask, an ever-aspirational Neom three wick candle or noise cancelling headphones “to drown out the kids” for a minute. 

Rosie Hanley, Marketing Director at John Lewis, says "Daisy May Cooper is loved for her real talk and we knew that we needed a dose of this trademark honesty to find out what mums really want this Mother's Day. This content reminds us that when a gift can speak a thousand words, it’s best to avoid a DIY disaster or a last minute panic buy. Luckily, at John Lewis we've got the gifts that will actually make her day this Mother's Day."

Watch the first of the content series on John Lewis socials now and shop from the hundreds of gifts available for Mother’s Day in store or online.

Notes to Editors

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