A special group of Aussies will blow out the candles on their real birthday for the first time in four years on February 29.
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Devonport grandmother Lesley Proctor is looking forward to celebrating her 20th birthday as one of those known as "leaplings" or "leapers" who have the rarest of birthdays.
While really it will have been 80 years since Lesley's birth, the former school teacher recognises her age for the birthdays she's actually had.
"It's quite fun. It's sort of a bit of notoriety, I haven't got much else to be noted for," she said.
In a fun quirk Lesley's granddaughters all turned 18 in the four years she was also "18".
She doesn't have a set date to celebrate her birthday during non-leap years, rather taking the opportunity to pick a day that best suits her.
"If it's close to a weekend then I say, let's have it at the weekend," she said.
But it can be confusing for other people trying to celebrate her special day.
"I get a lot more greetings probably than most because people remember that I'm a leap year baby," she said.
"But they don't know what day it is, so they start a few days before and I'm still getting greetings in March."
One downside as a leapling is missing out on birthday freebies and promotions sometimes offered by businesses.
"If I put my birthday date as the 29th I don't usually get a birthday message or voucher," she said.
"So I've changed and I choose whether I put down the 28th or March 1 so that I don't miss out."
After celebrating her birthday on February 29 Lesley is looking forward to a big milestone in the near future.
"I hope I last to be 21 - that's my aim," she said.