Mine's a double – Ironbridge hotel twins celebrate

So since Lee and Roy Slimm began working at a hotel in Shropshire eight years ago they've both been known simply as 'Leeroy'.

They quickly earned themselves the nickname after staff at the Best Western Valley Hotel in Ironbridge were unable to tell them apart and kept getting them confused.

The 23-year-old brothers are about as identical as twins come – right down to their matching uniforms.

"Myself and the other staff were so embarrassed at always getting them muddled up and calling Lee, Roy, and Roy, Lee, that in the end it was easier to just call them both Leeroy." said Lisa Snape, who is the hotel's wedding coordinator and sales manager.

"The name has just stuck really. They have never really taken offence by it. Lee and Roy are really fun guys to work with and have been a huge hit with our customers over the years, even if they too get a little confused."

The brothers, from Hollinswood, first started working at the hotel as part-time teenage kitchen porters when they were teenagers to earn a bit of pocket money whilst studying for their A-levels at New College in Wellington.

Now the twins both work full-time at the hotel and are celebrating their eighth year there – answering to Leeroy.

"We've never really minded or been offended by it. We've always just been happy to play along," said Roy.

"I think staff are getting better at telling us apart now and it helps that we now do different jobs. Lee is the bar supervisor and I am the hotel receptionist so we are not often in the same room at the same time.

"I think it's more confusing now for our customers than the staff. I often see them doing double takes at me and some will comment on how I seem to be everywhere in the hotel doing everything but I usually tell them they've had too much to drink.

"Sometimes it can be difficult when customers think they have asked me to do something when it has really been my brother. Most of the time me and Lee just play along and do what we can to keep them happy."

The twins hope to remain in the hospitality industry. "We both really enjoy working at the hotel and always have done," said Roy. "We see ourselves here for the long term, all being well."