A black mother-of-three who gave birth to a pale-skinned red-headed child with piercing blue eyes has been left baffled.Patience Chando, 36, who is of Zimbabwean heritage, and her white German partner Andreas Spillea, 49, welcomed four-month old baby Andrea Mariella into the world in April.
But now she can't take her daughter out in public without being stopped - but not just because of how
adorable she is.
The former office worker thought her daughter's creamy complexion would darken since her other daughters - 15-year-old Faith and 17-year-old Lucricia - inherited her skin tone.
But instead, the mum-of-three said Andrea's blue eyes, striking auburn hair and milky skin is turning heads wherever they go in their hometown of Hanover, Germany.
Patience said: 'I couldn't believe it. Her skin was too white when she was born, I was sure it would tone down, which happens sometimes, but it hasn't.
'It wasn't until a few days after she was born I started to think: 'Hold on, her skin