TLC’s Abby Hensel Abby and Brittany is married!
According to marriage records, the 34-year-old conjoined twin married Josh Bowling, a nurse and United States Army veteran, in 2021. The revelation was first made by Todaywho obtained documents relating to the reality star’s marriage.
In addition to the marriage registration confirmation, Abby and Brittany’s joint Facebook account recently updated their profile picture to show a photo of the conjoined twins in a wedding dress in front of Abby’s husband. In the photo, Bowling is seen from behind wearing a gray suit and holding Abby’s hand.
The pair now live in Abby and Brittany’s home state of Minnesota, where the twins work as fifth-grade teachers.
The sisters first gained notoriety during a 1996 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show where they informed the world about their lives as dicephalic Siamese twins. For Abby and Brittany, all organs and bloodstream are shared. While Abby controls the right arm and leg, her sister controls the left.
After meeting Winfrey in 1996, the twins documented their lives on their reality show, Abby and Brittanywhich lasted for one season in 2012. Since then, they have lived a quiet life in Minnesota after they both graduated from Bethel University.
At the time of the twins’ birth, their parents, Patty and Mike Hensel, were given the option of having them undergo separation surgery, which they decided was too risky. They said doctors told them Abby and Brittany’s chance of survival was very low.
“How could you choose between the two?” Mike said Time magazine in a 2001 interview.
Regarding the possibility of his daughters getting married one day, he said in the same interview that he saw no reason why they couldn’t enjoy marriage like everyone else.
“They’re pretty girls. They’re witty. They have everything going for them except they’re together,” he said.
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