Abby and Brittany Hensel: Conjoined Twins Wedding with US Army Veteran Sparks Social Media Frenzy

2024-03-31 16:48:47

The conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel were once again in the international media spotlight after it emerged that one of them had married a United States Army veteran.

The wedding occurred in 2021, according to ‘Today’, and those involved were Abby and Josh Bowling, with whom the sisters appear posing in the photographic records of the ceremony.

The news sparked surprise and countless comments on social media, some of them negative. In the midst of the commotion, a video attributed to the twins also appeared, in which they apparently respond to criticism about the marriage and their private decisions.

“This is for all the haters. If you don’t like what I do but you watch everything I do, you’re still a fan,” a voice-over is heard saying in the footage, which also includes a photograph of Abby and Brittany in the company of Josh Bowling.

In a second clip, the following description reads: “The Internet is extra loud today. We have always been there.” In tune, a series of photographs of historical sculptures of conjoined twins appear and the song ‘Real Love Baby’ by Father John Misty plays.

Although several international media, including ‘People’ and ‘Today’, have tried to contact the representatives of the former ‘TLC’ reality stars, they have not been successful. What is known is that they live in Minnesota, United States, and enjoy “nature walks, ice cream and snowboarding,” according to the program cited above.

Who are Abby and Brittany Hensel?

The two-headed conjoined twins (they share the bloodstream and all the organs below the waist) were born and raised in Minnesota, United States, under the scrutinizing gazes and flashes of the cameras of the media that, driven by fascination and curiosity, sought tell your particular story.

They were only six years old when they appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show and starred on the cover of numerous magazines. They also appeared in documentaries such as ‘Joined for Life’ and ‘Joined at Birth’.

Since separation surgery was too risky for both of them, and their mother was not willing to subject them to that danger, they had to manage to survive and live a normal life.

In 2008, Abby and Brittany graduated from the local Mayer Lutheran High School, where they had their first interactions with children their age. And, right after, he began his professional life at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minnesota.