According to TODAY conjoined twin Abby Hensel is married.
The ex-TLC reality personality, aged 34, initially rose to fame alongside her sister Brittany after their appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996.
Public records acquired by Today indicate that she exchanged vows with Josh Bowling, a nurse and U.S. Army veteran, in 2021.
The Hensels’ Facebook profile showcases what seems to be a wedding snapshot, featuring the conjoined twins in wedding attire, while Bowling, dressed in a grey suit, stands beside them holding their hand.
About Abby and Brittany Hensel?
Abby and Brittany Hensel were born on March 7, 1990, in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.
They are dicephalic parapagus twins, meaning they are conjoined twins who are fused at the torso and share a body but have separate heads and necks.
They each have their own set of organs from the neck down, but they share some organs, such as the liver and circulatory system and reproductive system.
@joysparkleshine What Happens to Conjoined Twins When They Get Sick? Conjoined Twins Get Married & Have First Dance Abby & Brittany Hensel TLC #abbyhensel #brittanyhensel #conjoinedtwins #tlc #wedding #twins #abbyandbrittany #abbyandbrittanyhensel #news #breaking #breakingnews #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #foryourpage #fypシ #viral #trending #omg #wow #celebrity #celebritynews #celebritygossip #gossip ♬ original sound – Joy
Abby and Brittany’s condition garnered media attention from an early age. They first appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996 when they were just six years old.
Despite their unique physical condition, they led a relatively normal childhood and attended public school in Minnesota.
They later graduated from Bethel University in 2012 with degrees in education.
After completing their education, Abby and Brittany pursued careers as teachers. They currently work as fifth-grade teachers in Minnesota, where they were born and raised.
“People have been curious about us since we were born, for obvious reasons,” the twins said in the first episode of the eight-part series, according to ABC. “But our parents never let us use that as an excuse. We were raised to believe we could do anything we wanted to do.”
According to PEOPLE at birth, doctors presented the possibility of separating the twins. But their parents, Patty and Mike, decided against the surgery after being told there was little chance that both could survive the procedure.
“How could you pick between the two?” Mike said in a 2001 interview with TIME.
In that same interview, he also talked about the possibility of marriage one day for Abby and Brittany. At the time, the magazine reported that they were already asking their father about finding husbands someday.
Knowing that other conjoined twins have married, he thought, why not? “They’re good-looking girls. They’re witty. They’ve got everything going for them, except they’re together,” Mike said.
The couple shared snips of their wedding on TikTok and garnered over 20 million views.
@joysparkleshine Conjoined Twins Get Married & Have First Dance Abby & Brittany Hensel TLC #abbyhensel #brittanyhensel #conjoinedtwins #tlc #wedding #twins #abbyandbrittany #abbyandbrittanyhensel #news #breaking #breakingnews #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #foryourpage #fypシ #viral #trending #omg #wow #celebrity #celebritynews #celebritygossip #gossip ♬ original sound – Joy
Congratulations to them!
