Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel have been praised for a ‘beautiful’ bikini photo from 2015 after the image resurfaced in the wake of Abby’s shocking revelation that she secretly tied the knot in a 2021 wedding ceremony.
The 34-year-old twins, who were born with a rare condition called dicephalic paragus, shine in the beach photo; Both smiling in a green and pink bikini with their arms around an anonymous friend.
They simply captioned the post: “Summer,” with a sun emoji.
Fans flooded the photo with comments, praising the women for their happy photo; Many congratulate Abby on her marriage.
Fans have heaped praise on conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel after a bikini photo of the couple with a friend resurfaced.
Last week news hit the web that Abby, 34, had married a nurse and an Army veteran named Josh, 33, back in 2021.
‘Congratulations on your marriage! I wish you happiness,’ wrote one user.
“Wow, you look so beautiful,” gushed another.
‘I know this is a photo from a few years ago, but I’ve never seen it. You three girls looked amazing!’ another intervened.
“What an example of love and strength, you both inspire me to keep going every day,” another fan wrote.
One fan simply stated: “You are two beautiful girls.”
News of the nuptials first surfaced last week when it was revealed that Abby had married nurse and Army veteran Josh Bowling, 33, three years ago.
Abby’s relationship with father-of-one Josh was unknown until last month, when old footage and photographs from the ceremony shared on her Facebook account at the time resurfaced.
For the big day, the sisters, who work as fifth-grade math teachers at an elementary school in Minnesota, wore a sleeveless wedding dress with lace details, while the groom wore a gray suit.
Abby’s relationship with father-of-one Josh had gone under the radar until last month, when old footage and photos from the ceremony shared on her Facebook account at the time resurfaced.
Conjoined twins Abby Hensel (left) and Brittany (center) are one of the few sets of dicephalic twins in history to survive infancy. They are pictured with Abby’s husband, Josh Bowling (right).
Fans flooded the photo with comments, praising the women for their happy photo; many congratulating Abby on her marriage.
After news of Abby and Josh’s wedding went viral, the sisters posted a video on TikTok responding to their haters.
“This is a message to all the haters,” they captioned a photo of them with Josh.
‘If you don’t like what I do, but you watch everything I do, you’re still a fan.’
They also shared images of ancient sculptures depicting conjoined twins and added: “The internet is very LOUD nowadays. We have always been present.’
Abby and Brittany are one of the few sets of dicephalic twins in history to survive infancy. They first rose to fame on their eponymous TLC show in 2012, which chronicled some of the most important events in their life, including their high school graduation and job search.
Women share all their organs from the waist down, including the intestine, bladder, and reproductive organs.
They have two spines (which join at the pelvis), two hearts, two esophagus, two stomachs, three kidneys, two gallbladders, four lungs (two of which are joined), one liver, one rib cage, one shared circulatory system and partially shared nervous systems.
The twins, who have their own birth certificates and passports, were raised as Christians by their parents, a nurse and a carpenter.
When they were born on March 7, 1990, doctors warned their parents, Patty and Mike, that they were unlikely to survive that night. But that prediction turned out to be wildly wrong.
Abby’s relationship with Josh had gone under the radar until last month, when old snaps from the ceremony shared on Facebook at the time resurfaced. The sisters see each other at the wedding.
Women share all their organs from the waist down, including the intestine, bladder, and reproductive organs. They are pictured here with Josh.
Abby and Brittany first captivated the world in 1996 when they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show (seen) and on the cover of Life magazine.
Abby and Brittany’s story first gained global attention after they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and on the cover of Life magazine in 1996.
The women then retreated from the public eye for a few years until the TLC show shot them back into the spotlight. But since then they have lived a quiet life.
Each twin has control over one side of the body, with Abby controlling the right side and Brittany controlling the left, according to the BBC.
Although the couple share many organs, they experience different hungers and desires to urinate and sleep. Their nervous systems are also different.
Time reported that if Abby is tickled on the side, Brittany can’t feel it (aside from a narrow part of her back where they seem to share sensations).
They are able to do most things a non-Siamese person can do, including driving and cooking, and they are also proficient in things like playing the piano and participating in sports.
Last week, it was revealed that Abby’s husband Josh had been sued by his ex-wife Annica Bowling, whom he split from just two years before marrying the famous conjoined twin.
Court records seen by DailyMail.com show that Annica filed the lawsuit against Josh and another man named Gavin Vatnsdal.
Josh and Annica married in 2010 and then separated in 2019, according to court records. They currently share custody of their eight-year-old daughter Isabella.
Josh and Annica’s divorce was finalized on April 23, 2020, then Annica had another child later that year, who is referred to in court documents as “Isabella’s half-sister.”
It is unclear what child paternity is being examined, but a genetic test report that is not available to the public was filed in court on March 7.