Abby and Brittany Hensel from Minnesota are conjoined twins who are not separated. Now it has been announced that Abby has married.
Abby and Brittany Hensel from the USA share one body – they are not separate conjoined twins. In their 34 years of life, they have not let their situation hinder them in anything: not only do they drive and enjoy traveling, but they also both have college degrees and work as math teachers. In the American reality TV series “Abby and Brittany” they gave viewers insights into their everyday lives.
Now it has been announced on social media that Abby Hensel has reached another milestone in her life: she has gotten married. In 2021, she tied the knot with Josh Bowling, an Army veteran and nurse. The sisters shared photos of the wedding on social media. The couple lives in Minnesota, where the Hensels were born and raised. The sisters had previously said in interviews that they would like to become mothers – and that this was also physically possible.
They don’t want to be separated
Abby and Brittany share a common bloodstream and all organs below the waist. Abby controls the right arm and leg, Brittany controls the left. When Abby and Brittany were born in 1990, their parents, Patty and Mike Hensel, decided against separation surgery because they considered it too risky. At the time, doctors said there was little chance that either would survive the operation.
In an interview, Abby said, “We never wished we were apart because we would never be able to do all the things we do now, like play softball, run and play sports.” She also explained how different their personalities are and how they deal with it: “I’m more into pink and girly and Brittany’s more not into pink… we take turns with the outfits.”
Only about one in 200,000 live births results in conjoined twins. About 70 percent of conjoined twins are female. Most are stillborn.