Conjoined twin Abby Hensel from Abby and Brittany revealed that she was married to army veteran Josh Bowling 3 years ago.
According to the available reports, Abby Hensel and Josh Bowling tied the knot in 2021. The couple now lives in Abby’s hometown, Minnesota. Bowling is a nurse and US Army veteran. The conjoined twins Abby and Brittany rose to the limelight after they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996.
Abby’s Secret Marriage
The famous conjoined twins Abby and Brittany chose to keep their lives private after their 8 episodes of the American TV series. But recently, they shared a picture from Abby’s marriage, revealing that the ceremony took place 3 years ago.
A romantic moment between the newlyweds on their wedding day was captured in a video that one of the wedding invitees posted on Facebook. A video posted on Heidi Bowling’s Facebook account shows Abby and Bowling kissing and dancing at the wedding. The video captured a romantic moment between the newlyweds, where Bowling was seen gazing into Abby’s eyes as her twin sister Brittany supported her during the dance. The sisters shinned in a white sleeveless gown with a laced-up back, while the groom chose to style a grey suit.
Abby Hensel, who has a Facebook account with her sister Brittany, updated her profile photo. It looks like the picture is from her wedding, where they were seen wearing the wedding dress. In the picture, the couple was seen holding hands and looking at each other. Bowling has posted several pictures of himself and the conjoined twins on Facebook from various events, such as a hike and a snow tubing excursion. His bio mentions that Bowling has previously had a child.
Abby and Brittany: The Conjoined Twins
The National Institute of Health mentioned that Abby and Brittany are dicephalous twins, a rare form of conjoined twins. They are fused side-by-side with the same pelvis. With two heads on a single torso, they have independent brains, hearts, and other organs. Since Brittany controls the left arm and leg and Abby the right, they share all organs below the waist and the bloodstream. All organs, including the reproductive organs, are shared from the waist down. They underwent surgery to rectify the curvature of their spine and improve their breathing when they were 12 years old, having been born in 1990 with a partially developed third arm.
The 1990-born twins first opened up about their experience in public in 1996 when they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Later in 2012, they were part of the eight-episode TLC reality show, where their lives after they graduated from Minnesota’s Bethel College and the preparations to leave for Europe to pursue their career were aired. Recently, reports confirmed that they are working as fifth-grade teachers in their hometown, Minnesota.
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The twins opened up about their lives and experiences on the reality show. They shared that people were always curious about their lives for obvious reasons. They also shared about their parents, who never allowed them to use this reason as an excuse and motivated them to achieve whatever they wanted. They also discussed how they plan daily tasks together, such as getting ready for a party or grabbing food from the house’s shelves. The twins shared how they had to compromise while making decisions. Abby shared that they take turns so each of them will be happy and find a happy medium to communicate.
In a 2001 interview, the twins’ parents, Mike and Patty, shared their thoughts on their daughters’ marriage. Mike found the idea of his daughters finding their partners for marriage normal, as other conjoined twins had married earlier. He also added that they were good-looking and witty and had everything they wanted. He said they are efficient in all ways, except that they are together. Additionally, Mike mentioned that when the twins were first born, he and his wife decided against separating them since the physicians had informed them that there was little possibility of both Abby and Brittany surviving as they couldn’t choose between the two.