People React One of the Conjoined Twins’ Secret Wedding Sparked Curiosity Around the World

Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany first captured global attention as children, fascinating the world with their extraordinary bond and resilience. Now, years later, they’ve made headlines once again — this time for a much more personal reason. In a surprising turn of events, it was revealed that one of the sisters had a secret wedding back in 2021, but the first glimpses of the ceremony have only recently surfaced.

The conjoined twins first gained widespread attention in 1996.

Abby and Brittany Hensel were born on March 7, 1990. Each twin controls one side of their shared body, requiring precise coordination to perform everyday actions like walking or running. Some of their clothing is custom-made with two distinct necklines to highlight their individual identities.

The Hensel sisters later starred in the uplifting TLC reality series Abby and Brittany, which offered a glimpse into their everyday lives — from driving and traveling across Europe to riding a moped. After the show wrapped up following its first season, the twins had just graduated from college with degrees in education.

In a 2012 episode, Brittany remarked, “The whole world doesn’t need to know who we are seeing, what we are doing and when we are going to do it.” Abby, who controls the right side of their body, agreed, adding, “Yeah, we are going to be moms one day, but we don’t want to talk about how it’s going to work yet.”

Abby has tied the knot.

Back in 2006, the twins shared in a show that they dreamed of one day getting married and starting a family. “Yeah, we’re going to be moms,” Brittany said at the time. “We haven’t thought about how being moms is going to work yet. But we’re just 16 — we don’t need to think about that right now.”

A lot has changed over the past decade. Now 34, Abby has gotten married. According to public records, Abby — who works as a teacher — tied the knot with Josh Bowling, a nurse, in 2021. The sisters later shared photos from the wedding on social media. The couple now lives in Minnesota, where Abby and Brittany were born and raised. Both sisters currently work as fifth-grade teachers.

The wedding news sparked some public criticism directed at the twins.

Shortly after the news broke, the twins faced criticism surrounding Abby’s marriage, as social media trolls flooded the internet with negative remarks. Choosing not to stay silent, they responded directly — using a viral audio clip to push back against the hate.

“This is a message to all the haters out here,” a deep voice declared in their TikTok video, which featured images of Abby, Brittany, and Bowling. “If you don’t like what I do but watch everything I’m doing, you’re still a fan.”

The marriage of one of the sisters sparked a lot of questions from people. One person suggested, “He’s married to both of them yea they may be different people but they have to come together to make decisions. So she had to accept him as a husband as well.” Another agreed, “But will the baby call both of them mom?? I know they are two individuals but share the body.” A third wondered, “What happens when Brittany wants to get married. How will Abbeys husband feel about his wife going off with another bloke and potentially getting pregnant?”

However, most commenters were simply genuinely happy for Abby and Brittany.

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