Conjoined Twins Abby and Brittany Hensel Appear to Respond to Online Attention Over Abby’s Marriage

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The Hensels, who became known after appearing onThe Oprah Winfrey Showin 1996, reside in their home state of Minnesota and are now fifth-grade teachers, according toToday.

On his own Facebook page, Bowling has also shared photos of him spending time with the twins, while his X (formerly Twitter) profile, reads, “Christian, Father, Husband, Veteran, and occasional gamer.”

When they were born, doctors offered to separate the twins however their parents, Patty and Mike, decided against it after being told their daughters had little chance of surviving the surgery.

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“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, perABC.“But our parents never let us use that as an excuse. We were raised to believe we could do anything we wanted to do.”

source: people.com