An American teacher who gained popularity on a reality TV series with her conjoined twin quietly married three years ago – 28 years after captivating the world with an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
The former TLC reality star, 34, tied the knot with Josh Bowling, 33, a nurse and United States Army veteran, in 2021, according to public records obtained by Today.
According to Today, the twins are now fifth grade teachers and reside in Minnesota, where they were born and raised. Abby and her sister Brittany, one of only a few sets of dicephalus twins in history to survive infancy, rose to fame on their eponymous TLC show which chronicled their major life events, including their high school graduation and job hunting.
The pair share a single body, and from the waist down, all their organs, including the intestine, bladder and reproductive organs, are shared. Abby controls their right arm and leg, while Brittany controls the left. In a documentary filmed when the girls were teenagers, their mother said they were keen to have children of their own one day, explaining: ‘That is probably something that could work because those organs do work for them.’ “Yeah, we’re going to be moms,’ Brittany agreed.
In another interview, Brittany reiterated their desire to have families of their own, saying: ‘The whole world doesn’t need to know who we are seeing, what we are doing and when we are going to do it. But believe me, we are totally different people.’ Abby added: ‘Yeah, we are going to be moms one day, but we don’t want to talk about how it’s going to work yet.
The Hensels’ Facebook profile photo appears to be a wedding image, with the conjoined twins wearing a wedding dress, while Bowling, in a grey suit, stands before them holding their hand. Bowling’s Facebook page also features happy images of him with the twins enjoying ice cream and traveling together. Additionally, his X profile, which is linked to his Facebook account, reads, “Christian, Father, Husband, Veteran, and occasional gamer.”
Abby’s relationship with Josh, who is a father-of-one, has gone under the radar until now, with the twins leading a quieter life out of the spotlight in the past 10 years.
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