Abby and Brittany Hensel

Abby and Brittany Hensel
Born
  • Abigail Loraine Hensel
  • Brittany Lee Hensel

(1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34)
EducationBethel University
Occupation(s)Fifth-grade teachers at Sunnyside Elementary in New Brighton, Minnesota[1]

Abigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are American conjoined twins. They are dicephalic parapagus twins (having two heads joined to one torso), and are highly symmetric for conjoined twins. Each has a heart, stomach, spine, pair of lungs, and spinal cord. Each twin controls one arm and one leg. When they were infants, learning to crawl, walk, and clap required cooperation. They can eat and write separately and simultaneously. Activities such as running, swimming, hair-brushing, playing piano or volleyball, riding a bicycle, or driving a car require coordination.

The twins' lives have been covered in the popular media, including Life magazine and The Oprah Winfrey Show. They were interviewed on The Learning Channel in December 2006, discussing their daily lives and future plans. They starred in their own reality television series, Abby & Brittany, on TLC in 2012.[2][3]

Since 2013, the two have been teachers in Minnesota.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Sunnyside was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Conjoined twins 'Abby & Brittany' get their own reality show". Yahoo!TV. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Abby Hensel, Brittany Hensel Reality Show: Conjoined Twins Star In TLC's 'Abby And Brittany'". Huffington Post. August 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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