A Question of Bigamy and Conjoined Twins

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Abby & Brittany : Conjoined Twin Abby Hensel Is Married

Remember conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel? They’re all grown up and have expanded their family.

In fact, Abby has actually been married for several years, tying the knot with Josh Bowling in 2021, Today reported March 27, citing public records. The 34-year-old twins now live in Minnesota with Josh, who describes himself on his Facebook page as a “father, veteran, nurse.”

Brittany and Abby—who were born in raised in Minnesota—first shared their life story in 1996 on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2012, the two offered fans a closer glimpse at their lives and rare condition with their own reality show, Abby & Brittany on TLC. The sisters, who are dicephalus conjoined twins, were born fused together at the torso and remain so as adults. They have separate spinal cords, brains, hearts and other organs but share those located below the waist. Brittany controls the left side of their body, while Abby controls the right.

The twins graduated from Bethel University in 2012 and in recent years, they have worked as teachers at an elementary school in their home state.

While the sisters have spoken about many aspects of their lives on-camera as teens, they have kept their love lives private and shied away from the spotlight for more than a decade.

Abby Hensel, Brittany Hensel, Abby and Brittany Hensel

“The whole world doesn’t need to know who we’re dating,” Brittany said on the 2006 documentary Joined for Life: Abby & Brittany Turn 16, “or what we’re gonna do and everything.”

However, they have expressed interest in having kids.

“Yeah, we’re going to be moms,” Brittany said on the documentary. “We haven’t thought about how being moms is going to work yet.”

After marrying Josh Bowling, a nurse and veteran, Abby gained another family member—his 8-year-old daughter Isabella. The couple officially tied the knot on November 13, 2021. And while the news was shocking to the public, Abby and Brittany have always had starting a family on their minds.

<p>Abby&rsquo;s Blended Family&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Now in their thirties, Abby and Brittany have maintained their privacy since Abby & Brittany aired in 2012. The one-season reality series depicted the young women’s lives as they wrapped up college and entered into adulthood.

<p>Life Outside the Spotlight&nbsp;</p>

Abby and Brittany began working as a teacher shortly after graduating college. When they were initially hired, they shared they were not in a salaried position, but were given separate contracts, and split their pay.

They currently teach fifth grade together at an elementary school in Minnesota.

“Math and science is kind of my strong point,” Abby explained on an episode of Abby & Brittany. “Where Brittany is more focused on the language arts, reading—stuff like that.”

I actually never thought they would get married to anyone. Mainly because of the legal matters involved.

Legally, their husband Josh Bowling can only be married to one of them, but because the twins share one reproductive system, he actually has TWO de facto wives, and any children they have will have TWO mothers. So…..why not just legalize bigamy in this case? 

So as a matter of accuracy, the title of the article should read:

Conjoined Twins Abby and Brittany Hensel Are Married

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