Share on FacebookAbby Hensel, one-half of the famous conjoined twin duo Abby and Brittany, is married.
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Public records confirm that the 34-year-old former TLC reality star wed Josh Bowling, a nurse and United States Army veteran, in 2021. The couple now lives in Minnesota, where Abby and Brittany were born, raised, and work as fifth-grade teachers.
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A wedding photo shared on the twins’ Facebook profile shows the sisters in a white gown, with Bowling in a grey suit, holding their hand. Bowling’s social media offers glimpses into their life together, from enjoying ice cream outings to traveling as a family. His profile proudly lists him as a “Christian, Father, Husband, Veteran, and occasional gamer.”
A Life in the Public Eye
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Abby and Brittany Hensel first captured national attention in 1996 when they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Born as dicephalus conjoined twins—a rare condition in which two heads share one torso—they have separate control over each side of their body. Abby controls the right arm and leg, while Brittany controls the left.
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Their lives were later chronicled on the TLC reality series Abby & Brittany, which followed them through college at Minnesota’s Bethel University and on travels across Europe.
Defying Expectations
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At birth, doctors suggested the possibility of separation, but their parents, Patty and Mike Hensel, declined after learning the risks were too great. Instead, they raised their daughters to embrace life without limitations. “We were raised to believe we could do anything we wanted to do,” the twins once said.
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Even as children, marriage was part of the future they imagined. Their father once remarked, “They’re good-looking girls. They’re witty. They’ve got everything going for them, except they’re together.”
A New Chapter
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Abby and Josh Bowling’s marriage is a testament to living life on one’s own terms—proof that love and commitment can flourish in ways that defy convention. For Abby and Brittany, it marks another step in a life defined not by limitations, but by possibility.
