The marriage of one of the Hensel conjoined twins has taken a surprising turn

After the news that one of the Hensel conjoined twins had secretly married a few years ago, a new event has occurred that puts their marriage in danger.

Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel, who previously appeared on the TLC reality show Abby and Brittany, They revealed that Abby had actually married nurse Josh Bowling in 2021.

Abby and her sister Brittany earn their living as teachers, although both have had to explore separate careers. They are two-headed conjoined twins, which means they share blood flow and all organs below the waist.

They have lived a life in the media glare, documenting their experiences on the TLC series Abby & Brittany, a reality show of sorts.

This program, which is no longer on the air, showed his daily life: from driving to traveling around Europe and riding a motorcycle, culminating in earning a degree in education. Now 34, Abby said she secretly married Josh Bowling, a nurse and U.S. Army veteran.

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After the series ended, the sisters embarked on a new career path as teachers, teaching fifth grade in Minnesota, their home state in the United States. It was in this environment that Abby started her family, marrying Josh Bowling in 2021. News of the wedding has only become known now, three years later.

According to Today, the secret wedding was a low-key event and only recently have images of the conjoined twins dressed as brides celebrating their love and new life begun to see the light of day on social networks and the media.

While the twins are cautious about sharing their new life on social media, on their Facebook page you can see how Josh, Abby and Brittany, along with Josh’s daughter, enjoy a life full of outdoor activities, like long walks or tubing in the pool. to snow.

Abby and Brittany have separate organs in the upper body while sharing most organs located at or below the belly button., an exception is the spine. Two hearts with a shared circulatory system.

Conjoined twins each have completely independent thinking. It is possible that each controls one arm: but they are two bodies stuck together. One whole brain regulates one half and the other the other.

Controversy with ex-wife

Married as of 2021, Abby’s recently announced husband Josh has become the subject of a paternity lawsuit from his ex-wife.

According to the New York Post, Minnesota court documents show that the lawsuit was filed in October 2023 by Bowling’s ex-wife, Annica, and that another man named Gavin Vatnsdal was also named in the lawsuit.

Records show a “genetic test report” was submitted last month, but does not reveal the result.

Josh and Annica married in 2010 and separated in 2019, the couple shared custody of a daughter from that relationship.

Their divorce was finalized in 2020, and Annica had another daughter that same year, though the lawsuit does not clarify which child the paternity test is for.

Since the wedding was announced, some people have expressed surprise that only one of the conjoined twins would be getting married, since Brittany is not married to Josh and could legally marry someone else if she wanted.