The continued growth of Abby's spine was surgically halted after Brittany prematurely stopped growing. Brittany's leg is in fact nearly two inches shorter than Abby's and Brittany tends to stand and walk on tip-toe which has made her calf muscle significantly larger than Abby's. It was removed, leaving the shoulder blade.Ībby's head tilts laterally outward about 5 degrees to the right, while Brittany's tilts laterally at about 15 degrees to the left, causing her to appear shorter even when seated. At birth, they had a rudimentary arm between the bases of their necks attached to a shoulder blade at the back, being combined parts of Abby's left arm and Brittany's right arm. The twins have a single body with separate heads and necks, a chest that is wider than average, two arms, and two legs. They were raised in New Germany, Minnesota, attended Mayer Lutheran High School in Mayer, and graduated from Bethel University in St. The twins were born in Carver County, Minnesota, to Patty, a registered nurse, and Mike Hensel, a carpenter and landscaper.
They starred in their own reality series, Abby & Brittany, on TLC in 2012. They were interviewed on The Learning Channel in December 2006, discussing their daily lives and future plans. The twins' progress has been covered in the popular media, including Life magazine and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Activities such as running, swimming, hair brushing and driving a car require coordinated action. They can eat and write separately and simultaneously. As infants, learning to crawl, walk, and clap required cooperation. Each has a separate heart, stomach, spine, pair of lungs, and spinal cord.Įach twin controls one arm and one leg. They are dicephalic parapagus twins, and are highly symmetric for conjoined twins, giving the appearance of having a single body without marked variation from typical proportions. It turns out that doctors didn’t even know that Brittany and Abby’s parents were expecting twins as their heads perfectly lined up during the ultrasound.Abigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are American conjoined twins. The twins were born in Carver County, Minnesota, but that wasn’t the amazing thing about their birth. Brittany and Abby Hensel made waves as soon as they were bornīrittany and Abby Hensel were the talk of the town as soon as they were born on March 7, 1990. Amazingly, it seems people still can’t get enough of the twins as they find themselves back in the limelight each time they have a major announcement to make to the world. Perhaps that’s how some people have missed some pretty huge announcements in their lives? After all, many years have passed since they first burst onto the scenes, and it seems Brittany and Abby are more determined than ever to carve their own paths in the world. Just because they are used to sharing their lives with the rest of the world doesn’t mean everyone knows all there is to know about Brittany and Abby. This was just the start of their time in the limelight, as the sisters have enjoyed plenty of attention ever since.
Amazingly, the pair got their chance to showcase their lives to the world through their show ‘Abby and Brittany’ that ran on TLC in 2012. After all, the sisters are more than just twins they’re conjoined twins. However, there was something even more captivating about Brittany and Abby Hensel – and it didn’t take people to fall for the twins like never before.
Reality TV stars have often made a huge name for themselves thanks to their time on the small screen.