Conjoined Twins Abby and Brittany Hensel Address Photos With Newborn Baby

Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel are reacting to eyebrow-raising paparazzi photos.

The conjoined twins shared a cryptic message two weeks after they were photographed stepping out in Arden Hills, Minn., while holding a newborn baby in a carrier.

In a video shared to TikTok Aug. 31, the former reality stars re-shared several photos of them walking toward their Tesla car in the parking lot while holding the black-and-gray baby carrier and wearing shorts with a multi-colored tank top. And each new image from their outing appeared on the screen in time with the beat of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre‘s song “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang.”

Alongside the clip, Abby and Brittany wrote in the caption, “Blessed.”

Additionally, the 35-year-old sisters included a few pointed hashtags, including “#sisterhood” and “#respect.”

And while Brittany and Abby—who made headlines last year when it was revealed she had tied the knot with husband Josh Bowling in 2021—are making it clear that they are blocking out the noise over how they live their lives, they have yet to disclose whether the child was related to them or not.

However, one aspect of their outing that the pair have set the record straight on? How they approach driving their car as dicephalus conjoined twins, which means they have two distinct upper body systems but share their anatomy from the torso down.

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“We have two licenses and when we got our driver’s license we each had to take the test and we both passed,” the pair explained in unison on their 2012 TLC show Abby & Brittany, with Brittany adding, “When we drive, Abby is control of the gas and the brakes, and we both steer, and I’m in charge of the blinker.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time the siblings have addressed online chatter about themselves. Back in March, they shared a special clapback for the critics of Abby’s marriage to Josh, who is dad to daughter Isabella from a previous relationship.

“This is a message to all the haters out here,” read a March 29 TikTok video featuring pictures of the twins alongside Abby’s husband. “If you don’t like what I do but watch everything I’m doing, you’re still a fan.”

For more on Abby and Brittany’s life together, keep reading.

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Abby and Brittany’s Surprise Arrival

Abby and Brittany were born on March 7, 1990. Their mother, Patty Hensel, shared in a 2007 documentary Extraordinary People: The Twins Who Share a Body that she only expected to deliver one baby when she gave birth based on scans. Abby and Brittany were initially born with three arms, but had one removed as it wasn’t functional.

Patty and her husband Mike Hensel were told Abby and Brittany were inseparable as babies. And while Patty explained that separation may have been possible as the girls matured, the parents chose to keep them conjoined as they were able to live a full, healthy life together.

“We never wish we were separated,” Abby and Brittany both explained in the 2007 documentary. “Because then we wouldn’t get to do the things we can do—play softball, meet new people, run.”

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A Singular Bond

In the 2007 documentary, Abby and Brittany explained that they are often able to anticipate what the other will say when curating an email or online message. In fact, they tend to refer to themselves as one person, unless they disagree. In those cases, they’ll say “Abby says” or “Brittany says.”

They also now share singular social media accounts, which are private and mostly inactive.

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Abby and Brittany Understand the Curiosity—To a Point

Abby and Brittany have long expressed their understanding of people’s curiosity toward their life. Still, they admitted to feeling frustration at the reaction they’re met with in public, especially people taking their photo without permission.

“We absolutely hate when people take pictures of us” Abby explained in 2007. “And we will throw a fit about it, and make them embarrassed.”

Additionally, while doctors were curious about their health and growing process as children, Mike and Patty Hensel did not allow any unnecessary tests be done on their daughters. Brittany and Abby also said the doctor’s office was their least favorite place to go at the time.

“While they are unique, the family wants to treat them like they are just like anyone else,” the family’s doctor Joy Westerdahl explained in 2007. “I have to be mindful of the family’s wishes not to get too involved.”

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Abby’s Blended Family

After marrying Josh Bowling, a nurse and veteran, Abby gained another family member—his 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.

“Yeah, we’re going to be moms,” Brittany said in Joined for Life: Abby & Brittany Turn 16 in 2006. “We haven’t thought about how being moms is going to work yet.”

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Their Foray Into Reality TV

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.

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Life Outside the Spotlight

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.”