By now, you may have seen headlines about Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel. But why are they making news?

Yes, their TLC series Abby & Brittany ended more than a decade ago, but fans are always curious for more on the conjoined twins, who are among the longest-living dicephalic parapagus conjoined twins ever.

Especially after Abby married Josh Bowling in 2021, catapulting the sisters back into spotlight. And, more recently, the twins stepped out for a rare public outing, joined by an adorable baby. In pictures shared by TMZ, the sisters (Abby is on the left, Brittany the right), wore a black tank top and khaki shorts as they strapped a car seat into their Tesla. 

And while it's unclear if the baby is theirs, starting a family has always been the plan for the 34-year-olds.

"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."

But they will make it work. It's what they've been doing since birth. 

"We never wish we were separated," Abby and Brittany—they tend to speak in unison—explained in their 2007 documentary Extraordinary People: The Twins Who Share a Body. "Because then we wouldn't get to do the things we can do—play softball, meet new people, run."

Though, let's be clear, they are not one person. "We are totally different people," Brittany added. "We usually bargain with each other like, ‘If you do this, I'll do that.' Or we take turns."

While they each have their own heart, lungs, stomach and a kidney, the Minnesota-based duo share a colon, rectum, reproductive organs and bladder. They do, however, have separate body temperatures. 

"It's so weird," Abby explained on 2012's Abby & Brittany. "I get super hot way faster, and there's a distinct red line all the way down—legitimately—my legs are sweating, everything. It's awful, and she's fine."

For a deeper dive inside their world, keep reading...

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." 

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. 

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.”

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.  

"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."

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. 

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.”