‘Most identical’ Australian twins share everything – even a fiancé
- Anna and Lucy DeCinque have the same bathroom schedule, work the same job and complete each other’s sentences, or speak in unison
- They’re also engaged to the same man, who proposed to them with identical rings on the ‘Extreme Sisters’ reality TV show
Australians Anna and Lucy DeCinque call themselves the “most identical twins in the world”, and work to live up to their self-proclaimed title.
They’re engaged to the same man, have the same bathroom schedule, and work the same job – one for a salary the other as a volunteer, for legal reasons. They also complete each other’s sentences, or speak in unison.
The twins are one sister duo featured on TLC’s show Extreme Sisters, which debuted its second season on January 23. On it, the DeCinque sisters show their shared life, which includes being engaged to their fiancé Ben, who proposed at the end of season 1 after 11 years of dating the twins. During season 2, the twins also discuss their dream of being pregnant at the same time, then give motherhood a test run with lifelike baby dolls.
Viewers often critique the sisters for their close bond, the DeCinques said. But they don’t regret their lifestyle and said it’s the great joy of their lives.
When I asked them how they felt after filming season 2, they responded in perfect sync. “The show’s made us more extreme,” they pause, then one starts speaking slowly as the other catches pace. I picture them through the phone, locking eyes and reading lips.
“It made us realise how much we love each other and really can’t live without each other. And we work as one person,” they finished.
The DeCinque twins have been dating Ben Byrne for more than a decade and he proposed to them with identical rings that had three bands each at the end of season 1 of Extreme Sisters.