Jezebel: Twins

Americans Having More Twins, Evil Or Otherwise, Than Ever Before

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:40:00 EST

Currently multiple births are still a novelty, but the number of twin births is on the rise and at this rate, in a few years red carpets could be overrun with Mary-Kate and Ashley wannabes delivering synchronized SexyFace. It's well-known that the development of fertility treatments has led to an increase in multiples, but new data shows just how drastic the shift has been. In the past three decades, the number of twins born in the U.S. has roughly doubled. More »

Three Sets Of Twins Born In Different Years

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:53:00 EST

On New Year's Eve, three babies managed to enter the world in a different day, month, and year than their twin. In Minneapolis Beckett Humenny was born 6:40 p.m. Dec. 31, 2011, and his sister Freya followed at at 12:26 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2012. In Buffalo, New York, Ronan and Rory Rosputni were born at 11:37 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. respectively. Meanwhile in Tampa, Florida, Jenna Bear was born in last minute of 2011, and her sister Leah joined her at midnight. Blake Bear, the girls' father, says, "It's a great way to end the previous year and start the new year." Not to mention a great reason to demand separate parties when they're older. More »

Doctors Successfully Separate Conjoined Twins Joined at the Head

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:52:53 EDT

British doctors have successfully separated a set of conjoined twins joined at the head, and soon, they will be healthy enough to return home, separately, with their parents. More »

This Week In Tabloids: Kate Middleton Is Pregnant With Twins

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:25:00 EDT

Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we sip from the cups of In Touch, Us, Ok!, Life & Style, and Star. This week, Ryan Reynolds is the father of Sandra Bullock's nonexistent unborn baby; Angelina Jolie is a skeleton wearing affordably-priced cashmere; and in a Very Special Commemorative Royal Edition of the Unsolicited Uterus Update, we learn that Duchess Catherine is carrying not one, but two heirs to the throne. Of course. Pip pip cheerio. More »

The Complicated Ethics Of Twin Reduction

Anna North — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EDT

In one of the many special cases complicating the abortion debate, a number of parents are choosing to abort one fetus when they discover they're carrying twins. This has created an ethical quagmire for parents and doctors alike. More »

16 & Pregnant: Twins Are Weird

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:20:00 EDT

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Last night's season three premiere featured Jordan, a teen who had to cut short her modeling career after she discovered she was pregnant. What complicated matters for Jordan and Brian—the father of her child—was her twin sister Jessica, who was having the hardest time out of everyone adjusting to the changes in Jordan's life to the point where it was really weird and almost creepy. Her biggest bellyaching came about when Brian requested that he and Jordan be the only ones in the room during the delivery, which caused Jessica to have a breakdown. In the end, she was allowed to attend the birth, but all she really did was just stare at her sister, probably thinking, "It's going to look exactly like this when I give birth." More »

Twin Sisters Celebrate 100th Birthday

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:45:00 EST

On Sunday, California identical twins Inez Harries and Venice Shaw will celebrate their 100th birthday. They've always enjoyed confusing people, and say when their mother used hair ribbons to tell them apart, "We'd switch them on the way to school." More »

Woman Gives Birth To Twins With Different Fathers

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:50:36 EST

Somewhere in Northern Poland, the woman had a boy and a girl; the fathers are her husband and the man she was having an affair with. More »

World's Oldest Twins Say Liquor Is The Key To Longevity

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Raymonde and Lucienne Wattelade, French sisters who turn 98 today, have been recognized by Guinness as the world's oldest twins. They live together by the sea and stay active, but say their secret is drinking pastis and whiskey. More »

When Twins Are One Too Many

Anna North — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:41:00 EDT

When Bettina Paige used fertility treatments, she wanted one more child — not two. And so when she conceived twins, she considered selective reduction — a process that challenges our usual view of reproductive choice. More »

16 And Pregnant: Twins!

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:20:00 EDT

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On last night's episode, high school cheerleader Leah became pregnant with twins by a "rebound guy" she'd only been dating for a month. The couple decided to try to make it work, but her feelings for her ex-boyfriend interfered. More »

Evil Twin?

Anna North — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EST

In a disturbing case that seems tailor-made for SVU, a man stands accused of tricking a woman into sex by pretending to be his twin brother. The defense, predictably, says she flirted with him first. [UPI.com] More »

Double Trouble

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:50:00 EST

[New york, December 27. Image via Splash.]

A Baby Story, Starring Sarah Jessica Parker

Anna Holmes — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:40:00 EST

The one on the left looks like she's gonna be trouble. (Is she the Republican?) More »

Retailers Treat Ungaro Like A Hot Potato; No Fashion Line For Ashley Tisdale

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

And now, the cold, hard, retail reality sets in: Neiman Marcus and Net-A-Porter are dropping Ungaro for Spring. Barneys and Saks also aren't ordering. Lindsay Lohan and Mounir Moufarrige, what have you wrought! [Style.com]

Double Trouble

Anna Holmes — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Beijing, October 6. Image via Getty]

Allure Fights Natural Aging Process, Prefers "Nice, Naive" Girls

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:20:00 EDT

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Allure's editors have made a shocking discovery: Whether you're slim or overweight, at some point, your face will start looking older. This month, they tried to recapture their youth by giving a Disney star and self-proclaimed "nice girl" the cover. More »

Woman Conceives Babies 2.5 Weeks Apart

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Due to a rare condition called superfetation, Todd and Julia Grovenburg of Arkansas conceived again two weeks after Julia became pregnant. The babies' due dates are in 2009 and 2010, but they'll probably be delivered together in December. [KFSM] More »

Blah Blah Smart Women Better At Sex • Man Finds Parasitic Twin In Bellybutton

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:20:00 EDT

• Here's the latest in no shit studies: women with higher "emotional intelligence" have better sex than those who cannot express their feelings. Also: nice picture Daily Mail! • More »

Twin Stars

Sadie Stein — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:45:00 EDT

When 15-year-old Leanne Houghton suffered a seizure in the bath and slipped under water, her twin sister, Gemma, had a premonition and ran to administer CPR, saving her life. [Mirror] More »

California To Regulate Fertility Clinics? • Celebrate Square Root Day

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EST

• In response to the public outrage over Nadya Suleman's reproductive choices, now a California lawmaker has introduced a bill to regulate fertility clinics, which currently operate with minimal supervision from the state. • More »

Woman With 2 Wombs Delivers Twins

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:40:00 EST

A Michigan woman with two wombs has given birth to twin daughters, one from each uterus. More »

2 101s In 2009

Maria — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:20:00 EST

A pair of twin sisters in England will celebrate their 101st birthday on January 1. They say the key to living a long life is to "not sit still for too long." [Telegraph] More »

It Doesn't Matter If You're Black Or White

Maria — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:40:00 EST

An English couple have defied odds by having a second pair of "black-and-white" twins. Their first pair (seen here) were born seven years ago. [Telegraph] More »

This Week In Taboids: Angelina Gets Twins (Again), Michael Jackson Is Dying

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:40:00 EST

Welcome back to Midweek Madness. There's no OK! this week because last week's lame-ass Britney issue was a "double." In related news, the glossy is slashing its newsstand price by 50¢, hoping you'll fall for bargain-basement gossip. But you know what they say: You get what you pay for. In any case, this week the news was mostly about Angelina's baby addiction. She's either got one, two, or three on the way, depending on which magazine you read, because she might be knocked up with a baby, or twins, and she might be getting a little African girl for Christmas. Find out more about her uterus, plus the rare disease Michael Jackson is dying from, as Intern Margaret assists in the filleting of Us, Life & Style, In Touch and Star, after the jump. More »

Angelina & Brad: Twins Again?!?

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST

Holy double zygote! Star is reporting that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are having twins. Again. Fertility treatments, duh. More in Midweek Madness. [Star]
Meanwhile, in this clip, Brad Pitt says he thinks Angelina is gorgeous: "I get up some mornings and gasp." [E!]
Pitt's next production: Starring as a British soldier and spy in The Lost City Of Z, an epic flick about Percy Fawcett, who left Victorian society to explore in the Amazon. [Variety]
Wow, don't call it a comeback: Britney's Circus is the number one CD in the country, with 505,073 copies sold (which means it's gone gold). Of course, Oops! I Did It Again sold 1,319,193 units during its first week of sales, which means it was platinum — and eventually went diamond. But congrats! [AP, The.Life Files]

Twin Lifestyle

Maria — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:40:00 EDT

We were remiss in pointing out this interview with Mark-Kate and Ashley Olsen in Times on Friday, but here is one part that caught our eye: "Although it is nearly impossible to imagine Paris Hilton citing Dickens, what most distinguishes the Olsens from their peers in the tabloids is a resistance to certain kinds of recklessness on the one hand and a decidedly less egomaniacal approach to branding on the other. Ms. Hilton commodifies the image of a sexually untamed heiress — herself. But the Olsens sell a wide variety of products that have nothing to do with their lifestyle, a concept they have purposefully left vague." Thoughts? [NY Times] More »

Stunned Hugh Hefner Is Seeing Double

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:10:00 EDT

Loose Lips

Maria — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Ricky Martin is now the father to two twin boys. The children were born via a surrogate mother and are now under Ricky's full-time care. Congrats! • Tom Arnold has just gotten officially divorced from his third wife, Shelby Roos Arnold. Shelby will get $15,000 a month in spousal support for 25 months. Wait, Tom Arnold has that kind of money? • [Perez Hilton, TMZ] More »

Intervention: Dying To Live Up To The Image Of A Twin

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDT

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We often hear about the clear-cut, negative influences that contribute to eating disorders, but rarely hear about the more complex influences that affect the self-image of those who suffer from such diseases. Meet Emily, who was featured on a recent episode of Intervention. Emily had a considerable amount of trauma in her life (her parents' divorce, surviving an assault), but an issue that kept returning over and over was that she never felt like she measured up to her successful identical twin sister, Tiffany. Her way of controlling her life, and creating an individual identity away from Tiffany, was to starve herself. Clip above. More »

Babies Maybe?

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:20:00 EDT

According to reports about reports coming out of France, Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins. Sources say Angie and Brad welcomed their bébés at a Catholic clinic in the country's Aix-en-Provence on Sunday. Why would we just be hearing about it today??? OK! magazine says: "Be warned that you may want to take this news with a grain of salt. After all, remember those prematurely 'confirmed' wedding reports in March that claimed the couple had wed in their adopted city of New Orleans?" Our source at In Touch says: "Not yet. False French rumors." [WENN via ABC News, TheImproper, HollyScoop, Hollywood.com, OK!] More »

Brad Assists As Angelina Carries Heavy Load

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:50:00 EDT

Angelina's Twins Confirmed; Britney Pregnancy Rumors Persist

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Angelina Jolie confirms: She is having twins. You knew that, right? Anyway an exclusive interview scored by NBC's Today show was lifted by NBC's Access Hollywood and now NBC producers are pissed at each other. [Page Six]

Double Trouble For Jennifer Lopez: The Babies Are Born

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST

Jennifer Lopez finally gave birth to her twins: She and Marc Anthony are the proud parents of a boy and a girl. The names have not yet been announced, but we're hoping they don't pick Jenny Jr. and Marc Jr. How about something like Luz and Libertad? [People]

Angelina Pregnant With Tow-Headed Twins?

dodai — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST

Double trouble! Angelina Jolie is reportedly knocked up with two soon-to-be-gorgeous fetuses. (Feti?) The addition of twins means the family will have six kids under the age of seven (and very little sleep). Huh, the tabs that noted Angie's boobs were bigger lately: Were they actually on to something? [Star Magazine]

In the biggest nightmare scenario ever,...

Jessica G. — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:45:00 EST

In the biggest nightmare scenario ever, a pair of twins separated at birth married each other. The man and wife did not discover their shared DNA until after they were hitched. According to a Member of Parliament familiar with the case, the twins "met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation." Ugh. We feel so bad for these Flowers in the Attic, but still: Ew. [BBC News] More »