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Watch: Identical twin sisters go viral after giving surreal TV interview in unison

Watch: Identical twin sisters go viral after giving surreal TV interview in unison

Extra.ie​22-04-2025

A set of Australian twin sisters have proved than twin-telepathy is a thing after a viral interview where they recounted a carjacking to a local news station.
The 51-year-old identical twins appeared on 7News Queensland on Monday to share their witness account of the SUV carjacking.
Bridgette and Paula Powers donned matching blue tops which were adorned with bunny rabbits and also had their hair in matching ponytails. Twin sisters Bridgette and Paula Powers. Pic: 7NEWS Australia
They revealed how their mother had tried to help a man who had blood all over his face only to be threatened by the gun-wielding man.
Speaking almost entirely in-sync, the sisters detailed how they had been cleaning when they heard a big bang and thought 'another car accident.'
They said, in unison, that they dropped everything and 'went running out of the front.'
Recalling the story, the sisters even gasped at the exact same time as they explained how a man had told them, 'Run, he's got a gun.'
Parts of the interview saw one twin take the lead, with the other joining in for the end of the sentences and vice versa.
The three-minute interview with the twins has gone viral, with many ranking it amongst the best interviews of all time. Twin sisters Bridgette and Paula Powers appearing on Good Morning Britain in 2016. Pic: ITV
Speaking following the viral interview, the women told SBS News that they have tried to speak separately but can't.
They said: 'We don't know how it happens. Some people say, 'Do you rehearse a conversation?' and we said: 'No, how can you rehearse a conversation?'
The sisters have run the Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue in Landsborough for the past 25 years, where they work to rehabilitate pelicans and seabirds who have been injured.
It's not the first time the sisters have gone viral with the twins frequently appearing on Australian TV.
Eight years ago, the sisters appeared on Good Morning Britain with then-presenter Piers Morgan immediately unable to control his laughter, particularly when the sisters chuckled alongside him.
'This is like Star Trek!' Piers exclaimed.
'Sorry, how can you keep a straight face?' the presenter asked co-host Susanna Reid, 'That's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.'

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