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US late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel 'loses his mind' over viral Aussie twins Bridgette and Paula Powers after their bizarre interview shot duo to worldwide fame

US late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel 'loses his mind' over viral Aussie twins Bridgette and Paula Powers after their bizarre interview shot duo to worldwide fame

Sky News AU24-04-2025

Australian twin sisters Bridgette and Paula Powers have defended their unusual speaking style in an interview with an American TV host who said he was "losing his mind" over their unique synchronicity.
The Sunshine Coast sisters spoke on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday as they continue to garner international media attention following their viral interview with Seven News Queensland, during which they spoke in sync.
Bridgette and Paula finished each other's sentences when they told Seven of the moment their mother faced an alleged gunman in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle crash he is claimed to have caused in the Sunshine Coast suburb Palmview on Monday.
After playing their viral interview with his audience, Kimmel declared Bridgette and Paula's unison-speaking style is "real."
He called for the women to be given their own reality TV show "immediately" and joked he was "losing (his) mind right now" over their synchronous speaking.
Dressed in identical outfits, Bridgette and Paula told Kimmel they "annoy a lot of people," but those who can't "stand hearing us talk" should "simply turn off the TV."
Kimmel replied, 'I love it; I don't find it annoying at all.'
'This seems like a comedy show, and I know it's not, but do you speak in tandem on purpose?" he asked the sisters who founded Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue.
"No, no, no, this is us, and that's how we are," they said together.
"We go out shopping. yes, we do confuse a lot of people, like the policeman the other day; we freaked him out."
'Well, Bridgette and Paula, I want to thank you, and if you ever want to come, we would love you to visit (the US) sometime, show you our pelicans, and take you around,' Kimmel said.
The sisters, known affectionally as the "twinnies", said their mother was "doing great" after they claimed the gunman allegedly threatened her as he emerged from the crash that killed a woman on Monday.
"And one guy, he was up there with our mum, and he went up there, and he was coming back down towards us," they told Seven.
"And he goes, 'run, he's got a gun, and our hearts started to pound, and I said, 'Mum, where's mum?'
"And poor mum was stuck up there, but apparently our brave mum she goes, 'Are you alright?' Because he had all blood all over his face.
Bridgette and Paula finished each other's sentences as they said the alleged gunman told their mother, "I'll shoot you".
"And the guy goes to her, 'I'll find you, and I'll shoot you'," they said.
The sisters have been media figures for years and in 2016 told TV's Good Morning Britain their unique ability comes from a lifelong bond of sleeping in twin beds, wearing identical clothes daily, and sharing a single phone.
On Tuesday, detectives charged a 41-year-old Tewantin man with 15 offences in relation to the six-vehicle crash.
A passenger of a Nissan, a 22-year-old Upper Mount Gravatt woman, died of her injuries sustained in the crash.
The driver of the Micra, a 22-year-old Strathpine man, was transported to hospital with minor injuries.
The offender exited the Porsche armed with a firearm and allegedly shot the driver of a white SsangYong Rexton, a 62-year-old Branyan man.
The man was being treated for his injuries at Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

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