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Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Conjoined twin Carmen Andrade elopes with boyfriend of four years
Conjoined twin Carmen Andrade has eloped with her boyfriend of four years. She has revealed she married Daniel McCormack in front of their families on Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford, Connecticut. Carmen - who is a conjoined twin with sister Lupita Andrade - announced the news quietly at the end of a YouTube video titled Overdue Update! 'We should probably also address something else pretty big,' Carmen said in the clip. 'I did get married.' The bride, 25, then flashed her wedding ring and laughed when Daniel came into view, proclaiming: 'I got an upgrade. I'm the husband now.' Daniel, 28, explained that the wedding was a 'small get-together' with 'local family' only - rather than extending the invite wider. 'I don't like those weddings where they invite like the third cousin twice removed,' he said. 'I'm sorry, but great uncle Patrick, whom I haven't seen since I was three, you're not worth a f***ing seat at my table, I'm sorry.' Carmen added: ''It was very pretty. It was in autumn, which made it even prettier.' The content creator then shed some insight about her wedding dress - which she wore alongside her sister. 'I did not wear white. Don't regret it. I don't like white. Not my thing,' she explained. The twin instead decided to wear a long, sparkling emerald gown on her special day. Pictures flashed on the screen as they chatted about the wedding, showing the couple side by side at their outdoor venue. Daniel was dressed in a classic tuxedo and a dark green bowtie to match his bride's shimmering gown. Carmen also made sure to clarify who actually got married in October. 'Before anybody gets it twisted: We got married,' Carmen said, pointing to herself and Daniel. 'But we did not get married,' she added, then including her conjoined sister. The pair met on dating app Hinge in 2020. The newlyweds are now trying to win America's Favorite Couple contest, for which they are in ninth place. Lupita identifies as asexual and said: 'I don't want to get married... because I don't want to.' Before meeting Daniel, Carmen said dating was a 'learning process for everybody.' The sisters previously claimed they have often been inappropriately 'fetishized' over the idea that someone is 'having sex with two people at once.' The Mexico-born twins, who have lived in Connecticut since they were two years old, are attached along their chest walls down to their pelvis, where their spines meet. They have two arms, but only a single leg each, with Carmen controlling the right leg and Lupita the left. The sisters were only expected to survive for three days after they were born in 2001. They were told their separation could result in their death or years of intensive care, so they chose to stay together and have expertly adapted to living life with one another. Both women don't see themselves as disabled either - after admitting that it is only 'a disability if you make it a disability.' When Lupita and Carmen were young, they spent years in physical therapy learning how to sit up and work together to use their legs, and when they were four years old, they took their first steps together.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Conjoined Twin Carmen Andrade Reveals She Quietly Married Longtime Boyfriend Daniel McCormack in Intimate Ceremony
Conjoined twin Carmen Andrade has tied the knot with her boyfriend, Daniel McCormack, in an intimate ceremony Carmen, 25, and McCormack, 28, said their "I dos" in October on Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford, Connecticut Carmen also revealed the exciting news in a recent YouTube clip shared on her and her conjoined twin, Lupita's accountConjoined twin Carmen Andrade has quietly tied the knot with her boyfriend, Daniel McCormack. Carmen, 25, revealed she and McCormack, 28, who met on the dating app Hinge in 2020, "eloped in October with our families" while speaking to Today. Carmen told the outlet that the pair said their "I dos" in front of close family members on Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford, Connecticut. She also mentioned the nuptials at the end of a YouTube video titled "Overdue Update!" that she and her conjoined twin, Lupita, released in May. '[We] should probably also address something else pretty big,' Carmen — who donned a long, green, glittering dress for the ceremony — said in the clip, while holding up her left hand to the camera to show off her wedding ring. "I did get married,' she said, as Lupita insisted, "I did not." The camera then panned out to show McCormack, who said, "Hi! I got an upgrade, I'm the husband now." Carmen said in the clip that the couple had been dating for nearly five years. Addressing her outfit choice in the video, Carmen added, 'I did not wear white. Don't regret it. I don't like white.' She continued, 'Before anybody gets it twisted: We got married,' pointing to herself and her new husband. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Carmen insisted, 'We did not get married,' gesturing to the three of them, while Lupita responded, 'I don't want to get married.' The conjoined twins, originally born in Mexico, have defied odds through the years and have lived far past doctors' expectations, PEOPLE previously reported. Each of the women has a heart, a set of lungs and a stomach. Per Today, the women, who moved to the U.S. when they were babies, are connected at the torso and share a pelvis and reproductive system. They each have two arms, but only one leg. Carmen told the site in 2023 of meeting her boyfriend McCormack on Hinge, "I never tried to hide the fact that I'm a conjoined twin, which meant I got a lot of messages from guys with fetishes." "I knew right off the bat that Daniel was different from the others, because he didn't lead with a question about my condition. I have social anxiety, and I've ended up canceling dates at the last minute, but I felt calm on the way there," she added. Carmen said at the time, "We've discussed getting engaged, but we want to live together first. Daniel and my sister get along really well. It's funny because I stay up later than Lupita, but when Daniel sleeps over, I fall asleep quickly — and he stays up talking with her." She added to the outlet, "Sometimes I feel bad because I want to spend so much time with Daniel. So we try to come up with compromises. Like, (Lupita) will choose where we go out to dinner, or what activity we're going to do. " Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Lupita shared, "I'm asexual, but I want Carmen to settle down. I know that's important to her." Carmen told Today that she doesn't want to have kids, however, she does like being "a dog mom." "Lupita and I can't get pregnant, we have endometriosis and we're also on a hormone blocker that prevents us from menstruating," she explained at the time. PEOPLE has reached out to Carmen for a comment on her wedding, but didn't immediately hear back. Read the original article on People
USA Today
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Conjoined twin Carmen Andrade got married, and many have comments. Has it gone too far?
As conjoined twins, Carmen and Lupita Andrade are used to intrusive and inappropriate comments. After all, the 25-year-old sisters have spoken about receiving unwanted questions on TikTok and YouTube, where they've amassed over 18,000 and 255,000 followers respectively. So it's not a shock that now that news is circulating of Carmen's wedding last October, the sisters are once again getting fielding endless comments from people on the internet. "I know we're all wondering the same thing here…" one person wrote on Instagram, in a comment on Today's post sharing the news. "My mind cannot comprehend..." wrote another. "I could write and produce a 6 season TV show with the questions I have in my head (right now)." The Andrade sisters have made it clear they're done answering people's questions, at least for now. Carmen put it bluntly in her Instagram bio, writing: "this isn't a Q&A account. Don't care about your curiosity like you didn't care about my feelings" A post shared by Carmen Andrade (@carmen_soland) Carmen and Lupita aren't the only conjoined twins who've dealt with unwanted attention. Last year, Brittany and Abigail Hensel − conjoined twins who starred on the series "Abby & Brittany" in 2012 − received similar commentary when reports surface Abigail had a private wedding in 2021. Experts in disability and media studies told USA TODAY at the time the heightened fascination around the Hensels' personal relationships illuminates a lot about how people treat and talk about those with unusual bodies. The same holds true for the Andrade sisters. More: Conjoined twins Abby, Brittany Hensel back in spotlight after wedding speculation. It's gone too far. The truth is, conjoined twins, like anyone else, deserve to live a normal life and not spark discussion when they do so. "We see something where this is unusual, this is exciting, this is a little out of the ordinary, and it's not something that many people are equipped to talk about very well," Elizabeth Ellcessor, an associate professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and author of the book "Restricted Access: Media, Disability, and the Politics of Participation," previously told USA TODAY. Ellcessor noted a lot of comments and media coverage present events like these as "something remarkable" but it's helpful to remember people "get married all the time." Why are people so fascinated by Carmen Andrade's wedding? Carmen and Lupita Andrade shared details of Carmen's wedding at the end of a YouTube video posted in late May. In it, the twins revealed Carmen married her boyfriend Daniel about seven months prior in a small ceremony with just their local family members. In a Today article published July 10, Carmen shared they eloped in October. Today reports Carmen and Daniel met on the dating app Hinge in 2020. Not all the attention the twins have received in the wake of this news has been negative; they've gotten plenty of supportive comments too. "Love seeing people happy," one person wrote on Instagram. "At this point love is love. No judging," wrote another. A post shared by Carmen Andrade (@carmen_soland) On the one hand, fascination around conjoined twins is to be expected, Alice Dreger, a historian, bioethicist and the author of "One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal," previously told USA TODAY. After all, conjoined twins are rare, and people are often fascinated by the lives of those in unusual circumstances. "People have always been fascinated by conjoined twins because they obviously represent a challenge to the way we think about individuality," Dreger said. "We normally think of individuality as being about one person existing in one expansive skin, and, for conjoined twins like Abigail and Brittany, they are are obviously two people in one expansive skin." More: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez are having a luxury wedding. The internet is enraged. This fascination, however, becomes problematic when it gives way to exploitation and the violation of others' privacy. The Hensel twins, for instance, have kept a relatively low public profile outside their television appearances, giving the impression they aren't interested in sharing every detail of their lives with the world. The Andrade twins have been open with answering some questions on social media, but on their own terms − and they've made it clear they find constant questioning from the public exhausting. What health & wellness means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's Keeping It Together newsletter Ellcessor explained fascination around conjoined twins' romantic relationships is especially inappropriate, because it often stems from "prurient sexual interest." Therefore, it makes sense that conjoined twins tend to "have no interest in answering follow-up questions" on this topic. "This is not anyone else's business," Ellcessor added. How should we talk about Carmen and Lupita Andrade? Ellcessor added it's essential for any discussion about conjoined twins' private lives to happen on their terms, not anyone else's, and to let the twins take the lead on what's OK for speculation and what's not. "The best advice is to prioritize their voices and their wishes," she said. "What do they want to share? What do they want us to know?" It's also important to remember to treat people with unusual bodies as human beings rather than as anomalies. Is 'the spark' a red flag? Sometimes. Experts say look for this in a relationship instead And, if they choose to not open their lives to discussion, it's important to respect that. "The experience of having a body that's different depends on the culture that's around you," Dreger said. "In fact, throughout history, most conjoined twins have chosen to live in small towns for I think exactly this reason: that they can live peaceful lives without constant interference."
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Conjoined twin Carmen Andrade MARRIES longtime fiancé… and had a very special requirement for her dress
Conjoined twin Carmen Andrade has quietly married her boyfriend of four years after meeting on dating app Hinge. Carmen - who is a conjoined twin with sister Lupita Andrade - recently told Today that she married Daniel McCormack back in October in front of their families. The couple, who met on Hinge in 2020, 'eloped' and got married on Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford, Connecticut. The duo, along with Lupita, had previously announced the news quietly at the end of a YouTube video titled Overdue Update! 'We should probably also address something else pretty big,' Carmen said in the clip, 'I did get married.' The bride, 25, then flashed her wedding ring and laughed when Daniel came into view, proclaiming: 'I got an upgrade. I'm the husband now.' Daniel, 28, explained that the wedding was a 'small get-together' with 'local family' only - rather than extending the invite wider. 'I don't like those weddings where they invite like the third cousin twice removed,' he shared. The couple, who met on Hinge in 2020, 'eloped' and got married on Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford, Connecticut 'I'm sorry, but great uncle Patrick, whom I haven't seen since I was three, you're not worth a f***ing seat at my table, I'm sorry.' Carmen added: ''It was very pretty. It was in autumn, which made it even prettier.' The content creator then shed some insight about her wedding dress - which she wore alongside her sister. 'I did not wear white. Don't regret it. I don't like white. Not my thing,' she explained. The twin instead decided to wear a long, sparkling emerald gown on her special day. Pictures flashed on the screen as they chatted about the wedding, showing the couple side by side at their outdoor venue. Daniel was dressed in a classic tuxedo and a dark green bowtie to match his bride's shimmering gown. Carmen also made sure to clarify who actually got married in October. 'Before anybody gets it twisted: We got married,' Carmen said, pointing to herself and Daniel. 'But we did not get married,' she added, then including her conjoined sister. The newlyweds are currently trying to win America's Favorite Couple contest, for which they are in ninth place. Lupita identifies as asexual and said: 'I don't want to get married... because I don't want to.' Before meeting Daniel, Carmen said dating was a 'learning process for everybody.' The sisters previously claimed that they have often been inappropriately 'fetishized' over the idea that someone is 'having sex with two people at once.' The Mexico-born twins, who have lived in Connecticut since they were two years old, are attached along their chest walls down to their pelvis, where their spines meet. They have two arms, but only a single leg each, with Carmen controlling the right leg and Lupita, the left. The sisters were only expected to survive for three days after they were born in 2001. They have been told that their separation could result in their death or years of intensive care, so they chose to stay together and have expertly adapted to living life with one another. Both women don't see themselves as disabled either - after admitting that it is only 'a disability if you make it a disability.' When Lupita and Carmen were young, they spent years in physical therapy learning how to sit up and work together to use their legs, and when they were four years old, they took their first steps together.
