A new development has surfaced in the marriage of conjoined twin Abby Hensel to her husband Josh Bowling.

Former army medic Josh, 34, tied the knot with Abby, 34, in 2021. Abby, who shares her bloodstream and organs below the waist with her sister Brittany, gained fame after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996 and later starred in their own TLC reality series, Abby & Brittany. The sisters are dicephalus conjoined twins, with Abby controlling their right side and Brittany controlling their left.

Shortly after Abby’s marriage became public, news broke that Josh was facing a paternity lawsuit from his ex-wife Annica, whom he was married to from 2010 until 2019. The suit, filed in October 2023 in Minnesota, involved another man named Gavin Vatnsdal.

Court documents revealed that Annica and Josh share an eight-year-old daughter named Isabella, whom they now co-parent. Additionally, Annica welcomed a second daughter after their divorce in 2020.

On April 19, the Minnesota District Court in Washington County took steps to establish paternity following genetic testing conducted on March 7, 2024. According to The New York Post, Gavin Vatnsdal’s representative confirmed that he was the child’s father, not Josh.

In response to the outcome, Vatnsdal’s attorney, Gregory Seamon, stated, “It’s not Mr. Bowling’s child. It’s my client’s child.” Judge Siv Mjanger presiding over the hearing, concurred, stating, “I think all the parties agree that Mr. Vatnsdal should be the adjudicated father and Mr. Bowling should be discharged and taken off the birth certificate. I can grant that motion.”

Abby and Josh addressed the situation on TikTok, acknowledging the public attention, with Josh sharing a message aimed at detractors.

Despite Abby’s marital status, her conjoined twin Brittany is not legally married to Josh and retains the option to marry someone else if she chooses.