{"id":6884,"date":"2024-12-24T15:56:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=6884"},"modified":"2024-12-24T15:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:56:42","slug":"a-family-gifted-with-rare-black-and-white-twins-gets-the-same-blessing-7-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/a-family-gifted-with-rare-black-and-white-twins-gets-the-same-blessing-7-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"A family gifted with rare black-and-white twins gets the same blessing 7 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>It\u2019s amazing to see the Durrant family as a whole; they are a remarkable family of six who have overcome some fairly incredible obstacles.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When Dean Durrant and Alison Spooner had their first set of twins in 2001, everyone was immediately entranced.<br>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hampshire, England-born twin sisters Hayleigh and Lauren Durrant, who have different skin tones, were born in 2001. While the black twin resembled their father, the white twin was more like their mother.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC1-1.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4170\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>When Alison and Dean first found out they were having twins, they assumed the kids would be just like them. However, after Laura and Hayleigh were born in 2001, Alison\u2019s parents got a surprise.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Laura had received her mother\u2019s light skin, blue eyes, and red hair, unlike her twin sister who mostly resembled her father.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Of course, Alison and Dean\u2019s family and friends were in disbelief. Although the event is incredibly rare, it does occasionally happen.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC2-1.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4171\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up wasn\u2019t always easy as their parents had to field questions about how this could have happened and comments of disbelief, and then the girls would face questions from their friends at school.\n\n\n\n</p><p>On the twins\u2019 18th birthday in 2019, Hayleigh, who has dark skin and hair like her dad Dean, spoke exclusively\u00a0saying they weren\u2019t always accepted.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC3-1.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4172\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people can be really rude. They\u2019ll say, \u2018You\u2019re lying, you aren\u2019t twins \u2013 prove it!\u2019 So we\u2019ll reel off the same address or pull our passports out. It\u2019s nice to see the shock on people\u2019s faces.<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.facebook.com%5C/sharer%5C/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D53086541580%26set%3Da.53083641580%26type%3D3&amp;display=popup&amp;ref=plugin&amp;src=post%5C%22">\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we went to college it was difficult because there were lots of groups of Asian, white and black kids. The black group were trying to integrate me and I was like, \u2018This is my white twin sister.\u2019 No one could believe it. People look at us like it\u2019s some kind of miracle. I\u2019m still amazed that we are twins.\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC4-1.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4173\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Lauren, who has her mother\u2019s green eyes and fair hair, said, \u201cPeople just assume we\u2019re best friends rather than sisters, let alone twins.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI\u2019m happy with that because she is my best friend.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>For a biracial couple expecting twins, there is about a 1 in 500 chance those twins will have different skin colors, according to the BBC.&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC5.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4174\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>After only seven years, Alison discovered she was expecting twins once more! When Laura and Hayleigh aged 7, their mother gave birth to another set of identical twin sisters, and the family once more made headlines.\n\n\n\n</p><p>This time, when the babies were discovered to be in the breech position, Alison was induced at 37 weeks. Due to breathing issues, the newborns had to be sent to intensive care right away, depriving Alison and Dean of the opportunity to spend quality time with them.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC6.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4175\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>But when they could finally see their newborns, they saw that they had overcome yet another set of challenges\u2014they had another set of miraculous mixed twins!&nbsp;\n\n\n\n</p><p>In addition to having distinct skin tones, the daughters, Leah and Miya, made their family the only one in the world to have two sets of multiracial twins. The family of records quickly made it to the Guinness World Records.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Even non-identical twins are uncommon, Dr. Sarah Jarvis of the Royal College of General Practitioners told CBS News.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC7.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4176\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo have two eggs fertilized and come out different colors less common so to have it happen twice must be one in millions,\u201d she added.<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.facebook.com%5C/sharer%5C/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D394546621580%26set%3Da.394543636580%26type%3D3&amp;display=popup&amp;ref=plugin&amp;src=post%5C%22">\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; \u201cI\u2019m almost blown away as the rest of them, there\u2019s no easy way to explain it all,\u201d proud dad Dean told CBS News. \u201cI\u2019m still in shock myself even though the first ones were 7 years ago, it\u2019s amazing.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Leah and Miya are helped by their two older sisters who have been able to guide them through the challenges. \u201cThe younger ones idolise the older ones and are always copying them. It\u2019s like having two Mini-Mes,\u201d said their father.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThey are best friends and close in every way, apart from looking different. It took me some years to understand the science of how they could appear so different,\u201d their mom added.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.viral-stories.online%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/01%5C/CC8.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-4177\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah&nbsp;shared:&nbsp;\u201cLauren and Hayleigh are my heroes.&nbsp;I like my older sisters. We want to be like them when we are grown-up.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>The girls realize they are lucky to have each other and, despite their physical differences, said that they are similar in many ways.&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.facebook.com%5C/sharer%5C/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10154949379036581%26set%3Da.433292451580%26type%3D3&amp;display=popup&amp;ref=plugin&amp;src=post%5C%22">\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; Hayleigh&nbsp;explained:&nbsp;\u201cWe say the same things at the same time and finish each other\u2019s sentences.Sometimes I know exactly what she is thinking.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p><strong>The world works in mysterious ways, but one thing\u2019s for sure: Alison and Dean are lucky to have been blessed in such a way.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-embed' is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio><div class='\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"'>\n<iframe loading='\"lazy\"' title='\"Black' and white twins width='\"500\"' height='\"375\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/kTVvmT2bioo?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Such a strikingly beautiful family that could teach us all a thing or two about celebrating our differences. 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