Identical Detroit twins celebrate 90th birthday

Friday, January 30, 2015
Identical Detroit twins celebrate 90th birthday
Helen and her identical twin sister, Lucille, are celebrating their 90th birthday. Despite their age, they are as lively and funny as they have been their whole lives.

DETROIT -- Helen and her identical twin sister, Lucille, are celebrating their 90th birthday.

The sisters have been inseparable since before they were born in 1925. Despite their age, they are as lively and funny as they have been their whole lives.

After getting married, the sisters lived only about four miles from each other. From time to time, they also wear the same outfits.

In "Parent Trap" fashion, Helen and Lucille used their physical resemblance to trick parents, teachers, husbands and each other.

Lucille's husband, Joe, knew from the get-go that they were a package deal. When he met them, he says they were part of a church orchestra. Lucille played the cello, Helen the violin and he says he's been playing second fiddle ever since.

Shockingly, they say they've never had an argument, only disagreements. And the family says they've never heard one say a mean word about the other. They're 100 percent in each other's corner.