Despite growing up in the spotlight due to their unique birth circumstances, they are essentially normal siblings and teenagers.

Born with their abdomens linked, Kendra and Maliyah Herrin share a pelvis, kidney, and liver, and each of them is in charge of one leg.

They were separated in a 26-hour procedure at Primary Children’s Hospital when they were 4 years old by a team of 6 surgeons and 25 support personnel.

The two have been the focus of numerous news pieces, a short documentary, and their mother’s book since the procedure garnered international notice. They also made multiple appearances on Oprah.

They have been photographed and gazed at too often to count by curious individuals before and after the 2006 operation. They have had to consider inclusiveness, diversity, and how to interact