Two times lucky

A black man married a white man. Is that weird? certainly not. But if I said they had twins, would that surprise you? No. But what if I said that one of the twin was black and the other white? I can hear you say, 'No way'. But after 6 long years, if the same couple had another set of twins, a rarity in itself, but what makes this weirdest of weird is that the twins were once again, a black and white. How weirder can it get!!

Mixed-race couple 'produce one white twin and one black twin'

By Mirror.co.uk 31/12/2008

A mixed-race couple who had one black and one white twin daughter seven years ago have defied the odds and done it again.

Dean Durrant, 33, and Alison Spooner, 27, of Fleet, Hampshire, have had another set of twin girls with different coloured skin - Miya has her father's black skin and Leah is white like her mother.

The couple's first set of twins arrived in 2001, with blue-eyed, red-haired Lauren taking after her mother while Hayleigh has black skin and hair like her father.

Mr Durrant said: "We didn't think it was even possible when we had Lauren and Hayleigh - and it didn't cross our minds that it could happen again. But we are just delighted that it has."

Ms Spooner added: "I was shocked when I first found out I was pregnant with twins again - but I never thought for one second they would turn out the same as last time."

Miya and Leah were delivered by Caesarean section at Frimley Park Hospital, in Surrey, at just 37 weeks of pregnancy after scans revealed both babies were breach.

Ms Spooner said: "After the babies were born they weren't breathing properly, so they were taken to a special care unit.

"It wasn't until about five days after they were born that we saw them side by side for the first time.

"And when they were together it was clear that one was darker than the other. It was unbelievable."

"Now the girls are back home with us and are very healthy. Lauren and Hayleigh think the new arrivals are fantastic."


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