This fascinating documentary follows 35-year-old Dutch identical twins Lisbeth and Angelique as they wrestle with their love / hate relationship and extreme dependence on each other. Both sisters have anorexia and their struggles with food are agonising to watch. They visit anorexia and twin specialist Janet Treasure in London and at the end of the programme Angelique (the twin most badly affected by anorexia) embarks on a hospital programme. For anyone intersted in the darker side of identical twins this programme will make compelling viewing.
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They need to move out and get their own lives.
It's so sad how a lot of their arguments can be solved with something as simple as a food scale
i’m sorry yuu guys are going through this. i struggled with eating disorder for years its very hard to get better. i hope yuu get better
They seem to be puzzled by the ability of all of the other twins to be happy and have fun. They both sound pretty narcissistic to me. Especially the one threatening suicide. Very neurotic at the very least. How do these people think to be called adults. My great grandchildren behave better. I can’t continue to watch. Ugh.
As a Dutch..they have the weirdest accent. It's almost Flemish but they're living in Amsterdam?
So very dysfunctional and toxic. 😢
Identical twins don't share 100% of their DNA. That's impossible.
What an unnecessarily exhausting life. Lives.
"as they divide their crisps"
🤢🤮🚩
I'm so thankful for my life & all of my blessings. This is so painful to connect too, I couldn't fathom living like this. They need too seperate themselves and live healthier lives. #Parallelism could be the new #Twinning !?
✨🤟☮️ #nohate
These women are not mentally well, that's clear, twins or not!
I noticed that one twin drinks alcohol when the other twin doesn't and will usually have a glass of water. I see them both with glasses of water but only one who drinks alcohol. At the twin festival she was drinking a beer and in other scenes you can see her having a glass of wine. I'm guessing drinks don't count, but just food? Alcohol has a lot of calories and sugar depending on what kind you drink. I hope they can work out a system where they give each other space for periods of time so they can date and do other things
it’s so clear they don’t hate each other they hate themselves and see the other one as the physical embodiment of all their insecurities and weakness. so interesting.
Ted flag if boy friend doesn’t give phone number and has a mysterious illness
Who here thinks the boyfriend staged his illness and subsequent death to avoid breaking up with her? It's just odd that he didn't give her his number and was only able to communicate through another source, the cremation took place without her and that was it. It seemed she was more into their "relationship" than he was.
I remember watching this. Ive never seen such A toxic co dependency issue in my life. They are very VERY sick people and i hope they eventually get the help they need. Also this isn't really rare. Ive seen many articles about twins doing everything together and having an ed as well. So sad.
These women need to separate. It's completely toxic.
Whoa
Being together is what’s killing them
Gawd this is weird
10:06 cringe. These two are insufferable!! They had the nerve to criticize others? Wild
They seem to despise happiness in other people and therefore aren't happy themselves. As far as thinking they're a freak show and twins are a freak show, sounds like projection
I have two sets of twins and are so close, I can't imagine one without the other.
As sad as this sounds, at least they are eating something. Maybe the therapist should work with them to make their meals larger. They can still eat equal amounts of food just increase the amount.
just eat lol
All of this arguing could’ve been solved with a food scale….im just so lost
They’re not identical. They’re different heights…
What conflicted, angry, rude, ill woman, who definitely need intense psychotherapy.
If separating the food into identical components causes so much grief and anger, they should just buy two prepackaged meals. Or have clear bowls and cups that have the milliliters etched into it.
they think dressing the same is pathetic but having to eat the exact same is not??? Come on
OMG, they both act like they're 2yrs old!! The sad thing is both have the same mental illnesses, They both need to be separated from one and other and be treated. Still virgins? 😳 and the one got catfished and doesn't realize it. When they start arguing with each other it sounds like nails scratching on a chalkboard.
Angelique :'they're so happy,it is horrible'
So much pain…..their parents failed them.😢
I really feel like the boyfriend ghosted her.
They are still together. They made an ugly robot to reflect themselves. Lisbeth has children but i wonder if Angel watched her make it with that it stink face on. Cersei Jamie Lannister Vibes
They dont have the right to call anyone pathetic breaking up a chip and measuring wine in a baby bottle.
As someone who struggled with anorexia for 10 years and having a step sister with the same issue, I think they need to be apart from each other. It is such a competitive disorder already, but having a sibling or twin dynamic on top is even worse
What on earth were They eating from a spit at the six minute mark??
I think these two separate souls need to get each their own places, keep in contact but live their own individual lives
I don’t understand what I’m watching. Please help me out. There’s a lot of eating disorders which I’m not understanding where they are coming from then the baby bottle of alcohol?
Sound like Catfish.
These ladies need a lot of help.
They just come across as angry, bitter, unkind women! They pass so much judgment on others! They are just so unhappy and so nasty! I would hate to live and act like that!
This is so disturbing
Those two women are two of the most miserable people I have ever seen. I would never want to meet such negative people. I would have left in the night from that twin to get away from her control issues. Horrible person.
These young ladies have some deep-seated issues that need to be dealt with in therapy. I wonder if they were treated poorly as children or if something else was a factor. They are clinically depressed and really need to get to a healthy place. It is sad to see both of them going through this. I wonder if they were constantly compared to each other growing up. They need help. The one who is seriously depressed is smothering the life right out of the other twin. This is so sad. They are beautiful and talented young kadies and I hope they can both get to a healthy place in life. They need to not compete with each other and learn to embrace each other's uniqueness and talent. Seeing them break "crisps" that look more like crumbs is horrible.
13:54 That is true their whole tone changes
The reason I find this impossible to watch, is because their “tewinness” is going to be heavily embellished for the camera. Do they really eat identical meals down to the last crumb when it’s just them? No way I believe that.
What has happened to the twins? Did they survive living apart?
I'm an identical twin. This is so sad to see. Unbelievable.
I don't know how to spell Rochez name but I just love her voice sounds Love her dance of self and her total attitude. Sorry she's so far away. Like to know her.
Utter BS