Twins Marcus and Lucas arrived in the world just 48 minutes apart... yet they have two different fathers. Mum Charlotte Hilbrandt became pregnant by ex-husband Michael AND new boyfriend Tommy when she slept with both men within 48 hours. It means the boys, who turned six last week, are one of only three known sets of twins in the world who are genetic half-brothers, beating odds of a billion to one. “You have a bigger chance of winning the lottery than something like this happening,” said 38-year-old Charlotte. She is the first to admit her boys are like chalk and cheese. Cheeky Marcus, her son by Michael, is short and stout, red-haired with bundles of energy. His twin Lucas, her son by Tommy, is taller, blonde and has a more gentle, calm manner. Even more surprisingly, both dads are very much a part of their lives and Charlotte says they are one big happy family. The story of the twins’ bizarre conception began after Charlotte, who already had two sons by Michael Nielsen, divorced him in August 2004. “After we split up I started to go out a bit more,” said Charlotte. “One evening in the bar this handsome blond man called Tommy Kallehauge came over. We got on well and began to see each other.” But Michael had always hoped to get back together with Charlotte and in the heat of the moment they ended up in bed together on New Year’s Day Worried she might jeopardise her fledgling relationship with Tommy, Charlotte kept quiet about what had happened. “The incident with Michael had been a one-off and I was determined it would stay that way, ” she said. But Charlotte’s moment of madnesscame back to haunt her when a few months later, feeling sick and bloated, she went to the doctor. “He confirmed what I had been dreading... that I was pregnant,” she said. “But that wasn’t all. I was expecting twins.”
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 03:50:26 +0000
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