Twin babies with different skin colours have become Instagram stars
Two seven-month-old twins have become Instagram sensations after their mother started posting snaps of the doe-eyed duo online.
Isabella
and Gabriella Shipley are fraternal sisters and are therefore
non-identical, which is why they look strikingly similar despite having
different skin colours.
'We have received a ton of love from our posts,' the twins’ mother, Clementine Shipley, told Essence.
Despite only launching the Instagram account in July, it has already
racked up a substantial 13,000 following. While most of the comments
are in praise of the adorable children, the account has been subject to
some trolling, Shipley confessed, with some followers zoning in on the
fact that one of her daughter’s has a notably lighter skin tone than the
other. 'From time to time we've ran into negative comments about
Gabriella's colour, if she's loved and if she considered beautiful
because of her darker complexion,' she said.
However, the majority of Shipley’s followers are as enamoured by the
beautiful children and their distinctive colouring as their doting
mother. 'Oh my goodness, how beautiful are your girls!!!!!!!!!' wrote
one enthusiastic commenter on a recent post. 'Wow they are cuties.
Gorgeous eyes!' added another.
The young mother also revealed that
many followers wrongly assume her daughters are mixed-race when they
are in fact 'African-American,' she said, adding that grey eyes run in
the family. In addition to the twins, Shipley also has a third child,
Angelina. The two-year-old is a regular feature on Shipley’s popular
Instagram feed, @littlestronggirls, and is apparently a 'wonderful big
sister' to the two twins, she said.
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