Aussie twins captivated the internet for speaking in unison
The 51-year-old Sunshine Coast sisters went viral online after they were captured speaking in perfect unison during an interview in the aftermath of a violent carjacking on Monday.
Dressed in matching blue scrubs with a rabbit pattern, the pair described how their mother went to help a bloodied man only to be confronted with the gun-wielding car thief.
'One guy, he was up there with our mum. He went up there and he was coming back down toward us,' one said, as the other finished her sister's sentences.
'And he goes 'run, he's got a gun!'' the sisters said at the exact same time.
Their unique ability to speak in sync stunned viewers around the globe, along with their matching outfit and hairstyles.
The pair said they have tried not to speak in unison, but it is impossible.
'We don't notice it ourselves when we're getting interviewed,' Bridgette told SBS News.
'There is a lot of negative comments on Facebook … because some people are saying, 'It's fake. How can you rehearse a conversation?'
'You can't. It's us, and we've tried not to talk together, and it's impossible.'
It is also not the first time the sisters have been in the spotlight.
In 2016, Paula and Bridgette appeared on Good Morning Britain, with former presenter Piers Morgan calling it 'one of the greatest interviews I have ever conducted in my life'.
The pair also share a love for wildlife and have run the Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue in Landsborough for the last 25 years.
Just a give-minute drive from Australia Zoo, the sanctuary rehabilitates seabirds and pelicans who've been injured in the wild.
The sisters are hoping their viral moment can help raise funds for their lifelong passion.
Funds will go towards mounting food bills and ongoing care costs, repairs to their ageing building and installing a disabled toilet for visitors.
Paula and Bridgette called for answers from the Queensland Government in October last year after two birds, an eclectus parrot and an extremely rare white crow, were seized from their care.
Officers from the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) took Bonnie the parrot and Luca the crow from Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue, claiming the sisters did not have approval to keep them.
During a routine compliance check by DESI, the sisters were told they needed a permit for Bonnie and Luca was not on any 'species management' list.
The Twinnies offered to get a licence for Bonnie and pay $900 for her back, and to pay for her shelter until that happened.
Despite being promised the birds would not be euthanised, Paula and Bridgette told Daily Mail Australia they had learnt both had been killed in April 2024.
Meanwhile Molly the Magpie, who was taken from her family and two canine companions due to a lack of permit, was returned to Gold Coast couple Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen following the intervention of Queensland Premier Steven Miles.
The Powers were mentored by the late and great Steve Irwin, who was mesmerised by their intuition and understanding of animals.
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