ASK most twins and they’ll agree that they have an incredibly strong bond but just as many will agree they are still their own person. However, for Renee and Nicole Baillie, being individuals is of little interest to them and it’s their similarities rather than their differences that makes them special. The sisters, 33, from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, have dedicated their lives to doing everything together - including having babies at the same time - and sharing breastfeeding duties.
But while the identical sisters are joined at the hip now, when they came into the world they were easy to tell apart. Speaking in this exclusive interview, Renee says: “When we were born, I was a breech birth. “My tiny arm broke, making it easy for our mum Tracey-Ann and dad Noel to tell us apart.
“But as we grew we were like two little peas in a pod, wearing similar clothes and finishing each other’s sentences. Nicole was always the other part of me. “Our close school mates could tell us apart.
But we loved swapping classes to fool teachers. The one big difference was Nicole was Miss Organised. “But it meant I never had to be - Nicole organised everything.
” As the pair left school, their lives remained in sync. Both sporty, they found jobs in the fitness industry with Renee teaching spin and dance classes and Nicole teaching aerobics. The pair also moved into homes that meant they were just 15 minutes apart with Renee’s partner Julius, 34 and Nicole’s partner Tom, 37,.
