Perhaps the most fantastic thing about life on this planet is the unpredictable nature of things.<\/p>\n
Sure, there are times when the unexpected can be upsetting, or even heartbreaking, but there are also plenty of occasions wherein we\u2019re pleasantly surprised by something we thought would never happen.<\/p>\n
Alison Spooner and Dean Durrant look like an average couple from the outside, but it turns out their genes are special indeed. This is evidenced in the miracle that occurred in not just one set of twins they had, but two \u2026<\/p>\n
Black & white twins Hayleigh and Lauren Durrant proudly hold their new sisters Leah and Miya \u2014 who incredibly are ALSO\u2026<\/p>\n
In 2001, twin sisters Hayleigh and Lauren Durrant, from Hampshire, England, were born with different skin colors. One of the twins was white like their mother, and the other was Black like their father.<\/p>\n
When Alison and Dean first discovered they were pregnant with twins, they assumed their babies would take after both of them. When Alison gave birth to Laura and Hayleigh in 2001, however, the parents were met with a surprise.<\/p>\n
Laura had inherited her mother\u2019s light skin, blue eyes, and red hair, while her twin sister had much taken after her father.<\/p>\n
Of course, Alison and Dean were astounded, as were their families. Yet while the phenomenon is extremely rare, it\u2019s not altogether unheard of.<\/p>\n
Growing up wasn\u2019t always easy as their parents had to field questions about how this could have happened and comments of disbelief, and then the girls would face questions from their friends at school.<\/p>\n
On the twins\u2019 18th birthday in 2019, Hayleigh, who has dark skin and hair like her dad Dean, spoke exclusively with The Sun saying they weren\u2019t always accepted.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people can be really rude. They\u2019ll say, \u2018You\u2019re lying, you aren\u2019t twins \u2013 prove it!\u2019 So we\u2019ll reel off the same address or pull our passports out. It\u2019s nice to see the shock on people\u2019s faces.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we went to college it was difficult because there were lots of groups of Asian, white and black kids. The black group were trying to integrate me and I was like, \u2018This is my white twin sister.\u2019 No one could believe it. People look at us like it\u2019s some kind of miracle. I\u2019m still amazed that we are twins.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Lauren, who has her mother\u2019s green eyes and fair hair, said, \u201cPeople just assume we\u2019re best friends rather than sisters, let alone twins.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy with that because she is my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
For a biracial couple expecting twins, there is about a 1 in 500 chance those twins will have different skin colors, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n
Fast forward seven years and Alison found herself pregnant again \u2026 with another set of twins! As Laura and Hayleigh turned 7, their mom gave birth to another set of twin sisters where the same thing happened, and the family made headlines again.<\/p>\n
This time around, Alison was induced at 37 weeks when doctors found that her babies were in the breech position. Immediately after the delivery, the babies were rushed to intensive care due to problems with their breathing, meaning Alison and Dean didn\u2019t get the chance to see them properly.<\/p>\n
When they could finally look upon their new babies, though, they realized that they\u2019d defied yet more odds \u2026 they had another set of miracle biracial twins!<\/p>\n
The girls, Leah and Miya, also had different complexions, making them the only family in the world with two sets of biracial twins. The record family soon also found their way to the Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n
Dr. Sarah Jarvis from the Royal College of General Practitioners told CBS News, that even non-identical twins aren\u2019t that common.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have two eggs fertilized and come out different colors less common so to have it happen twice must be one in millions,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m almost blown away as the rest of them, there\u2019s no easy way to explain it all,\u201d proud dad Dean told CBS News. \u201cI\u2019m still in shock myself even though the first ones were 7 years ago, it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leah and Miya are helped by their two older sisters who have been able to guide them through the challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe younger ones idolise the older ones and are always copying them. It\u2019s like having two Mini-Mes,\u201d said their father.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are best friends and close in every way, apart from looking different. It took me some years to understand the science of how they could appear so different,\u201d their mom added.<\/p>\n
Leah shared: \u201cLauren and Hayleigh are my heroes. I like my older sisters. We want to be like them when we are grown-up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The girls realize they are lucky to have each other and, despite their physical differences, said that they are similar in many ways.<\/p>\n
Hayleigh explained: \u201cWe say the same things at the same time and finish each other\u2019s sentences. Sometimes I know exactly what she is thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n