Dylan Sprouse shared a family discovery on Tuesday’s episode of the“Wildmen Podcast”that most people would take to the grave. According to his Ancestry research, both sides of his family were in California during the Gold Rush, married into each other, diverged, and eventually reconnected through his parents’generation. His takeaway, delivered word for word:“Long story short, Cole and I are children of incest.”
The reveal comes with a few unforgettable details. When Dylan told Cole, his twin hung up the phone. He also said the family had seven sets of twins in four generations, and joked that the shared bloodline is the reason. And despite being a few generations removed from the whole thing, Dylan confirmed he does not have webbed toes, so he’s choosing to laugh about it.
The timing is wild given that Dylan and wife Barbara Palvin welcomed their daughter, Sylvie, just last month. What would you do if a DNA test handed you a family secret this big: share it on a podcast, or keep it to yourself?
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