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Dylan Sprouse reveals he and twin Cole are ‘children of incest’
Dylan Sprouse has revealed a particularly bizarre fact about the Sprouse family tree, leaving both himself and his identical twin brother Cole stunned.
The 34-year-old actor, who came to prominence alongside Cole in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, claims the pair are the ‘children of incest’ after looking into their family history during a recent interview.
Dylan Sprouse reveals bombshell finding
Dylan reportedly began researching his ancestry as a way to learn more about his relatives, only to uncover what appeared to be a long-standing connection between his parents’ families that neither of them knew about.
Speaking on the Wildmen podcast, the actor explained that he had turned to the genealogy website Ancestry to investigate his family background, particularly his father's side. "I’ve found a lot of family members, weirdly, who I never met, because my dad’s side of the family is pretty fractured," he revealed. “I started to talk to them, compare and contrast.”
As he pieced together his relatives' histories, Dylan said he discovered a surprising link dating back to the California Gold Rush during the 19th century, explaining that both branches of his family had traveled west during that period.
The two families subsequently became linked through marriage towards the end of the 1800s, before their descendants eventually went their separate ways, but Dylan believes the family branches crossed paths once again generations later, when his parents met and married, seemingly unaware of their shared ancestry.
The discovery was so unexpected that he decided to call Cole to tell him what he had found.
‘I called Cole, I showed him a picture, I was like, “Dude, I just found out some crazy s***,”’ Dylan recalled.
The actor also explained that he had initially started questioning his family history after finding out that his father's relatives included identical twins, having previously assumed the family's history of twins came exclusively from his mother's side.
‘We had seven sets of twins in four generations,’ he revealed. Offering his own explanation for the unusual pattern, Dylan added: ‘Because it’s the same family!’
He stressed that neither of his parents had been aware of the apparent ancestral connection before he began his investigation.
‘It’s my dad and my mom. They had no idea. So, then I’m looking at this, and I go, “What the hell?”’
Dylan also recounted an unusual family story involving an aunt who he claimed had absorbed her twin while still in the womb, and according to the actor, a cyst was later discovered containing teeth and hair.
“Long story short, Cole and I are children of incest,” he declared.
However, discovering that two people share distant ancestors does not necessarily mean they are closely related, nor did Dylan's account establish exactly how closely his parents may be biologically connected.
Dylan's discovery amid massive family change
The revelation comes as Dylan enters an exciting new chapter in his personal life with his wife, Hungarian model Barbara Palvin, who welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Sylvie.
Speaking to E! News about fatherhood, the actor revealed that his little girl was already beginning to respond to the people around her.
“She’s smiling and laughing at my jokes, which is all a dad can really dream of,” he revealed.