THE KESSLER TWINS
DEAD AT 89
Revealed
Alice and Ellen Kessler — German twin entertainers who carried out collectively and rose to fame within the Fifties and ’60s — have reportedly died after selecting to finish their lives collectively.
In line with the German information outlet Bild, the previous dynamic duo died at their residence close to Munich, Germany by assisted suicide.
The publication reviews the Kesslers “no longer wanted to live” and “they had chosen to end their lives together.” Authorities have been reportedly alerted after they died.
In Germany, assisted dying is allowed in sure circumstances, following a 2020 ruling by the nation’s highest court docket, which discovered folks have the fitting to finish their very own lives and obtain third-party help — so long as their choice is being made freely and with out exterior stress.
Final yr, the Kessler twins advised Bild they wished their ashes positioned in the identical urn … and be buried alongside their mom and their canine.
The sisters turned well-known for his or her singing and dancing … and all through their illustrious profession shared the stage with legends like Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire and Dean Martin.
Dubbed “The Nation’s Legs,” they have been fixtures on Italian TV exhibits and even appeared on American staples like “The Ed Sullivan Show” and “The Dean Martin Show.”
Alice and Ellen have been 89.
RIP
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