Stars from the TV show, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding twins Bill Smith and Joe Smith were found dead in an apparent joint suicide. The 32-year-old twins were found dead early Saturday morning.
The hit UK show, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding unveiled the secretive world of Gypsy communities and most importantly their over the top weddings. The hidden life of the Gypsy and Irish traveler cultures in the UK were then explored on US television through TLC. Cameras gave audiences a rare look into the misunderstood community. The show showcased their extravagant wedding celebrations of the community that lives alongside, but are free from, the mainstream society. Watching the Gypsey community partake in century-old religious and cultural traditions made for interesting TV and became a hit in the US as well.
It has been reported by TMZ that two stars of the show, Bill and Joe, have died in what appears to be a joint suicide. According to the law enforcement report, the 32-year-old twins were found hanging in a tree in Sevenoaks, England. The bodies were found around midday in a wooded area. The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding alumni starred in the 3rd season of the series, nearly a decade ago. Back then, Bill and Joe were 24-year-old and working as gardeners. The two had reportedly just celebrated their 32nd birthdays on December 16th.
Right now, the authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the two men. However, the police at the scene are confident that their deaths were suicide by hanging, and there was no foul play involved. Celebrity Big Brother winner, Paddy Doherty confirmed the tragic news on his Facebook. He wrote a post about the twins, calling the news a “terrible, terrible tragedy.” He wrote, “I’m very sorry for their troubles from the bottom of my heart. May God look after them, may God have mercy on them, they are two angels, harmless, they were unbelievable.”
In this tragic double suicide of these two brothers, there are people all over the world sending condolences for the My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding family. Rest in peace, Bill and Joe.
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Source: TMZ