Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher and his twin brother Michael Kutcher appeared in their first television interview together.
44 years have passed since the two brothers were born in Iowa in the USA. The parents didn’t know there were two babies in the womb until the first one came out.
Ashton got there first – Michael five minutes later. While Ashton weighed 4.7 kilos, his brother weighed only 1.8 kilos.
Michael said in a previous interview that his life was in danger that first night and that he was hospitalized for a month before being allowed to go home.
He was also diagnosed with a mild form of cerebral palsy, a brain injury that occurs from the onset of fetal life to the age of two.
The two brothers have a very special bond, and now the two have appeared on the TV show «The checkup with Dr. David Agus» on Paramount+.
I have a new heart
There they speak, by the way, second Entertainment tonightabout the crisis that erupted when they were 13 years old.
Michael contracted myocarditis and urgently needed a heart transplant.
Ashton was a loyal visitor to her brother’s hospital during this time, and the movie star tearfully says in the interview that the desperation at one point became so great that she considered giving her own heart. .
– I remember thinking to myself that if anyone is a matched donor, it’s me. And as this thought process started grinding in my head, this thought came. The idea that “this balcony looks like it’s tall enough to make it through,” says the movie star.
Even Michael holds back tears when he hears his brother talk about the episode.
Michael ended up finding a donor and got the new heart he needed. He has since had another heart operation due to a blood clot.
Despite the siblings’ strong relationship, there were a few years in the 2000s when they didn’t speak to each other. Michael was upset that Ashton was speaking about her health in public.
Michael also admits that he felt jealous of his famous brother, who eventually became a famous model and then an actor.
– There was a time when I felt he got a lot more attention than me. She has affected me and my self esteem to a great extent. But it was about the process of finding out who I was myself, he says in the recent television interview.
They broke up long after all the disagreements.
– We decided to tear down the walls that had arisen due to all these different circumstances, says Ashton.
Michael intervenes:
– When we got back in touch, we talked about everything. I realized that he is still my brother. The world may look at it differently, but I know it. He is my brother, he has never changed and never will.
