DNA reveals couples are cousins after three kids together

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By Enitan Abdultawab

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Two happily married couples were left in shock after a 23andMe DNA reveals that they are cousins.

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The couples named Celina and Joseph Quinones, had wedded after a four-month relationship, had three children together but the wife always questioned the ancestry origins of the kids due to a disparity in their skin and hair colours and textures.

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Celina, who spoke on the Love Don’t Judge podcast, said: “I started really diving into my DNA because I wanted to find out my heritage – my daughter is really dark-skinned, and my son has curly hair my middle child is light-skinned, and everyone would ask ‘what are you what are you?’ I couldn’t really give an answer except Native American.”

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Hence, she confirmed that the couples decided to go for a DNA, but was left shattered from the results of the test.

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“When I realised that we were cousins I was a little sick to my stomach, and was thinking, ‘Should we get a divorce? Are we even supposed to be together?”

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Celina, however, said that their indecision prompted her to post a video of her talking about the situation on TikTok but was met with several shocking comments, but racking up millions of views in the process.

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“I did not know it was going to blow up that big.” She revealed the cruel responses, adding: “One person on there said ‘this is so disturbing, why would you marry your cousin?’

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What was amazing was that none of Celina and Joseph’s relatives knew each other at their wedding.

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The couples later realized that Joe’s father’s grandmother had been adopted, which caused the mistake because of poor record-keeping.

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“Colorado seems so big, but it’s really not that big. Everyone knows everyone, and most likely, everyone is related”, Celina said.

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To avoid this situation to happen to other people, the couple created a dating app, Before We Be, for prospective couples.

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