But one woman, who launched a project with her friends called Twin Strangers to see who could find their closest lookalike within 28 days, was left amazed to discover a woman who looked exactly like her living just an hour away.

 

After meeting lookalike Karen Branigan - and staging a photoshoot that went viral - Niamh Geaney was determined¹ to track down her six remaining twin strangers.

 

Just weeks later, the 26-year-old student and TV presenter² found her second lookalike - but a little bit further away from home.

 

In a new video, Niamh, who hails³ from Dublin, journeys to Genoa, Italy, to meet Luisa Guizzardi, who is around the same age and contacted her via her website, twinstrangers.com.

 

When the women finally meet, they excitedly compare similar characteristics and facial features. 'Our movements, gestures and the way we scruffle our nose is similar, we play with our hair in the same way,' observes a shocked Niamh.

 

But they wanted to see how much they really could look like each other so after exchanging beauty tips, the duo staged a photoshoot - and it was pretty impressive.

 

'Not only do we look the same, but we have the same soul,' says Luisa, who works in a hotel. 'Like soulmates.'

 

Niamh adds: 'I really do think I have another friend for life and god help me if I find my seven because they're never going to get rid of me.'

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