I really love the word 'Doppelganger', it rolls off your tongue and is incredibly difficult not to say in an accent. The whole idea that there is someone out there walking around wearing your face is a really freaky yet really fucking cool concept. (Obviously not if you are an identical twin, you probably find that shit mundane as hell, and are all like 'yeah that's my life!') But for me, not being a twin and all, I find it intriguing. Like how does someone who is not genetically related to me, own my face? WTF?
Last year my friend Cathal found my doppelganger whilst searching the net for images in our Photoshop class. It's a pretty bizarre feeling seeing somebody that looks exactly like you, but is not you.
Here is the image he found:
and here is an image of me for reference:
Brendan Duffy Photographer
I don't really know if these two images do the 'can you see that this bitch stole my face' effect justice as I have almost no images of me from that angle. But shortly after I found this image I posted it on facebook without saying anything. (because I'm a crafty son of a gun) and it fooled a LOT of people, including my folks, my relatives and some of my closest friends. So if you're sitting there reading this and quietly remarking in your head 'I can see some similarities but heck no are they Doppelgangers!' Then screw you sir because we are.
And now a bit about my doppelganger:
Barbara Feldon (aka my Doppelganger, or am I her doppelganger, seeing as she is older? Hmm) is an American model/actress that was born in the 1930's. I had never heard of her before I found out she had my face, but I do know she is alive and kicking! Although she no longer acts, she writes. Her most famous book being: 'Living alone and loving it'.
Ciara K.
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