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© YouTubeTogether again: Samantha and Anaïs

Twin sisters who were adopted and separated at birth were brought back together thanks to a YouTube video.

Raised on different continents, neither Samantha or Anaïs, both 27, knew that the other existed until last year.

Anaïs, a French fashion design student living in London, was left stunned when her friends came across a video featuring Samantha on YouTube and sent her a grab.

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© YouTubeThe original Facebook message
Shocked by their identical appearance, she did some online research and discovered they were both born in the same country and shared the same birthday.

'On February 21, 2013, I received a message via Twitter that would change my life,' explained Samantha.

'It was a mention from a stranger, letting me know that a girl named Anaïs had friended me on Facebook.

She added: 'At first glance, I saw only my own face staring back from her profile picture.

'Yet, after just a few clicks & a personal message from Anaïs, I knew I was about to embark on a journey that no one else had ventured before. '

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After some Skype sessions, the 'twinsters' eventually met up in May 2013 and immediately hit it off.

The pair are now raising funds via kickstarter to complete a feature-length film about their remarkable story.