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Entertainment duo the Kessler twins die by assisted suicide, aged 89

Alice and Ellen Kessler died by medical aid in dying at age 89, choosing a joint assisted suicide after decades as iconic entertainers in Europe.

  • Entertainment duo the Kessler twins, Alice and Ellen, died by joint assisted suicide at the age of 89 on November 17.
  • The German twins became celebrities in Italy as the 'legs of the nation' and icons of elegance and stage presence since the 1950s.
  • The twins wished to have their ashes interred in the same urn along with their mother and dog, as per their statement to German tabloid Bild last year.
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Born on the same day, working together, that's the calling card of German twins, legendary dancers Alice and Ellen Kessler. On November 17th, they decided to end their lives together. They committed assisted suicide under the supervision of doctors, in their home near Munich. They were 89 years old.

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Bild broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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