Different Ethnic Backgrounds
Their father, Vince, is full caucasian while their mother, Donna, is half Jamaican. With backgrounds like this, the parents were probably anticipating two mixed tone babies, but instead had two babies with completely different complexions. They looked around the same age, but they definitely didn’t look like twins.
Lucy and Maria are not identical twins, therefore they were produced from two separate eggs. Because of this, each twin inherited different genes from the parents. There was no way to predict what skin color the twins would come out with. Nonetheless, this was still a great surprise for everyone.