The Truth About Danielle Busby's Twin Sisters

Danielle Busby and her twin sisters are likely very familiar with the old saying that goes, "It takes a village to raise a child." After all, that saying is especially true when you have more than one child to raise, and such is the case with Danielle, husband Adam Busby, and their six children. The stars of TLC's reality series OutDaughtered became famous when Danielle became pregnant with the first set of all-female quintuplets in the United States.

Then, after the Busby quints were born, Adam and Danielle became even more well-known for their TLC show. They appeared on television screens across America and soon won over fans everywhere. But fortunately, they didn't do it alone. By their side the entire time was Danielle's twin sisters, Ashley Mowbray and Crystal Mills — or, as OutDaughtered fans know them better as, Aunt KiKi and Aunt LiLi. Danielle's sisters, who are twins, have made multiple appearances on the show, but, aside from that, there's not a lot known about the pair. The truth about Danielle Busby's twin sisters is that, while they both look a lot like Danielle, they're different in a lot of ways.

Given as how Danielle Busby's twin sisters, Ashley Mowbray and Crystal Mills, are twins, it's no wonder that they would have quite a bit in common. But on top of their similar features and shared birthday, Mowbray and Mills also have something else in common: They both have two children! Specifically, they each have one son and one daughter.

Danielle Busby probably isn't too shocked by this, as she's always been aware of the bond between Mills and Mowbray. "My sisters are twins, and I remember growing up, and them kind of having this intuition at times," she explained in a May 2016 interview with Channel Guide Mag. Clearly, Mills and Mowbray still have that twin connection going strong as adults. 

Both twins have posted adorable photos of their families of four, with Mills shared a sweet selfie with her loved ones and Mowbray sharing some adorable shots of her kids. Busby's twin sisters may be all grown up, but they aren't any less connected.

Even though Danielle Busby's twin sisters are, obviously, twins, that doesn't mean they don't have their differences. While Ashley Mowbray seems to be a little more reserved than her two sisters — she isn't as active on social media and doesn't appear on OutDaughtered as much — Crystal Mills is outgoing.

In an interview with Channel Guide Mag, Busby was asked to describe her daughter Olivia Marie, and she compared her to Mills. "She reminds me a lot of my sister Crystal — Kiki — in that she likes attention and she likes to always be talking about something," Busby said. Mills is certainly childlike in spirit. She even participates in videos for TikTok, the social media platform that is popular among teenagers, and posts a lot of dances to her Instagram. Obviously, Mills has a ton of energy and likes to be in the spotlight — that's for sure.

It can't be easy to live your life on reality television with the potential for millions of people to be watching your nearly every move. But when your sister is the star of a huge reality show that's broadcast all over the country, it must be a complicated mix of emotions as to whether or not you want to appear on the show as well. However, it seems as though Danielle Busby's sister Crystal Mills is a huge fan of OutDaughtered, one of the best shows on TLC, and she loves being on TV.

In one Instagram post promoting the show, Mills wrote, "Yay! Coming to a tv near you!" Along with some laughing emojis, she continued, "Can't wait for you all to see us again." Obviously, OutDaughtered isn't about Mills and her own family, but it seems that doesn't make appearing on the show any less fun for her.

Dedicated fans of OutDaughtered know that there is one person who is especially beloved by both the Busby family and viewers at home. That person is Uncle Dale! Dale Mills, who is Crystal Mills' husband, appears on OutDaughtered pretty regularly, and he almost always has something funny to say.

Not only are Crystal and Dale total couple goals, with their sweet posts together on Instagram and entertaining takes on TikTok challenges, but Dale himself is a great addition to the OutDaughtered cast. In one scene of the show, the Mills are babysitting the quints, who have changed a lot since they started appearing on OutDaughtered, and have a pizza party with "Chef Uncle Dale." It's seriously adorable, and at one point, when Dale offers the quints water, Crystal jokes, "Who comes to KiKi's house and has water?" Dale responds, "Oh, my bad, y'all want vodka?" It was hilarious, and it just goes to show how Danielle Busby's sister and brother-in-law are the perfect additions to OutDaughtered, stealing the show with their jokes.

Instagram influencers are all the rage, and, as Danielle Busby is the star of a reality series, it would make sense for her to be one. But believe it or not, one of her sisters is actually sort of an influencer. Crystal Mills, who is super active on social media, has posted several sponsored content posts on her Instagram over the years.

In one post, Mills posed for a selfie alongside a bottle of a popular detox tea brand. "For the last couple months, I've been pairing my workouts with @teamiblends detox because I genuinely love being a #teamipartner," she captioned the post. In another, Mills advertised a subscription box service around Christmastime. "A gift to myself this holiday season? Don't mind if I do! I love being a #fabfitfunpartner because it feels like I'm treating myself each season when this box shows up at my doorstep," she wrote. 

Mills might not be as well-known as her reality TV star sister, but she's still making the most of her following.

Though the Busbys aren't native Texans (before the Busbys were famous, they lived in Louisiana), they certainly got the feel of the Houston area when Hurricane Harvey hit. It was a tragic experience, but the Busbys were able to band together at the time with some help from one of Danielle Busby's twin sisters who was their neighbor. Crystal Mills lived just down the street from the Busbys, and, when the hurricane hit, they were there for each other.

On her It's a Buzz World blog, Busby wrote about how her family really came together during the crisis. "Hurricane Harvey had us house bound for quite a few days," she explained. "We had to find lots of ways to entertain six kiddos. Thankfully we had a few breaks in the rain and were able to sneak outside and take a walk down the street to Aunt KiKi and Uncle Dale's house." She added, "It is so awesome to have family so close by us, because Blayke was able to stay preoccupied with cousins."

As a mom herself, Crystal Mills obviously knows how to handle children. But Danielle Busby's sister is also a master at wrangling the quints along with her own kids. That can't be an easy feat, but somehow Crystal makes it look easy when she appears on episodes of OutDaughtered.

Specifically, in one episode, Crystal and her husband, Dale Mills, are babysitting for the Busbys, and, while he is totally overwhelmed, she is more at ease. "I'm excited. I don't know if Dale's excited to take on the challenge," she said. There's even a moment when Crystal expertly manages to hold a kid on one hip while also helping some of the others up the stairs. It just goes to shows how great of a mom Crystal is. Whether it's her own kids or the Busby quints she's caring for, Crystal knows how to deal with rowdy children — she's practically an expert at it.