Lydia Connell, 24
When we moved from Norfolk to London in 2016, it was the first time we’d lived away from home. Our parents helped us move into a flat on the 40th floor of a high rise in east London – very different from our family home in the countryside. When the door closed behind them as they left, we both burst into tears.
We’ve since moved to a different part of the city to be near our friends, and we’ve got more into London life.
Family is important to us, and we’ve managed to turn our twin connection into a career – we produce a YouTube channel LucyAndLydia, and have written a book. Working and living together means we spend almost all our waking hours in each other’s company, but we don’t argue. We’ve got our respective bedrooms if we need space, but the most time we’ve spent apart in our lives is three weeks.
Lucy Connell, 24
When we were looking for a flat, we had specific requirements – the space would have to feel like a home, but it would also have to be a good place to film. We fell in love with this flat.
When it came to looking for furniture Lydia and I ended up choosing the exact same pieces – even the same bed frames – without conferring. I honestly feel that because we spend so much time together our brains are connected.
Living together makes our working lives easier – we can bounce ideas off each other. We don’t have an office in our flat, but we have a big table in our kitchen where we both sit at our laptops for hours. It’s our favourite room – it’s open plan, with huge windows. It’s a lovely space to hang out in.
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