‘Y’all Could be Twins’: Cynthia Bailey and Marlo Hampton Look a Lot a Like In New Photo

Cynthia Bailey and Marlo Hampton recently had a small bonding session at the model’s lake house and it looks like the stylist wanted to match her “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star perfectly.

So perfect, in fact, that many fans thought the ladies could be twins.

“Fashionista @marlohampton popped by #lakebailey today for a lil’ tea time. So of course we had to take a selfie😜,” read a caption of a photo of the castmates on Bailey’s Jan. 16 Instagram post.

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The women, with their blond hair accentuated by dark roots, matching brown skin, nude lip color, identical smiles and black outfits, looked a lot like they could be sisters or twins according to fans.

“Y’all look like y’all could be twins.”

“@cynthiabailey10 and @marlohampton you both look like twins today ❤️”

“OMG!!! Y’all look like twins on this pic very beautiful love it❤️❤️”

“She kinda favors you. She can definitely be your sis on this pic. But we all know Marlo and Cynthia are different.”

“You two could go for sisters… Beautiful ladies and definitely the flyest dressers on the show😍😍😍”

This is far from the first time Bailey has been mistaken for another RHOA face.

In November, fans could have sworn that the supermodel and her fellow peach holder Shamari DeVoe were related. The mix-up occurred when the Blaque singer stood on set to take some photos in front of a green screen.

“Is it just me or does she favor Cynthia with this look?”

“She reminds me of Cynthia.”

“Omg For a second I thought it was Cynthia 😬😬”

It was the second time in three months that fans made that mistake. A September photo of DeVoe with her New Edition spouse Ronnie DeVoe also had fans doing a double take.

“Thought it was Cynthia at 1st glance. Must be getting old👓”

“Swore that was Cynthia.”

“She looks like a she could be Cynthia’s first cousin here lol.”

But perhaps the most reasonable case of mistaken identity came when Bailey posed with her Howard University freshman daughter Noelle Robinson. The single mom uploaded a pic of her photogenic teen last month with the caption, “Love like no other ❤️ @noellerobinson #myheart,”

Bailey’s followers quickly mentioned how much the 19-year-old resembled her mom.

“Beautiful she looks just like you here. I thought it was you at first!”

“Twinning💪🏽”

“Mini cynt😍😍”

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