Overview
- Celina and Joseph Quinones used a 23andMe at-home ancestry kit to explore her heritage and the results showed they are cousins.
- Celina said the discovery made her feel sick and led her to briefly consider divorce before the pair chose to remain together.
- The couple posted the result on TikTok, where the video drew millions of views and a barrage of hostile comments about their relationship and children.
- The family later learned Joe’s paternal grandmother was adopted, which they say explains why no one recognized shared relatives at their wedding.
- They created a dating platform called Before We Be to help people check for close kinship before starting relationships.