{"id":206059,"date":"2025-11-18T17:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/kessler-twins-die-by-suicide-alice-ellen-were-89\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:27:46","slug":"kessler-twins-die-by-suicide-alice-ellen-were-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/kessler-twins-die-by-suicide-alice-ellen-were-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Kessler Twins Die by Suicide: Alice &#038; Ellen Were 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The legendary Kessler Twins, Alice and Ellen, have passed away.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201950s and \u201960s, the Kesslers became famous across the world as an entertainment duo.<\/p>\n<p>They chose to end their lives as a pair, as well, by assisted suicide.<\/p>\n<p>The late twins were 89.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"The Kessler twins in December 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-540675 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-2048x1351.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-960x633.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-1080x712.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-1200x791.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ellen and Alice Kessler attend the \u2018Circus Krone Christmas Show 2014\u2019 at Circus Krone on December 25, 2014.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Hannes Magerstaedt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-kessler-twins-have-died\">The Kessler Twins have died<\/h2>\n<p><em>Bild <\/em>reports that twins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/news\/kessler-zwillinge-starben-gemeinsam-trauer-ueber-ihren-tod-691b120458d2cfb625f5eca3#fromWall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alice and Ellen Kessler have died<\/a> at their home near Munich, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the 89-year-olds \u201cno longer wanted to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After careful consideration, \u201cthey had chosen to end their lives together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They died on November 17.<\/p>\n<p>Per the report, after they died, authorities were informed of their passing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"Alice and Ellen Kessler in January 1956.\" class=\"wp-image-540676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-2048x1557.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-960x730.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1080x821.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1200x912.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"Alice and Ellen Kessler in January 1956.\" class=\"wp-image-540676 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-2048x1557.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-960x730.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1080x821.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-1200x912.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">25th January 1956:  Twin dancers Alice and Ellen Kessler wearing a new hair style called \u2018Physalis\u2019 created by Carita and Alexandra in Paris. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Keystone\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Germany did not always allow medically assisted dying. <\/p>\n<p>But, as a nation often on the forefront of human rights, the country legalized the process to end one\u2019s life following a 2020 court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, under the right circumstances, people have an inalienable right to end their lives and to receive assistance.<\/p>\n<p>There are exceptions, of course. It must be fully voluntary, which also means without external pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Some nations legalize medically assisted death only to see the depressed and unhoused pressured to simply die rather than seek assistance improving their lives. It is imperative that all nations avoid this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Kessler twins in October 2025, mere weeks before they died.\" class=\"wp-image-540677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Kessler twins in October 2025, mere weeks before they died.\" class=\"wp-image-540677 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler during the Circus Roncalli \u201cARTistART\u201d premiere at Werksviertel M\u00c3\u00bcnchen on October 24, 2025. This was mere weeks before their deaths.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Hannes Magerstaedt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alice-and-ellen-have-been-famous-for-over-70-years\">Alice and Ellen have been famous for over 70 years<\/h2>\n<p>Born on August 20, 1936, the Alice and Ellen rose to fame as the Kessler Twins in the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>As children, they took ballet classes. They managed to escape East Germany with their parents in 1952.<\/p>\n<p>The Kesslers would go on to perform ballet in various European nations. They even met Elvis in Paris, once.<\/p>\n<p>In 1959, they represented West Germany in Eurovision, performing the song \u201cHeute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh\u2019n\u201d (\u201cTonight We Want to Go Dancing\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>From there, they moved to Italy, with their roles becoming more serious as people developed greater respect for their careers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-690x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alice and Ellen Kessler in 1971.\" class=\"wp-image-540678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-768x1140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-1380x2048.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-647x960.jpg 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-728x1080.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-809x1200.jpg 809w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-scaled.jpg 1725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-690x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alice and Ellen Kessler in 1971.\" class=\"wp-image-540678 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-768x1140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-1380x2048.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-647x960.jpg 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-728x1080.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-809x1200.jpg 809w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-scaled.jpg 1725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Identical twins Ellen and Alice Kessler make their London debut at the Savoy Hotel, UK, 2nd May 1971. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jack Kay\/Daily Express\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alice and Ellen Kessler also enjoyed significant popularity in America.<\/p>\n<p>They appeared on <em>The Ed Sullivan Show<\/em>, which most living Americans do not remember but many have at least heard of.<\/p>\n<p>The twins also shared the stage with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, and Dean Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Alice and Ellen received numerous awards and accolades, including honors from various governments over the years.<\/p>\n<p>At 40, they posed for the cover of the Italian edition of <em>Playboy <\/em>\u2014 making it the best-selling (Italian) issue up to that point.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"The Kessler twins in September 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-540679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-2048x1441.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-960x675.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1080x760.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1200x844.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"The Kessler twins in September 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-540679 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-2048x1441.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-960x675.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1080x760.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-1200x844.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1118_kesslertwins_05-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ellen and Alice Kessler attend the Dorotheum Munich Hosts Cocktail Reception on September 16, 2014.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Hannes Magerstaedt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-they-lived-out-this-latter-half-of-their-lives-in-relative-obscurity\">They lived out this latter half of their lives in relative obscurity<\/h2>\n<p>In 1986, the Kessler twins moved back to Germany.<\/p>\n<p>They settled in Gr\u00fcnwald \u2014 which was also where they chose to die, nearly 40 years later.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, not everyone can understand why Alice and Ellen decided to end their lives. They clearly did not feel a need to explain, and they do not owe us explanations.<\/p>\n<p>We should keep in mind that there are people who grapple with suicidal ideation due to mental illness. In them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/diana-areas-cause-of-death-fitness-influencer-was-39\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suicide<\/a> is the final stage of a terminal illness.<\/p>\n<p>But there are people in history who, due to to physical ailments, inescapable persecution, or other causes have chosen to die. These are not the same.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone in your life is struggling with this topic, please seek help. Call or text 988 or chat <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/988lifeline.org__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!xstZYD4AbXf0LaB3IqKVOtjtvRshAZeK_thC8G4jTkSPgw1On9BVzh0v4EF5VdXJcCRY2gMkHk0Wk23rMHpnHVIszS-M8A%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>988lifeline.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/alice-ellen-kessler-twins-die-by-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes The legendary Kessler Twins, Alice and Ellen, have passed away. In the \u201950s and \u201960s, the Kesslers became famous across the world as an entertainment duo. They chose to end their lives as a pair, as well, by assisted suicide. The late twins were 89. 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