It's always a pleasant surprise to find out that you share the same birthday as someone else.
But to be born on the exact same day and have the same name – now that's a tad coincidental.
Here's a disclaimer though: For those who are numerate and understand probability and statistics, there is about a 50 per cent chance that two people have the same birthday in a random group of 23 people.
Born on the same day, month and year
Regardless, former Miss Universe Singapore Jaime Teo recently took to Instagram to reveal that she was born on the same day, month and year as former DJ Jamie Yeo.
Both women are born on April 17, 1977.
In addition, Teo and Yeo also happen to share the same-sounding first name, but spelt differently.
In her post, Teo also revealed that their daughters, Renee and Ally, were born in the same year.
She also revealed that they get along well:
"They don't get to meet up much but when they do, they pick up right off where they last left off. Just like their mommies .
Always happy to see the girls hanging out, esp when they spent all afternoon playing board games!"
However, observers of local entertainment will note that the coincidence that intertwine both women extent beyond just their names and daughters' ages.
Both women were previously married to local radio deejays, whose surnames are Ong.
Teo was previously married to Daniel Ong, while Yeo was previously married to Glenn Ong.
Daniel Ong has left the industry, while Glenn Ong is still in it.
Great minds think alike
On Instagram, Teo also showed a shiny pair of earrings that were presumably given to her by Yeo.
She said that it was the "exact design" that Teo would have selected for herself.
Yeo also uploaded a photo on her Instagram, describing that Teo was "definitely more artistic and fit" than her:
View Teo's original post here:
Top photo via Jaime Teo/Instagram