‘Affluenza’ Mom Tonya Couch or Comedian Carrot Top? Twitter Wants to Know (UPDATED)

When Tonya Couch, the mother of “Affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, was extradited to the United States on Thursday, social media noticed something rather interesting about her appearance.

She’s a dead ringer for comedian, bodybuilder and all-around ginger Carrot Top. Like, the resemblance between the two is so uncanny, even deceased psychotherapist Sigmund Freud would return from the grave just to figure out which one was trying to sleep with the other’s parents.

Anyways, Twitter was so enthused about the separated-at-birth scenario that Carrot Top is now trending on the social media platform. Some of its users greatest hits include:

https://twitter.com/FreddieCampion/status/682557545471459328

https://twitter.com/timbinder/status/682563089129181185

https://twitter.com/saraschaefer1/status/682543610450046976

Happy New Year, Carrot Top!

UPDATE–2:49 p.m. ET: Carrot Top caught wind of Twitter’s viral questions about his and Tonya Couch’s uncanny similarities.

[Image via Twitter]

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