The Veronicas Jessica Origliasso celebrates her 36th birthday and insists she’s ‘still here, still queer’ after split from from fiancé Kai Carlton
The Veronicas Jessica Origliasso celebrated her 36th birthday with her twin sister Lisa on Christmas Day.
And she shared a special tribute to their mother with a throwback photo to the day they were born.
On Friday, Jessica posted another photo of herself in a fierce animal print dress, along with the caption: ’36. Still here. Still Queer.’
‘Still here, still queer’: The Veronicas Jessica Origliasso celebrated her 36th birthday with twin Lisa, on Friday. Jessica (pictured) thanked fans for their well wishes and wrote: ‘Merry Christmas angels’
‘Officially now the same age as my goddess mama when she had us. Thank you to everyone for the birthday love,’ she said.
‘Love is fluid / infinite and it is as free as we are. All we ever have is this moment! Merry Christmas angels.
She added: ‘I truly appreciate you all more than words.. the energy you give far surpasses what I ever could have imagined in this cyber matrix of connection. Finding the real in the unreal.’
Thankful: Jessica also shared a special tribute to their mother with a throwback photo to the day they were born. She added in the caption, ‘Officially now the same age as my goddess mama when she had us’
Jessica also made sure to greet her twin, writing: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY QUEEN @lisa_veronica.’
The post comes after the singer split from her American musician fiancé, Kai Carlton, 23, in October.
She announced their engagement was over via Instagram Stories, telling fans she ‘was not afforded any real explanation’ for their separation, and wished to put the relationship ‘behind her’.
Split: The post comes after the singer split from her American musician fiancé, Kai Carlton (right) in October. She announced their engagement was over via Instagram Stories
Distance: The pair had been living apart for close to eight months amid COVID-19 travel restrictions – with Kai residing in Los Angeles and Jessica based in Brisbane
Over: Jessica announced her engagement to Kai, who is a transgender male, in October, 2019, just shy of a year before their split
The pair had been living apart for close to eight months amid COVID-19 travel restrictions – with Kai residing in Los Angeles and Jessica based in Brisbane.
Jessica announced her engagement to Kai, who is a transgender male, in October, 2019, just shy of a year before their split.
Meanwhile, Lisa also shared her own birthday post, sharing a video of herself with their 71-year-old mother Colleen, who is living in 24-hour care in Brisbane.
Family: Jess’s twin Lisa also shared her own birthday post, sharing a video of herself with their mother Colleen, who is living in 24-hour care in Brisbane. She said in the caption, ‘Thank you for all the birthday love xxx Jessie and I are spending it together in the arms of our mama bear’
The Hook Me Up hitmaker wrote in the caption: ‘The greatest gift you can ever be given is the gift of unconditional love. MERRY CHRISTMAS angels.
‘Thank you for all the birthday love xxx Jessie and I are spending it together in the arms of our mama bear,’ she added.
Lisa and Jess’ mum Colleen was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia about two years ago, which causes a sufferer’s thinking, memory and movement to slowly deteriorate.
Caring: Lisa and Jess’ mum Colleen was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia about two years ago, which causes a sufferer’s thinking, memory and movement to deteriorate