Long lost sisters are reunited after they both start working at KFC
Two sisters who were totally unaware of one another met for the first time when they both went for a job at the same KFC!
West Midlands sisters Sherrie Smith, 21, and Laura Woodhouse, 17 were not aware of each until two years ago, when Laura’s mother told her she had another sibling. Sherrie had no idea that she had another sister out there in the world, until a message flashed up in her Facebook inbox, after exchanging messages for a while, the pair sadly didn’t meet up.
Their paths were destined to meet though, as a year later they bumped into each other after applying for the same job at their local KFC in Stourbridge, West Midlands where the siblings were both taken on as full-time staff and were even given the same shifts together!
Sherrie spoke of her happiness at meeting Laura, saying:
“I did wonder whether I had any brothers or sisters, there was always that thought. But as soon as I found out about Laura it was like a whole new life had opened up.
“We got in touch on Facebook but never met. I think we were both a bit scared but we were building up for it.
“Suddenly we both found out we’d applied for a job at KFC and it was like fate had finally brought us together.
“When I saw her at the assessment centre I thought, “what do I say? What do I ask her?” When I finally saw her get out of the car, we were both in floods of tears.
“It was so overwhelming seeing her. We get on really well. It’s just a shame that we didn’t get to grow up together.
“Our interviews went really well and it’s great that we now work next to each other.
“Working together will be a really good chance for us to get to know each other more and catch up on lost time.”
Laura added:
“At first I was quite angry as my dad had never told me about Sherrie. But when we first met we clicked straight away.
“We’re both really happy that this KFC store has brought us together and it will keep us together too.
“When I was watching Sherrie at the KFC group interview it filled me with pride seeing how confident she was.
“We told some of the other candidates at the group interview and they even said that we look alike.
“It feels absolutely amazing to finally have an older sister – we’ve already been out for a nice meal in Stourbridge.”
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