When adoptee Debby Zutant met her half-brother, Joe Burns, for the first time aged 36, she felt a powerful attraction. But rather than deny her feelings, the pair quickly grew close. Within two days, they’d become intimate and, despite risking a prison sentence, they got married in July 2015. But, incredibly, the couple’s family and friends are all fully supportive of their controversial relationship.
Debby, now 49, says, “You can’t help who you fall in love with. Before Joe, I’d have sex with men, but it meant nothing. This was different – it was loving and kind.
“The next day, I felt horrified that we’d crossed a line but, deep down, I knew Joe was always going to be part of my life. You can’t experience a connection like that…