Twins, 70, quit sex trade

Twins Louise and Martine Fokkens have quit the sex trade.

Twins Louise and Martine Fokkens have quit the sex trade.

Published Mar 14, 2013

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Twin sisters believed to be Amsterdam’s oldest prostitutes have retired after more than 50 years each in the sex trade.

Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, claim to have slept with 355 000 men between them.

Louise, a mother of four, has said her arthritis now makes some of her work too painful.

The pair were the subject of a documentary film, Meet the Fokkens, and have written a book called The Ladies of Amsterdam.

Both women – who usually dress in identical red clothes – became prostitutes before the age of 20 to survive financially after escaping violent relationships.

The sisters reflected on changes in the sex trade since the 1960s.

Louise said: “It is very different now. We used to sit in the windows with clothes on. Today they are totally naked.” - Daily Mail

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