Jayla Brenae and her sister Jenae may be identical twins, but their polar-opposite styles and unique personalities have always set them apart. In fact, that might be why Jayla's toddler-age son didn't even realize his mom was a twin until recently, when she dressed up as her sister and threw him for an absolute loop. The impressive transformation is now going viral along with her son's adorable reaction to it all.
Jayla is a popular mom influencer with more than 790K followers on TikTok
Scroll through her feed (@jaylabrenae5) and you'll see that she often posts sweet family videos featuring her two kids, Nyla and Braylon.
@jaylabrenae5 I had to see what their reactions would be..just grateful #christmasgift #gaggift #kidschristmas #toddlerreaction #christmas #merrychristmas ♬ Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
But another ever-present guest on Jayla's TikTok is her twin sister Jenae (better known as "Auntie Nae"), who has an undeniably close bond with her niece and nephew.
@jaylabrenae5 “IT’S AUNTIE NAE!” ❤️ #reunited #auntienae #longdistance #longdistancefamily #christmassurprise #auntielove ♬ Love Story – Frozen Silence
In some videos, Auntie Nae can be seen happily FaceTiming the kids
@jaylabrenae5 Replying to @itssjust.nolatiara but he really was happy about this banana he wanted to show everyone lol #auntienae ♬ original sound – jaylabrenae | influencer
In others, she comes to visit and is pretty much inseparable from them the whole time.
@jaylabrenae5 Whelp I guess when she looks just like mommy but let’s you have whatever you don’t need mommy #auntienae #twintok #auntievsmommy #myheartwillgoon #toddler ♬ My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) – Maliheh Saeedi & Faraz Taali
But despite all of that closeness, Jayla's kids are still pretty young, and apparently they didn't really understand the whole twin thing until it was put on full display.
Over NYE weekend, the sisters decided to have a little fun
First up was Auntie Nae, who strutted out in one of her usual looks — short hair, a graphic tee, comfy sweatpants, and a pair of her trademark white Nikes.
But just seconds later, she emerged looking just like Jayla in a form-fitting cotton maxidress with makeup on and her hair in a bun.
@jaylabrenae5 She let me do her make up and all y’all think she looks like me here!? #twintok #twinning #identicaltwins #turningtwinintome #sisters #transformation ♬ original sound – evie
Jayla's followers were pretty impressed.
"If it wasn’t for the different hairstyles, I would swear up and down that that’s Jayla, omg!" one user wrote.
"I see no difference!!" someone else said.
"Y’all are the same person … literally," another person added.
When it came time for Jayla to become Jenae, things got even more confusing
This time, it was Jayla who came out in the maxidress. As intended, she looked like her usual self, with her hair pulled up into a messy bun, some light makeup on, and a smile on her face.
But when she came out a second time — hair tucked under a baseball cap and all decked out in Auntie Nae's sweatpants and white sneakers — people once again had to do a double-take.
Because it wasn't just that Jayla looked kind of like her sister … it was that she looked EXACTLY like her sister.
@jaylabrenae5 Replying to @nichole_iiesha023 Can I pass for Auntie Nae?! #twintok #identicaltwins #twinning #twinsoftiktok #transformation ♬ original sound – evie
The second transformation shocked a lot of TikTokers
Believe it or not, some didn't even fully believe it was for real.
"NO, this has to be Auntie Nae … waittt!" one user wrote.
"This Auntie Nae, you not fooling me!" someone else added.
"There is NO WAY that wasn’t Nae that just came out that room!!!" another person said. "I know y’all are twins, but that was scary."
But it was Jayla's son Braylon who had the best reaction
In two separate videos, Jayla shared behind-the-scenes clips of how her toddler son reacted to each transformation.
@jaylabrenae5 Replying to @shania__nichole Ssfe to say he’s started to realize we are twins #twintok #twinswitch #auntienae #identicaltwins #prank ♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey
In the first one, Braylon approached Auntie Nae and said, "Hi! You look like Mommy!"
At first, he seems to get that it's not, in fact, his mom. But just a few seconds later, he takes a closer look and asks, "Is that Mommy? Are you not?"
Then, while looking back and forth between Jayla and Jenae, he asks, "Is this Mommy or is this Mommy?"
His confusion is hilarious but also pretty understandable
In a later clip, Jayla once again tries to stump little Braylon when she comes out dressed as Auntie Nae, and this time, it looks like she succeeded.
@jaylabrenae5 Replying to @definitelynotsteph333 the best time he say he wants auntie nae im about to have to dress up and pretend #twintok #identicaltwins #twinning #auntienae #toddlertalk ♬ Sneaky Snitch – Kevin MacLeod
"Come here, Bray," she says while trying to put on her best Auntie Nae voice.
But almost immediately, her son refuses.
"No, no, Auntie Nae!" he says before eventually walking over and giving her their special handshake.
According to his mom, Braylon bought the whole thing
The sweet videos have racked up more than 20 million views on TikTok and thousands of comments. In fact, people loved them so much that they're even asking for more.
"Now y’all gotta do it together, both dressed as Auntie Nae, and see who he picks!" one person suggested.
