There’s just something we love about a famous family (other than the royals, of course).

And when a sparkly new surname bursts on to the scene we find ourselvesutterly obsessed– spending hours upon hours knee-deep in Instagram feeds and scouring the internet for every recorded interview we can find.

Enter: The Bouchards.

We’re talking legions of fans, a sprinkling of minor controversies, and, um,one hell of a gene pool.

They also, funnily enough, have a slight connection to the royal family.

Most children of the Canadian family from Montreal, Quebec are actually named after British royals – most notably, twins Eugenie and Beatrice, who are of course named after Prince Andrew’s daughters.

So who… are they? And why, we assume much to Kris Jenner’s dismay, are people calling them the “new Kardashians”?

Eugenie

The family’s popularity is really all thanks to tennis star Eugenie, who exploded onto the scene when she reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and French Open in 2014, before storming into the Wimbledon final at just 20 years old.

It was during her Australian Open appearance when she first made headlines, after stepping off court to a male TV presenter’s request to “give us a twirl” in order to show off what she was wearing.

The question was, understandably, slammed on social media at the time, with Twitter users questioning whether the reporter would have asked Roger Federer or other male stars the same question.

While Eugenie’s tennis career seems to have stalled (she dropped to number 147 in the world rankings last year) her celebrity status is climbing to peaks comparable to glamorous Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova.

She’s amassed an enormous social media following, and graced the pages ofSports Illustratedand a number of women’s magazines.

She also made headlines when she agreed to go on a date with a fan on Twitter in a flirty bet, when she failed to correctly predict the winner of the 2017 Super Bowl.

Look who came to visit me! ???? @punslayintwoods #superbowltwitterdate pic.twitter.com/LzH0d63taT

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) December 6, 2017

While Eugenie has remained tight-lipped with regards to whether the pair are officially an item, they have caught up at least a couple of times. What a story for the grandkids, right?

And it’s her cheeky interactions with fans which continues to build her following – recently tweeting about a fan in Auckland who held up a gushy banner during the ASB Classic.

His name is Jeffrey and he’s my new boyfriend…….. pic.twitter.com/kexP0c7Pqt

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) January 4, 2019

The 24-year-old has a particularly huge following in Australia, and when she visited Adelaide recently, the Adelaide Strikers and Adelaide United were quick to toss free tickets her way.

Definitely coming back to Adelaide with all these free tickets waiting for me ???? https://t.co/GQJ7lorIqN

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) January 9, 2019

Eugenie has more than 1.8 million Instagram followers and 1.7 million Twitter followers – both feeds filled with glimpses into her glamorous lifestyle.

Beatrice

Eugenie’s older (by six minutes) sister Beatrice has a similar presence on social media, with nearly 285,000 followers.

Beatrice is a professional model, having worked for international brands such as L’Oreal.

Her feed is dotted with snaps of cocktail-laden beach holidays, fancy parties featuring huge glasses of wine, lavish dinners and,well, just photos of her being effortlessly glam: