Amy Duggar King has a few strong words to say to Jim Bob Duggar following the release of the documentary Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets! The 36-year-old took to TikTok
02.06.2023 - 11:39 / usmagazine.com
Peeling back the curtain. Jill Duggar is using her voice in the new docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
The 32-year-old is one of many former followers of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) featured in Prime Video’s four-part series, which debuted on Friday, June 2. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar‘s daughter appeared alongside her husband, Derick Dillard, and cousin Amy Duggar in the deep dive into the Duggar family’s rise to stardom — and fall into scandal.
“There’s a story that’s going to be told,” Jill said in the first look at the series last month. “And I would rather be the one telling it.”
Jill and her siblings got their start on TLC in 2008 with the premiere of 19 Kids and Counting. The reality series gave fans a glimpse inside the lives of the Duggar family, who raised their children to follow strict fundamentalist beliefs and conservative lifestyles.
After 10 seasons, TLC canceled the show in 2015 after Jill’s brother Josh Duggar was accused of molesting several girls when he was a teenager — some of whom were his sisters. Jill and her sister Jessa Duggar were later identified as some of the victims, and they appeared on Megyn Kelly‘s show at the time to defend their family’s name.
“This was something that’s already been dealt with,” Jill said through tears during the 2015 broadcast, claiming that she felt “revictimization” through the media frenzy surrounding the scandal. “We’ve already forgiven Josh. We’ve moved on.”
Looking back on the situation nearly 10 years later, Jill confessed in Shiny Happy People that she would’ve handled it differently. “I believe strongly that victims should always be protected. Victims should always be cared
Amy Duggar King has a few strong words to say to Jim Bob Duggar following the release of the documentary Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets! The 36-year-old took to TikTok
Jill Duggar Dillard is speaking out about how she and her siblings were allegedly exploited by their father, Jim Bob Duggar, while starring on the reality series "19 Kids and Counting." The 32-year-old television personality and her husband, Derick Dillard, appeared in the new docuseries "Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets," which premiered June 2 on Amazon Prime Video. "Shiny Happy People" focuses on the family at the center of the hit TLC show, which ran for 10 seasons over seven years from 2008 to 2015.
Jill Duggar Dillard was the only of the 19 Duggar children to participate in the new docuseries, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
The Duggar documentary is making a big splash, with a lot of folks speaking out about how much it resembles their own childhoods — and others calling out what they see as straight up child abuse.
Jill Duggar shared her story in the bombshell docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — and more of her relatives have begun to chime in.
Jill Duggar is thankful for her support system amid the media whirlwind surrounding her famous family.The former reality star took to Instagram this week to share a rare PDA pic with husband Derick Dillard. The couple are seen sharing a smooch in an idyllic setting by the water in the photo, which also celebrates Jill's upcoming book.«I’m so incredibly grateful for my man @derickdillard,» she captioned the sweet shot.
Jinger Duggar Vuolo is well aware of the new Prime Video docuseries about her family,. But the 29-year-old daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar didn't feel the need to participate in the show, despite her sister, Jill Duggar Dillard, and cousin Amy Duggar King's involvement.Back in January, Jinger released her memoir,, in which she opened up about her faith journey and her complicated relationship with the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) that her parents taught herself and her siblings growing up.But though she's been outspoken against the practices, Jinger opted to not appear in the docuseries.«I was actually approached and asked to participate in the docuseries, but I thought that from my perspective, I really wanted to make sure that I was able to share my story in my own words and in my own timing,» Jinger recently told.
Amy Duggar King revealed that she reached out to her cousin Josh Duggar‘s wife, Anna Duggar, amid the family’s legal drama.
That’s her man. Jill Duggar gushed over husband Derick Dillard following the release of Prime Video’s docuseries, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
Telling her truth. While Jill Duggar has been outspoken about her difficult relationship with her family over the years, she still has love for the people who raised her.
the Duggar family when they were just a clan of 16, featured in the 2004 documentary. The supersized Baptist brood's fame grew along with their family, eventually leading to the hit TLC reality series, which followed their adventures in home schooling, courtship and family expansion. After the show's cancellation in 2015, fans continued to follow the Duggars on six seasons of their follow-up seriesas well as on their various social media pages. Led by parents Jim Bob and Michelle, the Duggar family now consists of 19 kids, 11 sons- and daughters-in-law, and 27 grandchildren — and counting!As the eldest Duggar kids are growing up, getting married and having kids of their own, it can be hard to keep track of everyone.
Jill Dillard is the latest Duggar daughter to speak out about growing up in her ultra-conservative Christian family. A new Prime Video docuseries,, shares with viewers how the family became a reality TV sensation before scandal shook the foundation of their deeply held belief system.Like her sister, Jinger Vuolo's, recent book, starts with a focus on disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP, a non-denominational Christian organization that espouses homeschooling, female subservience and conservative values. “IBLP and the teachings draw in people like my dad, who want this control," Jill notes. «It can foster this cult-like environment.
The Duggar family is letting their thoughts be known regarding the forthcoming tell-all documentary on their family.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are firing back at “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets”, the new Prime Video documentary series that delves into the controversial religious sect behind the scandal-plagued “19 Kids and Counting” family, whose hit TLC series was yanked from television as the shocking skeletons came tumbling out of their closet.
Defending their family. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are speaking out against the new docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — which stars their daughter Jill Duggar.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are breaking their silence on the new docu-series about their family and religion.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are speaking out.The couple — who famously introduced the world to their large family in the TLC series — published a statement to their website on Thursday decrying Prime Video's forthcoming four-part docuseries «The recent 'documentary' that talks about our family is sad because in it we see the media and those with ill intentions hurting people we love,» the statement shared. «Like other families, ours too has experienced the joys and heartbreaks of life, just in a very public format.»«This 'documentary' paints so much and so many in a derogatory and sensationalized way because sadly that’s the direction of entertainment these days,» the statement continued.The documentary is set to examine, in part, the experiences of some of the Duggar children after being raised following the ultra-conservative lifestyle rules of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP. Among those interviewed was Jill Duggar Dillard, the couple's second-oldest daughter, who spoke out about her difficult experiences.«We have always believed that the best chance to repair damaged relationships, or to reconcile differences, is through love in a private setting,»Jim Bob and Michelle's statement continued.
Jill Duggar is finally giving details on how her dad Jim Bob Duggar stole her reality TV money!
Jill Duggar has revealed how her dad stopped his children from being paid for their participation in the family's lucrative TLC reality show even after they became adults - as her husband, Derick Dillard, recalled how he got anonymous death threats when he demanded they receive money. For nearly 13 years, the intimate details of the Duggar family's lives were video taped and shared to their millions of avid viewers through their various shows.