Jessa Seewald Explained

Jessa Seewald
Birth Name:Jessa Lauren Duggar
Birth Date:November 4, 1992
Birth Place:Tontitown, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation:Television personality
Yearsactive:2004–2021
Father:Jim Bob Duggar
Children:5
Relatives:18 siblings including Josh, Jana, Jill, Jinger, and Joy-Anna
Spouse:[1]

Jessa Lauren Seewald (née Duggar; born November 4, 1992)[2] is an American television personality. She is known for being part of the cast of TLC's reality shows 19 Kids and Counting (2008–2015) and Counting On (2015–2021). She also co-authored a book with her sisters Jana, Jill and Jinger titled Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships.[3]

Career

Television

Seewald began her public life as a member of the family featured in the documentary 14 Children and Pregnant Again (2004), which talks about daily life of the family from the "time they wake up" to the "time they go to sleep". The documentary aired on the Discovery Health Channel. Another documentary, Raising 16 Children was produced on the same channel in 2006, when her sister Johannah was born. This was followed by another feature, On the Road with 16 Children about a family cross-country trip.[4] [5] [6]

On September 29, 2008, 19 Kids and Counting (formerly 18 Kids and Counting and 17 Kids and Counting) began as a regular series based on the Duggar family.[7] The series was cancelled in 2015 due to her brother Josh's scandals.[8] Another series, , starring Seewald and her sister Jill, premiered later in 2015.[9] [10] The series was cancelled in 2021 due to Josh Duggar's arrest.

Book

With three of her sisters, Seewald co-wrote Growing up Duggar, a book published by Howard Books, in 2014. The book describes growing up in the Duggar home, social relationships, and their religious beliefs.[11] [12]

Personal life

Seewald was born in Tontitown, Arkansas USA, as the fifth child and the third daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's 19 children. She married her boyfriend of 14 months following a 3 month long engagement. They have five children.[13] [14] In 2023, she revealed she had a miscarriage in December 2022.[15]

Advocate

In a June 2015 interview on The Kelly File, Seewald identified herself as one of the girls sexually abused by her oldest brother, Josh Duggar, when he was a teenager. She described the abuse as "mild inappropriate touching," saying it occurred while she was sleeping and fully clothed. Seewald further stated she became aware of the abuse after her parents told her what had occurred following her brother's confession. While Seewald described the abuse as "very wrong," she decried those referring to her brother as a "child molester" or a "pedophile" or a "rapist", saying, "that is so overboard, and a lie, really." Regarding the police reports describing the abuse while she was a minor being released to the media, Seewald said, "the system that was set up to protect kids...it's greatly failed."[16] [17] [18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessa marries Ben Seewald. People.com. Alicia C. Dennis. February 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141102005538/http://www.people.com/article/jessa-duggar-ben-seewald-married-wedding-19-kids-and-counting. November 2, 2014. live.
  2. Web site: Family Scrapbook- The Girls. The Duggar Family (official website). April 21, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318010149/http://www.duggarfamily.com/family-scrapbook-the-girls. March 18, 2015. live.
  3. Messer, Lesley. "Inside the Duggars' Relationship Advice Book", ABC News, February 20, 2014.
  4. Web site: 14 children and pregnant again. figure8films.com. March 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150225181114/http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/dug.htm#synapsis#synapsis. February 25, 2015. live.
  5. Web site: Raising 16 children. figure8films.com. March 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226131106/http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/r16.htm. February 26, 2015. live.
  6. Web site: On the road with 16 children. figure8films.com. March 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226131002/http://www.figure8films.tv/shows/otr.htm. February 26, 2015. live.
  7. Web site: 19 kids and counting. tv.com. March 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302045957/http://www.tv.com/shows/18-kids-and-counting/. March 2, 2015. live.
  8. Web site: "19 Kids and Counting" Cancelled: The Duggars Speak Out. Rothman, Michelle . Messer, Lesley. ABC News. July 16, 2015. November 17, 2015.
  9. Web site: Welcome Back Jill & Jessa. TLC. October 18, 2015. November 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119171810/http://www.tlc.com/tlcme/welcome-back-jill-jessa/. November 19, 2015. live.
  10. Web site: Jessa Duggar Uses Jana Duggar as Babysitter, but did Jana Act as Babysitter in Risky Home Birth?. Eglash, Joanne. Inquisitr. November 17, 2015. November 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118182517/http://www.inquisitr.com/2571851/jessa-duggar-seewald-uses-jana-cinderella-duggar-as-babysitter-but-did-jana-act-as-midwife-in-risky-home-birth/. November 18, 2015. live.
  11. Web site: Susan Pierce. In new book, Duggar daughters discuss relationships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207210358/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2014/mar/17/digging-into-the-duggars/134348/. February 7, 2015. February 7, 2015. Timesfreepress.com. March 17, 2014 .
  12. Web site: Interview With Jill Duggar Prior To The Publishing Of The Duggar Girls' Book, "Growing Up Duggar". June 19, 2015. CrossMap.
  13. News: Calvario. Liz. February 18, 2021. Jessa Duggar and Husband Ben Seewald Expecting Baby No. 4 (Exclusive). ET Online.
  14. News: Speakman. Kimberlee. December 23, 2023. Jessa Duggar Welcomes Baby No. 5, a Boy: 'There Were So Many Emotions'. People.
  15. News: Speakman . Kimberlee . Jessa Duggar Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage: 'I Just Immediately Started Crying' . 26 February 2023 . People . Dotdash Meredith . English.
  16. News: Exclusive: Duggar sisters want to 'set the record straight'. June 9, 2015. Fox News. June 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608162928/http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/06/05/exclusive-duggar-sisters-want-to-set-record-straight/. June 8, 2015. live.
  17. News: Caitlin Keating. Jill Dillard Speaks Out: Jessa and I 'Are Victims' of Molestation. People Magazine. June 3, 2015. June 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605021008/http://www.people.com/article/jill-jessa-duggar-interview-molestation-brother-josh-fox-news-we-are-victims. June 5, 2015. live. mdy-all.
  18. News: Abby Ohlheiser. Josh Duggar molested four of his sisters and a babysitter, parents tell Fox News. Washington Post blog. June 3, 2015. June 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604010155/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/03/what-to-expect-from-the-fox-news-interview-with-josh-duggars-parents/. June 4, 2015. live. mdy-all.

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