Jill Dillard Explained

Jill Dillard
Caption:Dillard in 2007
Birth Name:Jill Michelle Duggar
Birth Date:17 May 1991
Birth Place:Tontitown, Arkansas, U.S.
Children:3
Father:Jim Bob Duggar
Years Active:2004–2017
Relatives:18 siblings including Josh, Jana, Jessa, Jinger, and Joy-Anna
Occupation:Television personality

Jill Michelle Dillard (née Duggar; born May 17, 1991) is an American author and former television personality. She is known for her appearances on TLC as part of the reality television shows 19 Kids and Counting (2008–2015) and Counting On (2015–2017), and in the 2023 Amazon Prime documentary Shiny Happy People, about her upbringing within Bill Gothard's financially and sexually exploitative Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) and Advanced Training Institute (ATI) organizations, for which her parents were important proselytizers.[1] As Jill Duggar, she also co-authored a book with her sisters Jana, Jessa, and Jinger titled Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships.[2] Her second book, Counting the Cost, was released in September 2023.[3] [4]

Personal life

Dillard was born in Tontitown, Arkansas, as the fourth child and the second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. On June 21, 2014, she married Derick Michael Dillard.[5] They have three sons together. In 2015, the Dillard family relocated to El Salvador to serve as missionaries with S.O.S. Ministries. Ten months later, they returned to the United States.[6] [7] [8] In 2021, Dillard had a miscarriage.[9] [10]

Career

Television

Dillard 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.[11] [12] [13]

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.[14] The show was cancelled in 2015 following several scandals surrounding her brother Josh.[15] Another series, , starring Dillard and her sister Jessa, premiered on December 13, 2015.[16] [17] Jill and her family dropped out of the show in 2017.[18]

Books

Dillard co-wrote the book Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships, published by Howard Books with her sisters Jana, Jessa and Jinger.[19] It was released on March 4, 2014. Her second book, Counting the Cost, was released on September 12, 2023.[20]

Midwife

In 2015, Dillard became a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) in Arkansas.[21] However, her mentor Vanessa Giron's license was revoked after being found negligent in a birth. Neither Dillard nor Giron are licensed midwives in the state of Arkansas.[22]

Sexual abuse survivor

In June 2015 on The Kelly File, Dillard identified herself as one of the girls whom her oldest brother Joshua Duggar had molested as a teen. Dillard reported the abuse consisted of inappropriate touching while she was asleep, saying she did not know it had occurred until her brother confessed to her parents, and her parents then told her what had occurred. Dillard stated that the release of the police reports was a "revictimization", and she expressed concern that the police reports detailing her abuse being made public might discourage other families experiencing abuse from seeking help.[23] [24] [25] Dillard later stated that she regretted doing the interview with Megyn Kelly but that she had felt obligated.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-06-02 . "Shiny Happy People": The 8 most horrifying revelations from Prime Video's Duggar family doc . 2023-06-07 . Salon . en.
  2. Messer, Lesley. "Inside the Duggars' Relationship Advice Book", ABC News, February 20, 2014.
  3. Book: Counting the Cost . 2024-01-16 . 978-1-6680-2444-7 . en . Duggar . Jill . Dillard . Derick . Borlase . Craig . Simon and Schuster .
  4. Web site: Jill Duggar Tells Her Side of the Story. September 13, 2023 . Vanity Fair.
  5. Web site: Dennis . Alicia . June 21, 2014 . Jill Duggar Marries Derick Dillard .
  6. Web site: Derick and Jill Dillard say they're still in Central America, ask for prayers for their 'physical safety and spiritual protection' Christian News on Christian Today. www.christiantoday.com. February 13, 2016 . 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303012647/http://www.christiantoday.com/article/derick.and.jill.dillard.say.theyre.still.in.central.america.ask.for.prayers.for.their.physical.safety.and.spiritual.protection/79541.htm. March 3, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Jill (Duggar) Dillard and Husband Derick Announce They Are Leaving for a Mission: We Don't Expect This to Be Easy. PEOPLE.com. 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310161342/http://www.people.com/article/jill-duggar-dillard-derick-dillard-family-mission-trip. March 10, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: Baby Makes 3 on 19 Kids! Read All About Jill Duggar's Labor and Delivery . May 6, 2015 . September 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170909141849/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/jill-duggars-emergency-c-section-documented-on-19-kids-and-counting-201565 . September 9, 2017 . live . mdy-all .
  9. Web site: Moore. Julia. Jill Duggar Dillard Reflects on Miscarriage One Year Later: 'Feelings of Loss and Joy'. People. October 4, 2022.
  10. Web site: Jill Duggar Dillard and Husband Derick Reveal Stillbirth of Baby No. 5, a Girl: She 'Was Much Loved'. People.com.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: "19 Kids and Counting" Cancelled: The Duggars Speak Out. Rothman, Michelle . Messer, Lesley. ABC News. July 16, 2015. November 17, 2015.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Web site: Schaffstall . Katherine. Is Jill Duggar Estranged From Her Family? Everything She's Said Amid Book Release. InTouch Weekly. September 12, 2023.
  19. Web site: Pierce. Susan. March 17, 2014. In new book, Duggar daughters discuss boys, dating rules and growing up Duggar. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205101646/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/mar/17/digging-into-the-duggars/. December 5, 2014. November 29, 2014. Chattanooga Times Free Press. mdy-all.
  20. Hanson. Kait. Jill Duggar Tells Her Side of the Story. Vanity Fair. September 13, 2023.
  21. Web site: Jill Duggar-Dillard is now a midwife! Husband Derick proudly shares the news. Christian Post. September 21, 2015 . 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045432/https://www.christianpost.com/news/jill-duggar-dillard-is-now-a-midwife-husband-derick-proudly-shares-the-news-145732/. September 20, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  22. Web site: You Might Want to Read This Before Appointing Jill Duggar as Your Midwife. Prakash. Alisha. 2016-04-25. Redbook. en-US. 2019-06-23.
  23. Web site: Exclusive: Duggar sisters want to 'set the record straight'. FoxNews.com. Fox News Channel. June 5, 2015. June 9, 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. mdy-all.
  24. Web site: Jill Dillard Speaks Out: Jessa and I 'Are Victims' of Molestation. Keating. Caitlin. People. 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.
  25. News: Josh Duggar molested four of his sisters and a babysitter, parents tell Fox News. Ohlheiser. Abby. The Washington Post. June 4, 2015. September 1, 2017. 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.
  26. 2023-06-02 . The True Story Behind Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets . 2023-06-05 . Time . en.

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