Jill Dillard, Jessa Seewald To Star In TV Specials On TLC


Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald, two of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s daughters, will be making their way back to TLC and to a TV near you.

Yup, you heard it here, two of the Duggar children will be returning to TV thanks to TLC. Nearly two months after news broke about Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation admission, it has been reported that TLC has ordered at least two TV specials: one on Jill Dillard, the other on Jessa Seewald, both of whom became household names after their engagements and weddings were aired on the Discovery-owned cable channel.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, production is set to begin soon for at least one of the specials with hopes of premiering around the end of this year. As of now, the TV specials remain unnamed and it isn’t clear if there will be one for each of the girl’s or if there will be more, but as news breaks about these new TV Specials, TLC wants fans to know that Josh Duggar will not appear on any future TLC programming.

After the Josh Duggar molestation scandal became national news, TLC was forced to stop production on the hit show, 19 Kids and Counting, which followed the lives of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar as they continued to grow and raise their family in a very religious environment.

It was a major shock to fans everywhere when Josh Duggar made headlines for his admission, but what made things worse not only for Josh, but the Duggar family entirely was when news broke that Josh not only had one, but two accounts on Ashley Madison, the website designed to help people connect with others interested in extra marital affairs. Josh has since not only apologized to his wife, Anna Duggar, but has also checked himself into a rehabilitation program.

Image Via @jillmdillard
Image Via @jillmdillard

Since the news surrounding their older brother Josh went viral, Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald have remained largely under the radar for the most part, trying to stay out of the limelight, much to fans’ dismay. But it looks like fans of Jill and Jessa won’t have to wait much longer until they get to see their favorite Duggars back on TV!

“What we will be following in these specials is Jessa preparing for her first child,” TLC Executive Vice President and General Manager Nancy Daniels told the Associated Press, “and we’ll be watching Jill preparing to make a major move to Central America with her family, which we know is something our audience will be interested in.”

According to the Huffington Post, Daniels went on to say that fans are excited with these new changes in Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald’s lives and that after all of the grief following Josh’s multiple scandals now seemed to be the right time to move forward with the TV specials.

“We know that our audience is really excited about what’s been going on with Jill and Jessa as they move into young adulthood. And now they’re both at the precipice of big changes. With what was happening in their lives in the next few months, it felt like now is the time (for the specials), and we got going pretty quickly.”

Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald, while still posting on social media and making headlines everywhere during the past few months, they haven’t been on television since August when they appeared in the special Breaking the Silence that was filmed to help raise awareness of child sexual abuse nationwide.

It looks like these new TV specials featuring Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald are going to bring a more positive light back to the Duggar family as the girls continue to move forward focusing on their families and on moving forward in their lives.

Will you be tuning in to see Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald’s TV specials when they come to a TV near you?

Jessa Seewald, Jill Dillard
Image Via @jessaseewald

[Image via Jill Dillard’s Instagram Feed]

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