Jill and Jessa Duggar Shun Josh Duggar After Scandals? Sisters Pursue TV Dream Through Spinoff?
When the news about Josh Duggar's molestation scandal first broke earlier this year, Jill and Jessa Duggar showed support for their brother, as did all the other members of the "19 Kids and Counting" family.
However, things became diferent when Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's eldest son was outed to be a client of Ashley Madison - a dating website catering to those who are willing to cheat on their spouses.
And now, Jill and Jessa both seem to be moving on in their lives without associating themselves with Josh Duggar.
Jessa has been expressing in social media how excited she is to give birth on the first week of November, while Jill has recently announced in their family blog that she is not a certified professional midwife.
Are Jill and Jessa trying to shun Josh so as not to be involved in the negative publicity brought by the news of his cheating scandal? After all, the Duggar sisters' television career seems to have been resuscitated by their spinoff TLC series.
The TLC management has earlier discussed Jill and Jessa's spinoff shows a few months after cancelling "19 Kids and Counting" in the wake of Duggar's scandals.
"What we will be following in these specials is Jessa preparing for her first child, 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," TLC Executive Vice President and General Manager Nancy Daniels told The Associated Press about the spinoff programs, as previously quoted by Radar Online in a news report.
"We know that our audience is really excited about what's been going on with Jill and Jessa as they move into young adulthood," Daniels added.
Amid fans' excitement over the Duggar sisters' spinoff shows, it has been previously reported that Josh and his wife Anna Duggar have reportedly sold their five-bedroom home to a Duggar family friend just after Josh's cheating scandal was publicized.
"Anna and their four young children are currently with her parents in Florida," In Touch reported. "And while Josh is expected to get out of faith-based rehab in February, sources tell In Touch 'Anna could be gone for good.'"
