Joy-Anna Duggar shares VERY rare photo of her younger sister Johannah on her 18TH birthday – revealing her dramatic transformation from family’s reality TV days
Joy-Anna Duggar shared a rare glimpse of her little sister Johannah as the couple celebrated the younger sibling’s 18th birthday — nearly two decades after she debuted on the family’s reality TV series.
The 25-year-old Duggar sister, who is the ninth oldest of Jim Bob and Michelle’s 19 children, posted ‘Happy Birthday Johannah!’ writing. over a sweet photo of the two posing arm in arm.
A subsequent Instagram story from Joy-Anna revealed Johannah sitting at her birthday brunch, with captions declaring: ‘Celebrate the BIRTHDAY girl!’
Born on October 11, 2005, Johannah is the 16th child of Duggar parents Jim Bob, 58, and Michelle, 57, who rose to fame in recent years with the TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting.
Joy-Anna Forsyth, née Duggar (25), shared a glimpse of her little sister Johannah Duggar on the occasion of the latter’s 18th birthday
Johannah can also be seen enjoying a birthday brunch in a subsequent Instagram story posted by Joy-Anna
Johannah’s childhood was documented on the original 19 Kids and Counting
Her birth was documented in TLC’s one-off 2006 special about the Duggars, Raising 16 Children, which is now something of a precursor to the series’ seven seasons, which aired from 2008 to 2015.
As a young child, Johannah was often seen on 19 Kids and Counting.
Some of the memorable storylines centered on Johannah are on Season Four’s “Duggar in Stitches” episode, in which her parents take the then-four-year-old to a plastic surgeon after she scratches her face while riding her bike in the yard.
But after the cancellation of the original series in 2015 thanks to eldest brother Josh’s molestation scandal that shattered the family’s wholesome image, Johannah found herself in the public spotlight much less often than the oldest siblings of the Duggar clan.
As a result, little is known about the person Johannah became from her childhood and through her early teenage years.
According to The Duggar Family blog, Johannah graduated from high school this past May.
Also graduating was her brother Jackson, 19, who, as the 15th oldest of the siblings, came just 16-and-a-half months before Johannah. The duo were portrayed as very close on the show.
The family’s blog post on the two children’s high school graduation characterized Johannah as a ‘shining example of grace and determination’.
In the 19 Kids and Counting episode ‘Duggar in Stitches’, a then-four-year-old Johanna was featured prominently in the storyline after she fell off her bike and scraped her face.
Johannah was portrayed in the show as very close to her older brother Jackson, who was born just 16-and-a-half months before her
‘From her earliest days she displayed an excitement for life and a love for people that has never wavered. Throughout her educational journey, Johannah developed a keen focus on tasks, making her an excellent student!
‘Her ability to tackle projects and challenges head on set her apart and served as an inspiration to her siblings and friends!
“As Johannah takes her next steps in life, we have no doubt that her leadership skills, love for the Lord and genuine concern for others will continue to make a positive impact on those around her,” the blurb concluded.
Johannah, like all her siblings, was homeschooled while also being raised to adhere to the principles advocated by the fundamentalist Christian organization Institute of Basic Life Principles, or IBLP.
IBLP, long characterized as cult-like, professes a strict system of obedience centered on the family unit – with wives expected to always look after their husbands, and children, even as adults, expected never to leave their not deviate from parents’ wishes. for them.
Jim Bob and Michelle now have three children under the age of 18: daughters Jennifer Danielle (16), Jordyn-Grace (14) and Josie Brooklyn (8).
Joy-Anna married Austin Forsyth in 2017
Joy-Anna and Austin share three children: Gideon, 5, Evelyn, 3, and five-month-old Gunner (not pictured)
Earlier this year, 32-year-old brother Jill revealed her fears for her youngest siblings, who still live with her parents, while promoting her new tell-all book, Counting the Cost, which exposes the horrors she faced when she was raised. religion’s strict rules.
The former reality star shared her thoughts on her family members in an Instagram Q&A, in which she was asked if she was ‘worried’ about her sister Jana, 33, and the ‘love’ her father Jim Bob still has for her while she lives live in the family home.
“I try not to interfere too much in my siblings’ lives,” Jill replied. ‘I don’t know where they all are. I don’t want to talk about their stories and everything. I’ll let them tell their story or figure it out themselves.’
“But I think anybody who grew up in IBLP, it’s definitely a process and it’s one that’s very hard to get away from and kind of get through,” she continued.
Before the book’s release, the family came under even more scrutiny, as the practices of IBLP—along with the Duggars’ close ties to its leadership—became the focus of Prime Video’s bombshell docuseries, titled Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
In June, reports emerged that Jim Bob and Michelle were working to prevent their youngest children, including Johannah, from ever seeing the series.
Joy-Anna married Austin Forsyth in 2017 and the couple share three children: Gideon, five, Evelyn, three, and five-month-old Gunner.