Celebrity Biographies
Jill Duggar Dillard Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1991, May-17 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 29 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Name | Jill Duggar Dillard |
| birth name | Jill Michelle Duggar |
| Dad | Jim Bob Duggar |
| Mother | michelle duggar |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Tontitown, Arkansas, United States |
| ethnicity | white american |
| Profession | Interim |
| Working for | Jill and Jessa: Counting and 19 Kids and Counting |
| Salary | $48,270 |
| Famous for | Jill and Jessa: Counting and 19 Kids and Counting |
| subject with | Derick Dillard |
| Girlfriend | Derick Dillard |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Derick Dillard |
| Kids | two |
| tv show | Jill and Jessa: Counting and 19 Kids and Counting |
| Brothers | 18 |
| Books | growing up duggar |
Widely recognized for her role on the TLC reality series. 19 kids and counting , Jill Michelle Dillard is a popular American reality television personality. She appeared on the series along with her parents and 18 of her siblings for about seven years (2008-15). After that, the reality star appeared on the 19 Kids and Counting spinoff, Jill and Jessa: Counting from 2015-17. In addition to acting, Dillard also published a book under the title Growing Up Duggar with her sisters De Ella Jinger Vuolo and Jessa Duggar Seewald . She is also a certified professional midwife.
Early life and education of Jill Michelle Dillard
Jill Michelle Dillard was born as Jill Michelle Duggar on May 17, 1991 in Tontitown, Arkansas, United States. She was raised in a joint Duggar family in her hometown of Tontitown and is where she completed her education.
Dillard is the second of nineteen children born to an American real estate agent. Jim Bob Dugger and Michelle Dugger . She is American by nationality and white by ethnicity.
Jill Michelle Dillard’s Career
acting career
Jill is a reality television personality who began her acting career professionally in 2008 as part of the reality show 19 Kids and Counting . The show premiered on the TLC cable channel on September 29, 2008, and features the Duggar family. She appeared on the show for around seven years from 2008 to 2015.
Dillard is also quite popular on social media like Instagram and Twitter where she mainly posts photos of her newborn son and other members of her family.
Jill Michelle Dillard Victim of sexual assault
In June 2015, Dillard revealed to The Kelly File that her older brother Joshua Duggar used to abuse her as a child. She said her brother touched her inappropriately while she was sleeping. She further added that she didn’t even know about her brother’s dirty deeds until he confessed to her parents.
Dillard shared with host Megyn Kelly that going public with the police report of the incident was a re-victimization and the detail included in the report of his abuse could discourage other victims from seeking help.