COUNTING On star Michelle Duggar made an appearance in her daughter Joy’s new video, resurfacing for the first time in months.
The 54-year-old reality had been staying out of the spotlight lately after her son Josh was arrested on charges of “possessing 65 images of child porn including some toddlers.”
Despite dealing with her son’s legal troubles, Michelle made sure to still support and celebrate her other kids, including Joy-Anna, who recently had her fourth wedding anniversary with husband Austin Forsyth.
The Duggar matriarch showed up in her daughter’s latest YouTube video, which was all about her and her husband’s big day and how they chose to celebrate.
Counting On fans got a big surprise when Michelle appeared toward the end of the 12-minute vlog, as she hadn’t been seen onscreen since a special for their TLC show.
When the camera cuts to Michelle bending down on the ground to play with her 9-month-old granddaughter Evy, Joy said to her: “Look who showed up!”
The family’s at the dentist office as Joy’s son Gideon, 3, needed to have his teeth cleaned and checked out for the first time.
Michelle smiled at Joy and chuckled before turning her attention back to Evy, rocking her in her little carrier.
Then Michelle’s 11-year-old daughter ran into the dentist office and gave her mom a big hug, as if it had been a while since they last saw each other.
“It’s like we’re having a family reunion in here,” Jim Bob’s wife said, as some of the office employees stood by the door and looked on.
The reality star had been keeping a low profile recently and hadn’t been seen since Josh was arrested on child porn charges in late April.
After being released from jail, he was ordered to reside in a third-party home until his trial on July 6 and will reportedly stay with good friends of his parents, Michelle and Jim Bob.
Josh has been ordered not to interact with any minors unless they are his own children and his wife, Anna, is present.
Anna, who is currently pregnant with the couple’s seventh child, has decided to stay by her husband’s side.
An insider claimed she is continuing to support Josh throughout the scandal and has no plans to divorce him.
“Anna is standing by her husband as she always has,” a source said.
Josh’s arrest comes six years after he was accused of molesting five underage girls as a teenager.
His younger sisters Jill, 29, and Jessa, 28, came forward as two of the victims in an interview with Megyn Kelly, where they insisted they had forgiven Josh.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at 800-656-HOPE (4673).
