Ginger Duggar Vuolo has revealed why he declined to participate in a shocking new documentary series that explores the relationship between reality TV families and the ultra-conservative and widely criticized religious service.

in an interview with people magazine Duggar Vuoro has confirmed he was approached for a role in Prime Video’s documentary series “Shiny Happy People: Secrets of the Duggars”, but has decided to release his memoir “Becoming Free Indeed” instead. announced that it had selected

Dagger Vuoro’s third book is a fundamentalist book with ties to the Institute for Basic Life Principles, a religious organization known for promoting the submission of women and girls under absolute male authority. She recounts her experience growing up in a Christian family. She is the sixth child of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, whose family rose to fame with the TLC reality series 19 Kids and Counting and its short-lived spin-off Counting On, although the latter Her younger brother Josh Duggar was not included. She was convicted in 2021 on child pornography charges.

“I wanted to make sure I told my story in my own words and in my own time,” Dagger Vuolo, 29, told People magazine.

“That’s why I wrote ‘Becoming Free Indeed’…to share more of my journey from the teachings of IBLP. I wanted to share my story.”

In her memoirs, Duggar Vuolo writes about following modest guidelines, fully submitting to parents and other authorities, observing strict premarital rituals, and refraining from listening to certain types of music. I recall how I was forced to

“I was like, ‘I want this to be my story in book form, so that whenever people try to address this issue, they can go back and highlight it.’ [go]“Oh, she was struggling with this too.

The Daggers aren’t just under scrutiny for their loyalty to IBLP.

19 Kids and Counting was canceled in 2015 after Josh Duggar was accused of sexually abusing his four younger sisters as teenagers. He was arrested on child pornography charges in 2021, convicted in 2022, and sentenced to 12.5 years in prison.

One of Josh Duggar’s sisters, the alleged victim, Jill Dillard, formerly known as Jill Duggar, spoke out about the alleged abuse she suffered. The 32-year-old author in Shiny Happy People says she never got paid for 19 Kids and Counting or Counting On even after she turned 18. claim.

Dagger Vuolo no longer adheres to his family’s strict religious customs and beliefs. After she married pastor and former professional soccer player Jeremy Vuolo in 2016, she moved from Arkansas to Texas to Los Angeles. The couple have two daughters, Felicity, 4, and Evangeline, 2.

Dagger Vuolo told People magazine that she “didn’t feel strong enough” to speak publicly about her experience until she thought about others in her community who had grown up in a similar situation.

“I wondered how I could better communicate this journey I’ve been on, not just to the people watching the show, but more importantly, to the people I grew up with,” she added. rice field.

In February, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar released a statement saying that while they don’t agree with everything IBLP preaches, the organization’s “life-changing Bible” has helped them “deepen” their relationship with God. He said that he had adopted several “principles of

Times staff writers Meredith Blake and Nardine Saad contributed to this report.