Katie Bates Clark has made her first statement after her husband Travis announced to the world that he has cheated on her just a day after she shared an emotional video telling the world about her miscarriage. In an Instagram post, Katie writes about what a “painful” time this is for her, and revealed that…
In a devastating 24-hour period, Bringing Up Bates alum Katie Bates Clark experienced what can only be described as compounding tragedy—first announcing the loss of her third pregnancy, then learning her husband had been unfaithful. On January 16, 2026, the 25-year-old reality star shared an emotional video documenting her pregnancy journey that ended in heartbreak….
Bringing Up Bates stars Josie and Kelton Balka finally announced that they are expecting baby number 3 after much speculation by fans on the internet. See their adorable Instagram post below… Bringing Up Bates Bringing Up Bates is a reality television program from UPtv. The station is known for its faith and family programming, highlighting…
Fans are in an uproar over Bringing Up Bates star Carlin Bates Instagram post where she shows her kids in age-inappropriate car seats. Read their accusations below… Bringing Up Bates Bringing Up Bates was a reality series that ran for 10 seasons on the UPtv! network. The show introduced us to the supersized Bates family,…
Jackson Bates from Bringing Up Bates and his fiancé Emerson are cancelling their registry and denouncing Target for supporting the LGBTIQA+ community. Read the shocking Instagram post that forced the couple to turn off the comments section, below… Bringing Up Bates Bringing Up Bates is a reality television series that followed the Bates family from…
Bringing Up Bates star Erin Bates and husband Chad Paine are expecting their 6th child. See the adorable baby announcement below… Bringing Up Bates Bringing Up Bates followed the fundie family the Bates for 10 seasons starting in 2015. Parents Kelly and Gil have 19 children, number 3 in line being Erin Paine. During the…
PEOPLE exclusively announced that the much anticipated documentary Shiny Happy People will feature interviews with “rebel Duggars” Jill Dillard and Amy Duggar King. Watch the trailer below and see the shocking admissions from the whistleblowing ex-fundies themselves. Shiny Happy People The documentary Shiny Happy People has been anticipated for years, and now it’s finally a…
Amazon Studios has been planning a docuseries exposing the Duggars, Plaths, and Bates for over a few years now. We have updates on when you can expect the Prime Video program that is (finally!) coming soon. Followers of the Institute of Basic Life Principles will be examined by the same creators who unmasked the popular…
Bringing Up Bates star Trace Bates and his wife Lydia are expecting their first baby in September 2023. See how the couple found out the gender and watch the adorable announcement video they uploaded on YouTube. Bringing Up Bates Bringing Up Bates was an Up TV reality series similar to TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting….
Travis Clark and Katie Bates are parents! The Bringing Up Bates star and her husband welcomed a baby girl to the world and are celebrating their new bundle of joy on Instagram. Travis and Katie In September 2019, Katie announced via Facebook Live that she was in the “beginning stages” of a relationship with Travis…
Bringing Up Bates star Zach Bates made an exciting announcement with his wife this week! Whitney Bates announced on Instagram that the couple are expecting another baby. How many does this make for the young couple? You may be surprised! Whitney Perkins and Zach Bates Zachary Gilvin Bates, 34, is the first and oldest Bates…
Bringing Up Bates star Michael Bates and husband Brandon Keilen have been struggling to grow their family. The couple recently shared sad news with fans about their fertility journey. Michael and Brandon Michael Bates Keilen and Brandon Keilen have been married since 2015. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michael Keilen (@brandon_michael_jn15)…
The Duggars and other famous fundamental Christian families are set to be exposed in a docuseries from the creators of LuLaRich. Highlighting the horrors and cult-like behaviors of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, one may ask what is the IBLP and why do families like the Bates and Plaths continue to defend it? What…
Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine will apparently be bringing up her own children differently than her parents: Erin said she does “not support” the Institute in Basic Life Principles or its former leader Bill Gothard. That’s a big statement, considering Erin’s father and father-in-law serve on the IBLP board of directors — and she even…
Is a Duggar courting yet again? Ever since Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson ended their relationship, there hasn’t been much news on the relationship front for the former 19 Kids and Counting stars. But now there are rumors that’s changed…thanks to a courtship between Jinger Duggar and Lawson Bates, of UP tv’s Bringing Up Bates….
Sealed with a kiss! Bringing Up Bates‘s Michaela Bates and Brandon Keilen tied the knot in Tennessee after a relatively long courtship. The pair, who appear on the UP TV show with Michaela’s parents and 18 siblings, wed at the Wallace Memorial Baptist Church in Knoxville with support from a large crowd of family and friends….
Congratulations are in order for the whole Bates family: Bringing Up Bates stars John and Alyssa Webster welcomed their first child on Saturday, April 11. “We are so excited to welcome our healthy, beautiful baby girl Allie Jane into the world,” the new parents told OK! Magazine. “We are ecstatic and grateful to receive this…
After tragically losing a baby in March, Bringing Up Bates‘ Erin Paine and husband Chad Paine ended 2014 on a very exciting note by finding out that they are not only expecting again, but that the baby seems to have a strong heartbeat. “Chad and I are having a baby! To say that we are…
This January you can expect to hear a lot more about another family with 19 kids as Gil Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, their 19 kids, and their growing number of grandchildren are starring in the new reality series Bringing Up Bates, which premieres on UP on New Year’s Day at 9/8c. Because anyone who’s watched…
When Bringing Up Bates premieres on Jan. 1 on UPtv, America will have the chance to meet a whole new family with 19 kids — and two new grandbabies on the way. Sadly, the close-knit clan suffered a great loss earlier this year when newlywed Erin Paine had a miscarriage. “We know that God knows…
Gil and Kelly Jo Bates, close friends of the Duggars and fellow parents of 19, are starring in a new show with their clan on UPtv. Find out details and information about how the family grew even more yesterday!
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