{"id":151348,"date":"2025-02-20T21:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/joy-anna-duggar-austin-forsyth-didnt-want-to-film-babys-birth\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T21:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:09:34","slug":"joy-anna-duggar-austin-forsyth-didnt-want-to-film-babys-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/joy-anna-duggar-austin-forsyth-didnt-want-to-film-babys-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy-Anna Duggar &#038; Austin Forsyth Didn&#8217;t Want to Film Baby&#8217;s Birth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth were on <em>Counting On<\/em> for the long haul.<\/p>\n<p>But, even before TLC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/06\/counting-on-finally-officially-canceled-by-tlc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finally canceled<\/a> the Duggar vehicle, there were certain things that Austin specifically didn\u2019t want to film.<\/p>\n<p>He wanted to be careful what he said. He was wary of production reducing him to a single trait. <\/p>\n<p>And he did not want the reality TV cameras there to capture the birth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/jinger-duggar-joy-anna-pregnancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his and Joy\u2019s first child<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Austin Forsyth gestures on a podcast in February 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-519742 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_03.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While appearing on his in-laws\u2019 podcast, Austin Forsyth gestures on a podcast in February 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit; YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-austin-forsyth-and-joy-anna-duggar-had-hang-ups-about-filming-counting-on\">Austin Forsyth and Joy-Anna Duggar had hang-ups about filming \u2018Counting On\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In the Wednesday, February 19 episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bWjKdP3sE1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Jinger &amp; Jeremy Podcast<\/a><\/em>, Austin Forsyth joined the titular Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo to discuss what it\u2019s like to marry into the Duggar family.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, one of the biggest sticking points for Austin was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/jinger-duggar-tlc-forced-me-to-fake-my-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filming <em>Counting On<\/em><\/a>. That makes sense. And he had specific grimes on his own behalf and on that of his wife, Joy-Anna Duggar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t remember us having really big, like, \u2018Oh, no, y\u2019all can\u2019t show this or whatever,\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cI think we did push back about having Gideon. \u201d He continued: \u201cI didn\u2019t want any film crew there. I took a lot of heat for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marrying a Duggar: Austin Forsyth on Life with Joy, Questioning God, &amp; TV Contracts | Ep. 32\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bWjKdP3sE1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At this point, as Austin Forsyth recalled, some of Joy-Anna\u2019s various Duggar sisters had featured their own childbirths for reality television.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, it sort of set the tone. Austin felt that this precedent added to the pressures that he and his wife faced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s something which Jessa and Jill, I believe, had already had Spurgeon and Israel,\u201d he pointed out. \u201cSo I should have thought about it.\u201d At least, that\u2019s how certain other Duggars presented it to him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Austin Forsyth, Jinger Duggar, and Jeremy Vuolo on the latter couple's podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-519743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Austin Forsyth, Jinger Duggar, and Jeremy Vuolo on the latter couple's podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-519743 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo\u2019s podcast, Austin Forsyth stops by as a guest in February 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit; YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-after-marrying-joy-anna-duggar-austin-forsyth-was-suddenly-a-reality-star\">After marrying Joy-Anna Duggar, Austin Forsyth was suddenly a reality star<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not something that, as a single guy, crossed my mind,\u201d Austin Forsyth recalled of his thoughts before marrying Joy-Anna Forsyth.<\/p>\n<p>He reasoned: \u201cLike, \u2018One day, I\u2019m going to have to make the decision if I\u2019m going to have the network with cameras in our face.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to reality television, Austin explained: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot you just don\u2019t know how [to handle].\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGPjXQ2sdfs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t really trust the producers or the camera guys,\u201d he admitted. Austin then clarified: \u201cNot that the camera guys really had anything to do with the production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He described: \u201cI remember the producer telling me, \u2018It used to be so hard getting stuff out of you and you always seemed like we were trying to entrap you or you always would think a long time about your answers.&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Austin continued: \u201c\u2018And we just wanted something spontaneous.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Austin Forsyth clasps his hands on a podcast in February 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-519744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Austin Forsyth clasps his hands on a podcast in February 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-519744 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0220_austinforsyth_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During a guest appearance on his in-laws\u2019 podcast, Austin Forsyth opens up about filming for reality television.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit; YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reality-tv-is-forever-folks\">Reality TV is forever, folks!<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to Jeremy and Jinger, Austin admitted that he couldn\u2019t quite put his finger on his misgivings about filming for the Duggar reality series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess I was thinking if I\u2019m gonna be on camera and this is gonna be out there forever,\u201d he suggested, \u201cI really wanna be careful what I say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t necessarily agree with Austin Forsyth and Joy-Anna Duggar about a lot of things. But this? This makes sense. And a lot of reality stars (and aspiring reality stars) may want to keep this in mind. Giving the producers what they want can pay off for the season, but might not for your long-term brand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/joy-anna-duggar-austin-forsyth-filming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth were on Counting On for the long haul. But, even before TLC finally canceled the Duggar vehicle, there were certain things that Austin specifically didn\u2019t want to film. He wanted to be careful what he said. He was wary of production reducing him to a single [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-151348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}