Derick Dillard showers wife Jill Duggar with love after opening up on ‘controlling behaviour’ in Counting On
DERICK Dillard paid tribute to his wife Jill Duggar after the couple broke their silence about Counting On’s "control" over their family.
The dad-of-two took to his Instagram to praise his wife who had "been through so much."
, 30, and , 32, have become estranged from her famous family in recent years.
He posted a photo of the couple sharing a tender moment in a field as he put his arm around her and kissed her head.
Jill is seen leaning into her husband and closing her eyes.
"I love life with my best friend. We have been through so much, but there’s nobody I would rather have by my side," wrote Derick as her referred fans to their online statement.
They continued: “We first heard of the cancellation when both a friend & a cousin each texted us after seeing TLC’s statement online. We do not know how long the cancellation had been planned.
“It’s been over 4 years now since we chose to step away from the show, and, although we were initially barred from sharing our decision to leave the show, we have opened up a little more recently on our social media.”
Following the outrage, TLC tweeted: "We want to let our viewers know that Derick Dillard has not participated in for months and the network has no plans to feature him in the future."
Jill and Derick tied the knot in 2014, while they share sons Israel, six, and Samuel, three.
A petition calling for Counting On came after Josh Duggar's arrest on multiple child porn charges.
"But the bottom line is, the network really wants to be on the right side of this scandal ahead of . It was important for bosses to be seen to have taken action," an insider told The Sun.
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33, had after being charged with two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography.