Breaking Amish is a new reality t.v series on TLC, on Sunday nights at 10 pm. It is based on Mennonite and Amish colony members who escape the colony to find themselves. They head to the big city (AKA, New York City) to experience and get a taste of the real world.
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The show has a cast of 5 members - four of which are Amish (Rebecca, Kate, Jeremiah and Abe) and one that is Mennonite (Sabrina).
Apparently, they are all from different colonies and have never met one another. They meet up and travel to New York to explore the city and experience life as an 'English' person. An 'English' person being an outsider, one not of their faith, and someone that speaks, well ... English!
Recently there has been some controversy over the show. Rumors have been flying that the show is staged and that TLC has provided viewers with false facts. Information has leaked that some of the members actually knew each other prior to the filming of the show.
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Below is some of the dirt I've found on the cast members:
On the show Rebecca and Abe have never met, end up getting to know each other, both developing crushes on the other, and eventually Abe asks Rebecca out on a date. Cute! Well, the rumor about these two is that in fact, Rebecca and Abe are married with a child in real life! So they don't know each other eh?! Not to mention, Abe has apparently been arrested for drinking in public! Very interesting...
Jeremiah, a member of the colony who was constantly getting in trouble for breaking the rules, was apparently married (now divorced), with kids. Hey! They left this fun fact out! It is also said that he has been out of the colony going on 14 years. Sounds like he's already 'Broke Amish' for the last 14 years now, hey?!
Claiming to be an innocent, rule abiding Mennonite, Sabrina has had photos leak that show her 'kissing' and wearing 'English' clothes. She has apparently also been married. Hmm, not so innocent after all it seems!
Oh and for Kate. Well, the show does portray Kate as the wild one of the bunch. They have mentioned to us about her prior arrest and charge with a DUI - this isn't new news. As for her longing to be a model one day - well apparently she's already tried out and sent off photos to agencies. So this isn't her first rodeo as they claim it to be. Busted!
Well, I do enjoy the show and the drama that comes about. I'm going to continue to stay tuned (sounds like things might get juicy)! Although, now I'm a little skeptical and question the reality of the show - thanks to the rumors (true or not). TLC is going to be doing some back pedaling for the fans that are not impressed with the false information based on the leak of this info. Bad bad, TLC!
I'm not too sure if the title, Breaking Amish, is the right name now though -- Faking Amish seems to be more fitting! HA!
Here are a couple links to websites that discuss some of the controversies of the show I've touched on:
What do you think about this gossip? Do you believe it? Is this going to affect your feelings towards the show?
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