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If the name Jessa Seewald doesn’t ring a bell at first, maybe you’ll recognize her as Jessa Duggar. Jessa is one of the nineteen children born to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. The family began their reality television journey when there were “only” fourteen kids, growing it over time. They’ve gone through a lot of controversy in recent years, although, of course, some family members have fared better than others. Who is Jessa and what is Jessa Seewald’s net worth?

The Duggar Family

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are devout Baptists who don’t practice birth control. As a result, they have nineteen children together. Such huge families are fascinating to the American public, making them a great subject for television and films.

ET explains that they debuted on the air in 2004 in a documentary called “14 Children and Pregnant Again,” when Michelle was pregnant with baby #15. This was followed by two additional television documentaries: “Raising 16 Children” and “On the Road with 16 Children.”

The family began their TLC show in 2008. At the time, it was named “17 Kids and Counting.” The name changed twice as additional kids were born, and is best known as “19 Kids and Counting.” That show ended in 2015 amid a lot of family controversy, specifically that oldest son Josh was accused of molesting some of the younger girls int he family.

However, that same year, the family continued with a spin-off show called “Counting On.” This show remained on the air until 2021. This show was canceled in 2021 after Josh was convicted of child pornography possession.

Who Is Jessa Seewald?

The family’s 19 children all have names that start with J, making it a bit confusing for all but the most devoted fans to keep up with who is who. That said, if you follow the family’s controversy in the headlines, then you might know of Jessa, since she is one of the sisters who came forward to speak about her brother’s molestation of her when he was a teenager. But, let’s start at the beginning.

Jessa Seewald’s Childhood

The Duggar family lives in Tontitown, Arkansas. The town had just a few hundred people when the family first started appearing on air. As the family grew, so did the town. Still, the population remains under 5000. Therefore, of course, the entire town must know the Duggar family.

9 of the 19 Duggar children are girls. Jessa, born in November 1992, is the third eldest of the girls. Jill and Jana are one and two years older than her respectively. Of the 10 boys in the family, Josh and John-David are both older than Jessa. Therefore, she’s the fifth of nineteen in the family line-up. Josh is four years older than Jessa.

Josh and Jessa Duggar

Obviously, Josh Duggar has caused a lot of problems for the family. In 2015, the world became aware that he had been molesting at least four of his younger sisters, including Jessa.

The whole ordeal was challenging for them, not only because of the obvious trauma, but also because of their lives in the reality television spotlight. Although the molestation was serious, the exaggerated headlines calling it “rape” were also upsetting to Jessa and her sisters. It’s challenging enough for survivors to understand the nuances of their experience and the trauma of various action without the whole world looking on.

Jill and Jessa were the first two to come forward. Jessa was 29 years old at the time. Both women insisted at the time that they had forgiven their brother for his sins, which included fondling them in their sleep. Two years later, they sued the city and police department for their distress. That said, though, they and two other sisters went to trial against Josh in 2021 for emotional distress related to the molestation scandal.

Around that same time, Josh was convicted on criminal charges of possessing child pornography. Jessa’s husband, speaking on behalf of both of them, expressed gratitude for the guilty verdict.

Jessa Seewald’s Family

InTouch Weekly has a Duggar Family Tree that shows the nineteen children who range in age from Josie, just 10, to Josh, over 30. They also have more than 20 grandchildren. Big sister Anna stuck with the family tradition of naming all of her kids starting with the same initial; in her case: M.

Jessa didn’t opt to go the same route. Jessa married Ben Seewald in 2014. Their first child, Spurgeon, was born in 2015. They’ve had other child every two years since: Henry, Ivy, and Fern. The two songs were named for historic bible figures but the girls’ names do not come from the Bible.

Jessa Seewald’s Net Worth and Income

What is Jessa Seewald’s net worth? It’s always challenging to know about the finances of these big families on reality TV because so much of that income is family income.

Jessa started appearing in TV documentaries with the family when she was not quite a teenager. She continued on the show for all of those years. However, how much the family made, and how much of that went to the kids when they were minors, then later when they were adults, is rarely made public.

That said, Jessa and her husband and children were main cast members of the “Counting On” spinoff. In particular, the first couple of seasons focused almost entirely on her and her sister Jill. Therefore much of Jessa Seewald’s net worth probably does derive directly from that reality television work. She turned 18 in 2010, so presumably she had her own financial contracts for her appearances from at least that point onward.

Social Media Influencer

Like many reality television celebrities, Jessa also works as a social media influencer. She has more than two million Instagram followers as well as a strong YouTube following.

Jessa Duggar, Author

Additionally, she and her sister Jana, Jill, and Jinger co-authored a book about their family called “Growing Up Duggar,” which came out in 2014. So, a portion of Jessa Seewald’s net worth must come from that as well.

Pastor Work

Her husband Ben recently became an ordained pastor, through which he can earn a modest income. On the Duggar family website, Jessa’s parents explain that they managed to support such a large family both through earning income in multiple endeavors and through frugal living. Some of that likely influences how Jessa and Ben deal with their finances today.

What Is Jessa Seewald’s Net Worth?

Nicki Swift placed the couple’s shared net income as about $400,000 as of mid-2021. Hidden Remote reports that this is probably outdated, and that the couple may earn closer to $1 million. That’s what Wealthy Persons puts Jessa Seewald’s net worth as of 2022. So, she and her husband likely have a combined net worth somewhere a little above or a little below half a million dollars.

Kathryn Vercillo

Kathryn Vercillo is a professional writer who loves to live a balanced life. She appreciates a good work-life balance. She enjoys balance in her relationships and has worked hard to learn how to balance her finances to allow for a balanced life overall. Although she’s only blonde some of the time, she’s always striving for total balance. She’s excited to share what she’s learned with you and to discover more together along the way. Learn more about her at www.kathrynvercillo.com.

Lala Kent is an actress and television star best known for playing herself on the reality TV series “Vanderpump Rules.” She was romantically linked to film and television producer Randall Emmett with whom she had a child last year. However, they ended their engagement and separated recently, and she is reportedly now dating other people. What is Lala Kent’s net worth?

Who Is Lala Kent?

As aforementioned, the actress is best-known for her role on “Real Housewives” spinoff “Vanderpump Rules.” The series has been on the air, on the Bravo network, since 2013. Lala began making recurring appearances in Seasons 4 and 5. She then became a main cast member starting in Season 6. This has continued through the most recent season, 2021’s Season 9.

Lala Kent Childhood

Lala Kent wasn’t born Lala Kent. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah as Lauren Birmingham in 1990. She began acting later under the name Lauryn Kent, before ultimately becoming Lala Kent.

Nicki Swift reports that Lauren’s family wasn’t Mormon, and that she was often bullied in the Mormon-heavy area where she grew up. However, she found her tribe in the theatre classes and started acting at a young age. She is very close with her mother and younger brother. She was close to her father, too, although he passed away in recent years.

She began spending time in LA as soon as she was out of high school, although she didn’t move there full-time until she was 23. She started appearing on “Vanderpump Rules” at the age of 25.

Lala Kent Personal Life

In her early twenties, Lala Kent dated football player Carter Hoffman. After they split up, she dated around. Shortly after beginning work on “Vanderpump Rules,” she began dating Randall Emmett. They kept their relationship secret for about two years. Then they went public. They had an on-again off-again relationship that the press has eaten up. In 2021, the engaged couple gave birth to their daughter Ocean.

<em>Randall Emmett and Lala Kent at the Los Angeles special screening of ‘Midnight In The Switchgrass’ held at the Regal LA Live in Los Angeles, USA on July 19, 2021. Copyright https://www.123rf.com/profile_buzzfuss</em>

However, the relationship wasn’t fated to last. They separated by the end of 2021. People reports that she has started going on dates again. However, she doesn’t want to focus her energies on a man. She wants to grow her business, which is primarily a beauty brand, and raise Ocean. She wants more kids in the future, but doesn’t necessarily feel that she needs to be attached to a man to make that happen.

Where Lala Kent’s Net Worth Comes From

Here is some information on Lala Kent’s work history, acting credits, and where she earns income from.

Modeling

Lala Kent initially began earning money primarily for her work as a model.

SUR Hostess

Vanderpump Rules has a restaurant called SUR (for sexy, unique restaurant). It’s featured in the show, as is the staff. Lala Kent is a hostess in the restaurant. Presumably the staff earns money for their work in addition to the money they earn from the show that films this work.

Vanderpump Dog Foundation

There’s also the Vanderpump Dog Foundation, an LA-based animal rescue that focuses on helping rescue dogs from the meat industry in China. Lala Kent is a volunteer for this organization. Her mom works for the Humane Society and Lala started volunteering as an animal activist long before she became a “Vanderpump Rules” star.

Other Acting Credits

In addition to the roles she plays as herself, such as those on “Vanderpump Rules” and also appearances on other “Real Housewives” shows, Lala Kent has 16 IMDB acting credits to her name. Many of these are under the name Lauryn Kent, starting with a 2009 appearance in the film “Reflections in the Mud.” It was a few years before her next appearance, a music video in 2013. Then she started gaining more regular work in the industry including:

Four roles in 2014/2015
One role in “The Row” in 2018; she played the lead in this film
Three roles in 2019, which was when she started accepting roles under the name Lala Kent
Three roles in 2020
Two roles in 2021

Her most recent roles were as Elva in “American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally” and as Billie Jean in “Out of Death.” IMDB doesn’t currently have her listed in pre-production or production for any upcoming 2022 roles, but we’re keeping an eye out.

She Sings, Too

Although this isn’t a huge part of Lala Kent’s net worth, IMDB reports, “Lala’s hit single Boy reached #1 in the Electronic genre on iTunes in 2018.”

Social Media and Merch Sales

Like many reality television celebrities, Lala Kent has taken advantage of the opportunities available to her to promote products for money. She uses her social media channels as an influencer and she also has a .

Additionally, she has her own website where she sells branded hoodies, joggers, tote bags, and more. She also more recently introduced the Give Them Lala baby brand for baby clothing and accessories.

Give Them Lala Beauty

In terms of merchandise sales, the majority of Lala Kent’s net worth comes from her beauty brand. Various sources call her a “beauty mogul.” The Give Them Lala Beauty brand includes both makeup and skin products. You can find these together on the separate but separately on social media under hashtags #givethemlalabeauty and #givethemlalaskin.

Autobiography

Some of Lala Kent’s net worth also comes from her book sales. Her book, “Give Them Lala,” came out in May 2021. It’s available for sale through major channels such as Amazon, as well as through her own website. It’s available as hardcover, Kindle, and audio book. In April 2022, the paperback version will also become available for purchase.

As you can see, she has diversified her income, which is such a critical component of wealth building.

What Is Lala Kent’s Net Worth?

We turned to Celebrity Net Worth as our favorite reporter on this topic. According to them, Lala Kent’s net worth is approximately $2 million. Notably, at the time they wrote that, they reported that she had three quarter of a million followers on Instagram. However, if you check her stats today, she’s almost one million more than that. Since she makes her money in large part by marketing her book, podcast, beauty products, and baby line through social media, we suspect Lala Kent’s net worth might actually have grown since that reporting.