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October 15, 2012 by Hollywoodite

At the cliffhanger of Breaking Amish season one episode six, preparing for episode seven, Abe Schmucker has purchased an engagement ring for girlfriend Rebecca Byler after borrowing some of the money from his room mate, Jeremiah Raber. Schmucker then returns to the Amish for approval of the marriage only for his mother to ask “HOW?!” as in “how” […]

October 15, 2012 by Hollywoodite

This weekend was season one episode six of Breaking Amish during which the cast were mostly focused on the perceived mental health and drinking problems of Kate Stoltzfus. About whose past the cast learned when a random piece of paper was delivered to the girls’ hotel room with Stoltzfus’ rap sheet and mug shot for her recent D.U.I. arrest. Also in […]

October 12, 2012 by Hollywoodite

Breaking Amish has been careful to becloud the back stories of its cast and hide some facts altogether. Specifically missing from their bios on the show: the marriages, divorces, and children of some of the cast. Incidentally, every single person has either an arrest, mug shot, ex-spouse, or kid(s). Only some of which has been mentioned […]

October 9, 2012 by Hollywoodite

In a new teaser for Breaking Amish, there are some halfhearted attempts to explain away the preexisting relationships of some of the cast members. Previously, in a statement, TLC admitted the series was inauthentic because, rather than leaving the Amish for the “first time” as initially publicised, “the members have all chosen to leave before […]

October 9, 2012 by Hollywoodite

Okay then… that explains why it’s taken so long to find the full name of Rebecca from Breaking Amish. With only first names released during TLC’s Breaking Amish press tour, it was easier to hide Abe Schmucker’s 2008 arrest for public intoxication, Jeremiah Raber’s three children and history of physical abuse against his ex-wife Naomi Stutzman, Sabrina Burkholder’s (née Von […]