Jana Duggar’s Love Life—or lack thereof—has been the subject of rampant speculation by both fans and foes of the Duggar family. The 27-year-old Duggar daughter has been dubbed the “Cinderella Duggar” as she watches her younger siblings engage in courtships, marriages, and baby making.
Now, an insider tells the Hollywood Gossip that Jana Duggar enjoys “the company of women” over men. While the source did not state that Jana Duggar is gay, the comment about her preference to spend time with women has tongues wagging as critics of the famous clan try to pinpoint the reason for Jana’s single status.
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride
According to In Touch Weekly, Jana Duggar has talked openly about how difficult it is for her to watch her younger brothers and sisters get married and have children. Jana, the eldest daughter out of the family’s 19 kids, still lives at home with her parents Jim Bob and Michelle and younger siblings. Jana has said that she has been waiting for her “Prince Charming” to come along and that it is not easy. The eldest Duggar daughter especially takes issue with being left out of the events that her married sisters attend with their husbands.
Jana’s past romantic rumors
There have been rumors that Jana Duggar has been linked with several famous men, including NFL star Tim Tebow and “Bringing Up Bates” stars Zach and Lawson Bates, but the Duggars have denied those stories.
(Jana reportedly never even met Tebow.)
Duggar family friend Jonathan Hartono has also been rumored to be interested in courting Jana, but he squashed those rumors in a blog post, revealing he did not meet with “Counting On” patriarch Jim Bob Duggar to ask permission to court Jana, but instead to play a tiebreaker bowling game with him as the rest of the family watched.
While Jana Duggar remains single (as does her 27-year-old twin brother, John-David), her father tells People magazine that she is one of the “sweetest” and “prettiest girls in the world.” Jim Bob confirmed that there have been a lot of guys who have been interested in courting Jana and he has talked to them all, but that “so far she hasn’t felt that is the way the Lord is leading.”
Jana Duggar spends her time helping her parents keep the Duggar home running smoothly. Jana also assists in homeschooling assignments with some of her younger siblings.
You can see Jana Duggar and her siblings on the Duggar family’s TLC reality show “Counting On.”