Why BRINGING UP BATES Stars Stay In Touch With Crew
By Movieguide® Contributor
BRINGING UP BATES star Trace Bates is opening up about life after the show with his wife Lydia.
Trace is one of the 19 children the show followed, and even today, he and his siblings share a special bond with the crew that documented their lives.
“So, we actually had like pretty much the same crew that you know filmed the episodes and every once in a while, you know, you have a different cameraman or different sellman, but the basic crew we had for, you know, eight, 10 years. And then upTV was pretty much the very same we like we had the same crew too,” he said on his YouTube channel.
He explained how everyone who took part in the show became long-time friends.
“When you hang out with people a lot, like, you just become friends,” Trace said. “And so, like there’s even today, [people] that come to baby showers and all kinds of stuff like still from upTV and the other, you know, freelancers that were on the show, like we still hang out with them today, so it is a lot of fun.”
Movieguide®’s synopsis of the show reads:
BRINGING UP BATES stars the Bates family, Gil and Kelly Jo, and their 19 children, from Tennessee. The show focuses on the family’s daily lives and routines. Each episode is very family oriented and teaches the importance of love, family, and working together. There are strong moral values that the Bates family shares and practices, as well as an apparent faith and belief in God. Often, the family will be shown praying, and there is an apparent theological basis in the way the Bates raise their children.
The series ran from 2015 to 2021. Since then, many of the kids have continued to share their lives with fans. Trace and Lydia welcomed their first child, Ryker, last September. They relied on their faith after experiencing a miscarriage earlier this year.
“But even tho we don’t know why this happened, we know it’s in God’s hands and we trust him,” they posted. “We only knew about you for a few short weeks you already brought so much joy to us and our families. Not a day goes by that we don’t think of you. We look forward to meeting you in Heaven one day🕊️🤍”
Movieguide® previously reported on Trace’s brother Lawson’s new baby:
Lawson and Tiffany Bates from BRINGING UP BATES have welcomed their new baby into the world!
“IT’S BABY TIME. Happy Due Date, little one – July 30! We can’t believe you would’ve still been in mommy’s tummy to this today! You’re the most precious baby in the world and make our hearts melt into a puddle! Thank you for coming into our lives,” the couple posted.
Lawson and Tiffany also shared their birth story in a video on YouTube titled, “BABY BATES IS HERE! BIRTH STORY PT. 1.”
The video begins with the couple at the hospital after Tiffany’s water broke unexpectedly.