Overview
- The series premiered its first episode on Jan. 13 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC, introducing six non-Amish participants invited into a rural Pennsylvania community.
- Bates, 33, says she sought to realign her life with her Christian faith, deciding she no longer felt comfortable with the jobs available in professional dance.
- In an emotional confessional, she said she joined OnlyFans at her “lowest point” before her baptism and that she still struggles to forgive herself for that period.
- An early scene shows Bishop Vernon questioning her short skirt and plunging neckline, a moment she describes as a jarring lesson in Amish standards of modesty.
- Bates recounts mutual culture shock, including explaining modern concepts like BBLs and Beyoncé to Amish hosts as the newcomers navigated daily life in the settlement.