Yesterday, we reported that “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson had admitted to cheating on his wife Kay, who he has been married to for 54 years, and to fathering a 45 year-old daughter with another woman. Now, his family is reacting to these shocking revelations on social media.
“[T]he bigger the better ❤️,” Phil’s granddaughter Sadie captioned a photo on her Instagram story that showed with her mom Korie Robertson, her sisters-in-law and Phyliss, the woman Phil fathered out of wedlock.
Korie, who is the wife of Phil’s son Willie, also shared a post about Phyllis, captioning it, “We have a new sister! We found out not long ago that Phil has a daughter, and Willie and his brothers have a sister.”
“It was as much a surprise to all of us as it probably is to you, but life is full of surprises, and this one is especially sweet!” Korie, 46, continued. “Our annual family beach pics were even crazier, and the Robertson men are now officially outnumbered so we’re feeling pretty good right about now, ha! Welcome to the fam, Phyllis; I promise it’s never boring 🙂 [link in bio if you want to hear the story of meeting her].”
Willie also got in on the action, sharing a photo of his family along with the caption, “So good finding my long lost sister. Can’t wait to share life with y’all’s family. Welcome to the nuttiest family around.”
Phil’s son Jase posted a photo of himself with Phyllis along with the caption, “Yep, I have a sister. And she’s awesome.”
Jase’s wife Missy posted a photo of the entire family together as well.
“DNA results are back, and…I have a sister,” Missy, 49, wrote. “Words I will never forget my husband say as he stepped back in beside me at a worship conference just 3 short months ago.”
“The next few moments were emotional as we continued to praise and worship an amazing Father and Savior,” she continued. “The last few weeks have been even more amazing as we have been blessed to spend time with our new family members. God can make the most beautiful things out of our brokenness. He is the Redeemer!Welcome Phyllis and Tony, Grant and Julie, Joel and Kendall! You are loved ♥️💕♥️.”
Fans of “Duck Dynasty” were shocked on Thursday when Phil revealed on the “Unashamed” podcast that he has a daughter who he fathered in the 1970s, right before he found God and turned his life around.
“It’s a pretty cool explanation of redemption, reconciliation, love,” Phil continued. “As it turns out, you have a daughter that you don’t know about and she has a father she doesn’t know about, 45 years doesn’t sound like very long, but you see, that’s a while.”
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