'Bringing Up Bates' New Season Kicks Off With Surprise Wedding
The sixth season of "Bringing Up Bates," launched Thursday with a celebration of love as Kelly Jo Bates' mother surprised the entire family with the announcement that she would be getting married for a third time.
The Bates clan, which includes parents Gil and Kelly Jo, 19 children and six grandchildren, is getting bigger. In the most-recent episode of the reality show, Kelly Jo's mother, Betty, reveals that after the death of her second husband, she is ready to walk down the aisle again.
"My stepfather [Bill] had been sick for a very long time and unfortunately, my stepfather passed away and that was a really, really difficult time for my mother," Kelly Jo said during a video confessional for the show. "She just went through a very sad, depressed time. But in the meantime, she met a really wonderful man named Tom, and they surprised all of us and announced that they would be getting married, which was exciting for us because I don't think I've ever seen my mom so happy in a really long time."
