Jinger Duggar Discusses First Hangout With Tori Roloff

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Jinger Duggar and Tori Roloff are friends and are even known to date.

Recently, Jinger has been opening up about everything from the impact of reality TV on her life to how cult rules stopped her from learning to swim as a child.

Now she reflects on her friendship with Little people, big people former Tori Roloff.

The two only met in person very recently. But Jinger talked about what they did together. And you know, they actually have a lot in common.

As early as 2018, fans were doing double takes over the apparent friendship between Jinger Duggar and Tori Roloff.

Then, in early January 2025, the two TLC alums finally met in person.

“Finally! We're meeting in person! Tori announced it on her Instagram Story. Jinger shared the same news, writing, “It was the best having you all here!”

Neither the Vuolos nor the Roloffs chose to share details of where they met.

Their social media posts implied that Tori and Zach had traveled to California to see them, rather than the other way around.

Some fans were hoping Tori and Zach could have been Podcast Jinger and Jérémie guests. As you may know, listeners hound Jinger to get podcast guests.

Tori Roloff wasn't a guest on Jinger Duggar's podcast, but…

As you can see in the long Podcast Jinger and Jérémie episode above, Jinger's latest episode saw her delve into her experience as a reality TV star.

She opened up about the experience of meeting other TLC stars, including the cast of the infamous 90 Day Fiancé franchise. It was shocking for her to realize that these extremely unusual people were on the same network as her — and to realize that viewers viewed her family as strange, even foreign. (That's because she grew up in a cult)

Jinger also explained how some of the production teams who filmed 19 Kids and They Matter and then Rely on also worked on filming other families for TLC.

Then, Jinger said something while addressing the experience of watching shows and meeting actors (and how that compares to reality stardom).

“I actually went there recently with my friend, Victoria,” she said. “She surprised me by giving me tickets to go see the Gilmore Girls together.” Looks like they went together.

Given that Jinger and Tori recently spent time in person, it seems likely that she's referring to Tori Roloff when she says “Victoria.”

Is this a surprising friendship?

At first glance, you'd think most of the Duggar family would have more in common with, say, Audrey Roloff than with Tori. Audrey has a social agenda and hasn't been shy about it, and it's pretty compatible with the Duggar cult.

But not all Duggars are the same. Audrey and Jeremy Roloff chose a difficult life – a farming life – for themselves and their children. Jinger and (she) Jeremy moved to Los Angeles. Tori and Zach also left the family property.

It's not really surprising that Jinger and Tori struck up this friendship. What's remarkable is that two busy moms found time to hang out in person.