The Raders, meanwhile, participated in the Netflix series.
Sam recalled confessing to his wife that he had an Ashley Madison account over lunch at Chili's at the Dallas Fort Worth airport before leaving for a family vlogger convention in Seattle.
But he initially lied to both Nia and all of his fans when he explained in a YouTube video, with his wife by his side, that he had the account but had otherwise remained faithful.
He actually said on the show, “I was keeping a lot of secrets from Nia, and the secrets went way back than Ashley Madison and way back.”
They temporarily lived apart and went to counseling after the debacle, the parents of four children told the series, and remain together.
“I'm not mad at Ashley Madison, I'm definitely not mad at the hackers,” Sam told Netflix's Tudum after the series premiered. “I was already on a horrible path when they announced Ashley Madison. Of course it's frustrating that they didn't keep my data safe, but I just see it as the Lord exposing me and taking me [me] out of the dark.”
Nia added: “I'm still amazed that things like this exist.” But, she noted, “I think marriages can be healed. It's worth fighting to fix your marriage.”
