Ruby Franke’s Daughter Shari Is Engaged, Says She Is Done Sharing Her Private Life: ‘Putting My Foot Down’

Shari Franke is turning a new page as she prepares to head down the aisle.

The oldest daughter of “mommy vlogger” Ruby Franke, who was convicted last year of child abuse, revealed on Instagram on Saturday, Dec. 28 that she is engaged.

“I’m excited to share that I’m engaged!” Shari wrote alongside a photo of herself holding out her left hand to show off her pear-shaped diamond engagement ring in front of the snow.

However, while Shari shared this news, she also noted that “this is the end of me sharing my private life.” She explained, “I’ve had my voice and agency taken for so long, and now, I’m putting my foot down. I’m not going to talk about my wedding, future husband or future kids.”

“I’ll continue to advocate for kids who didn’t have a voice (so you’ll still be seeing me, don’t worry) but this is closure for me,” she continued. “I’m moving on with my life, and that’s true freedom and joy ❤️.”

“Please respect my privacy and the privacy of my future family, and don’t speculate or pry,” she added. “This is my wish, and my gift to my family.”

The update comes after Shari opened up about her experiences living as what she described as a “victim of family vlogging” in front of Utah’s Business and Labor Interim Committee in October, more than a year after her mother and controversial family therapist Jodi Hildebrandt were charged with child abuse in September 2023.

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During her speech, Shari shared that “family vlogging ruined my innocence long before Ruby committed a crime” and questioned “what price is worth giving up your childhood,” especially when the children are subjected to “the 24/7 labor” at their own emotional and physical expense.

“The business was successful when I was happy or when I shared my hardships with the world,” Shari continued. “Some of our most popular videos were when my eyebrow was accidentally waxed off and the whole world saw a crying teenager when I just wanted to mourn in private… or the time I was violently ill and got the leading role in the video that day.”

Shari said her friends “became scarce” because get-togethers “were filmed” and they didn’t want to be recorded. “The camera never stops and there is no such thing as a break from filming,” she alleged, before adding, “I did not realize the impact that filming as a child would have on me now.”

“My social media became flooded with rumors of having sexual relations with my own brother to being called a baby birthing machine at the age of 13,” Shari told Utah’s Business and Labor Interim Committee. “All these things have stuck with me, and I will forever live between the ages of 13 to 17 in many of my viewers’ minds.”

After Ruby’s arrest in September 2023, Shari wrote on social media: “Today has been a big day. Me and my family are so glad justice is being served. We’ve been trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this, and so glad they finally decided to step up.”