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Mackenzie McKee (Teen Mom 3)
McKee’s mom, Angie Douthit,passed away on Dec. 9, 2019. Douthit’s cancer treatments and McKee’s mourning were bothfeatured prominentlyonTeen Mom OG.
Before her mother’s death, McKee revealed that she and husband, Josh, hadboth cheated on each otherin the past, and the couplebriefly split upin August 2019 before reconciling. However, the couple later split again when McKee accused Josh ofcheating on her with her cousinin May 2020. In July 2022, McKeeannounced on Instagramthat she and Josh had split.
She wrote, “I will always respect him as the father of my children but it’s time for me to find my happy.”
McKee has kept busy since the split. She continues her work as a fitness trainer and even ran the2022 New York City Marathon.
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Alex Sekella (Teen Mom 3)
Sekella and her now ex-boyfriend Matt McCann split up after Sekella gave birth to their daughter Arabella on July 18, 2011. Since then, McCann, who was struggling with drugs throughout the couple’s relationship, is out of the picture.
In 2018,Sekella announcedthatshe was engaged to Tim Peters, her boyfriend of four years, over Christmas. The couplemarriedin April 2020.
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Briana DeJesus (Teen Mom 3)
However, DeJesussplit with Rodriguezin November 2019, breaking up with him with a text.
In 2020, DeJesus briefly reunited with ex Hernandez, which was filled withexplosive STD drama.
In May 2021, DeJesusannounced her engagementto a new man, Javi Gonzalez. However, the pair never made it down the aisle after DeJesus broke it off with him.
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Jenelle Evans (Teen Mom 2)
Jenelle Evans.Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock; Bruce Glikas/Getty
TheEvans(now Eason) story is one for theTeen Mom 2history books. Fans have followed the mother of three through marriages, divorces, rehab and run-ins with the police.
When we first met Evans back in 2011, her partying ways had reached a limit with her mother Barbara and eventually, Evans surrendered custody of her oldest son Jace. Jace’s father, Andrew Lewis, was never in the picture, which led Evans to search for love with several other men.
In 2014, she welcomed her second child, son Kaiser, with now-exNathan Griffith.
Now, Evans is married to David Eason, whom she met in 2015 on Tinder. The two welcomed their first child together, a girl named Ensley, in 2017. Since then, the couple has stayed together, but not without a few explosive arguments.
In February 2019,Evans called the cops on Easonand claimed he assaulted her, but she later toldE! Newsthat “it was a drunk and dramatic misunderstanding.” Then in May 2019, Evans temporarilylost custody of her childrenafter Eason allegedlyshot and killed their family dog,Nugget, after the pup reportedly bit Ensley in the face. One month later, the reality star confirmed to PEOPLE she had regained custody of Kaiser and Ensley. Butaccording to TMZ, Evans' mother maintained custody of her oldest child, Jace.
Evans was fired fromTeen Mom 2in light of the animal cruelty incident. However, that didn’t stop her fromgetting two new dogs with Easonin July 2019.
“It was a situation where my daughter, her health, her safety was in danger,” Eason explained.
“This was something that nobody wants to ever have to do. The dog was aggressive. Yes, she might not be huge or whatever, but you know when a dog bites a child on the face more than one time, then it should never be around the child again,” said Eason. “If you give the dog up for adoption, one day it’s going to be around children again.”
He continued: “If you call the authorities at that point, the law says the dog has to be euthanized. I’m not going to pay anyone to euthanize my dog when I could do it myself.”
Evans also revealed that sheactually wasn’t firedfrom the show, during her appearance onPEOPLENow.
“I hear that, you know, I’m not fired,” she continued. “So, I mean, I’m confused, because I only talk to one of my old producers, but no one else will speak to me, so I don’t know. Things have been very hush-hush.”
When asked if she would consider rejoining the show, Evans said: “Maybe.”
However, the drama did not end there. Just one month after that appearance onPEOPLE Now, Evans announced thatshe and Easton had split, and Evans even reportedly gota temporary restraining orderfrom her estranged husband. In March 2020, the couple revealed that theywere back together. But just weeks later, Easton wasarrestedon charges of assault with a deadly weapon and communicating threats. The couple again reconciled. Then in November 2021, Easton wasarrested again, this time for driving with a revoked license and an open container.
On top of all that, Evans revealed in March 2022 that she had beendiagnosed with fibromyalgia. The diagnosis is one of the reasons why Evans decided to not participate inTeen Mom: The Next Chapter, though her manager shared that Evans' relationship with Easton was “the healthiest they’ve been in the last five years.”
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Leah Messer (Teen Mom 2)
This former cheerleader shares her twins Aliannah and Aleeah with ex-husband Corey Simms. The couple struggled as new parents when they discovered that Aliannah has titin muscular dystrophy, a rare disorder that’s usually only found in adults. While trying to navigate through difficult parenting situations, Messer eventually met Jeremy Calvert and married him after dating him for almost one year. The two share a daughter, Adalynn, but the marriage failed after three years.
Afterward, Messer was linked to Jason Jordan but announced their split in April 2019. “I’m perfectly okay with it,” Messer told PEOPLE once sheconfirmed her breakup. “Everything happens for a reason.”
Things appeared to take a turn for the better for Messer when her boyfriend,Jaylan Mobley,proposed to herin August 2022. However, Messer and Mobleyended the engagementjust two months later.
“We will forever have love and respect for each other, and we ask for privacy as we refocus and transition out of this chapter together,” the pair said in a statement.
However, Messer remained optimistic about the future,telling PEOPLEin December 2022 that she still thinks “the right person will come along” at some point.
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Kailyn Lowry (Teen Mom 2)
Lowryand Jo Rivera, who share son Issac, were on the last leg of their relationship when we first met the couple. After struggling through the stress of fighting and raising a child, the two split and have tried to do their best to co-parent ever since.
By season four, Lowry fell for Javi Marroquin and after a short period of dating, the two got married; Lowry gave birth to their first child together, a son named Lincoln, one year later. But after three years of marriage and a miscarriage, Lowry filed for divorce and the two were granted joint custody of their son.
In 2017, Lowry revealed that she was pregnant, although she was told shecouldn’t carry children anymore. “I was told I would have to go through fertility treatments and IVF and all kinds of things,” she said on an episode ofTeen Mom 2. “So, even now I’m still nervous that I could have a miscarriage. Another one.”
Lux Russell was born on Aug. 5, 2017, and Lowry revealed on Twitter that the father was her longtime friendChris Lopez. Despite their previous friendship, Lowrystruggledwith her relationship with Lopez.
In February 2020, Lowry revealed she waspregnant again, but did not reveal who the father was at that time. Her fourth son, Creed,arrived on July 30, 2020. She later revealed thatLopez was the father.
Now with four children, Lowry made a major decision in May 2022. Sheannounced that she would be leavingTeen Mom 2to focus on herself and raising her four sons. “I want to focus on my self-growth and my kids and I didn’t feel like the show aligned with the goals that I have anymore,” she explained. “I decided it was time for me to move on.”
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Chelsea Houska (Teen Mom 2)
Fans were thrown intoHouska(now DeBoer) and her ex Adam Lind’s relationship drama and custody battle over their daughterAubreewhen they first met thisTeen Mom 2star. But Lind later gave up on seeking joint custody and Houska moved on with her husband, Cole DeBoer.
The couple got engaged in 2015, married in 2016 and welcomed their first child together, a son named Watson, in January 2017. The following year, the couple welcomed theirsecond child together, a girl named Layne.
Aubree, Houska’s oldest child, took steps to show DeBoer that she thinks of him as a father figure. In a PEOPLE exclusive sneak peek from March 2019,Aubree left a notealong with two fortune cookie fortunes for DeBoer and called him “Dad.”
“She said, ‘For Dad, from Aubree,'” DeBoer read. “‘This fortune is for you. You will touch the hearts of many, and you will travel far and wide and touch many lives along the way.'”
In January 2021, Houska and DeBoer welcomed their third child together, a daughter named Walker June. Shortly before Walker’s birth, Houska announced that shewas leavingTeen Mom 2.
“We’re proud to have been able to share our story and are so grateful to the fans who have followed our journey from the beginning,” she shared. “Our next chapter in life will focus on developing our brand and taking things to the next level with new endeavors and expanding family businesses.”
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Farrah Abraham (Teen Mom OG)
Farrah Abraham.INFPhoto.com; Abel Fermin/REX/Shutterstock
Farrah, Farrah, Farrah. Fans witnessed the star push a producer, threaten to quit the show, havescreaming matcheswith both her parents, rekindle her on- and off-again relationship with Simon Saran, star in adult films and then pack up a moving truck and leave Texas for Los Angeles.
In 2019, Abraham becamePenthousemagazine’s book critic. The magazine announced that it hired the reality star to get her take on feminist classics to see how they connect to the average American woman.
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Catelynn Lowell (Teen Mom OG)
Catelynn Lowell.Theo Wargo/Getty; Kevin Mazur/WireImage
A lot has happened inLowell’s life since the show last aired. Fans witnessed her endure a tough time battling postpartum depression, which eventually led her to check into a treatment facility for mental health issues in March 2016. She later told fans on Twitter that she was doing great and that getting treatment was the “best decision I have ever made for myself.”
In June 2023, Lowell shared a black-and-whitephoto on Instagramof herself and Baltierra walking with all four of their daughters.
“Had an amazing visit with our girl ❤️ she’s funny, kind, SMART, goofy and STUNNING 😍,” Lowell wrote of Carly inthe caption.
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Amber Portwood (Teen Mom OG)
Amber Portwood.Macca/Splash News; Source: Amber Portwood/Instagram
After an explosive few seasons,Portwoodleft her relationship with her now ex-fiancé, Matt Baier, in the past.
Even after the cameras stopped rolling, more drama continued to pile up for the couple after reports surfaced alleging Baier wasn’t paying child support for several secret biological children with multiple women. At the time, the couple was in the beginning stages of wedding planning, but after their split in 2017,Baier married Jennifer Kathleen Conlon, a woman he met at a restaurant in Las Vegas shortly after he and Portwood parted ways.
Portwood moved on to boyfriend Andrew Glennon. The couple welcomed their first child together, ason named James, on May 8, 2018. (Portwood is also mom to Leah, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley.) However, the couple continually faced issues.
“The situation is a little more complicated than what’s been reported. There was an argument that escalated and now they aren’t allowed to communicate,” a source close to Portwood told PEOPLE.
“This is a very challenging time for Amber, who loves her son more than anything,” the source added. “Now she will need to determine next steps following what just occurred, but she has a great lawyer.” Portwoodaccepted a plea dealin her domestic battery case.
Portwood then had a series of major developments in her life. Sheenrolled at Purdue University, had a strained relationship andemotional reunionwith daughter Leah, revealed that she isbisexualandlost custody of Jamesto Glennon, who moved to California.
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Maci Bookout (Teen Mom OG)
Maci Bookout.INFPhoto.com; Denise Truscello/WireImage
Bookoutwed her longtime boyfriend, Taylor McKinney, in October 2016 after hepopped the questionon a beach that January.
Bookout — already mom to son Bentley with exRyan Edwards, and daughterJaydewith McKinney — welcomed her third child, sonMaverickwith McKinney, in May 2016. The couple hit a rough patch andunderwent marriage counselingthe following year, which seemed to have repaired their lingering issues.
Bookout has continued with theTeen Momfranchise, which has been chronicling Edwards’legal issuesthat affect their custody agreements for Bentley.
source: people.com
