From its inception, actuality sequence Teen Mother was fraught with all the things from custody battles and arrests to drug struggles and break-ups.
The primary season of the present, which aired in 2009, proved to be an explosive spin-off to MTV’s 16 and Pregnant.
It adopted Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, Amber Portwood and Farrah Abraham as they shared the turbulent highs and lows of their teen pregnancies.
Right here, FEMAIL explores what actually occurred to the celebs of season one as soon as the credit rolled.
The primary season of the present, which aired in 2009, adopted Amber Portwood, Farrah Abraham, Catelynn Lowell and Maci Bookout (pictured left to proper)
Maci Bookout
Maci Bookout, now 31, was relationship Ryan Edwards when the pair welcomed son Bentley on the present in 2008.
The couple engaged the next yr however would quickly break up with Ryan continuously going out and in of rehab over his drug abuse.
However, regardless of the turbulence, Maci didn’t shrink back from looking for love once more past the present.
She began relationship her now-husband Taylor McKinney in 2012 and the pair have since welcomed two kids collectively – Jayde, seven, and Maverick, six.
And the truth present alum, who has greater than 4.3 million followers on Instagram, has made probably the most of her TV stardom.
Maci Bookout (pictured on Teen Mother, left, and now, proper), who has greater than 4.3 million followers on Instagram, has made probably the most of her TV stardom
Maci was relationship Ryan Edwards when the pair welcomed son Bentley in 2008 (pictured collectively beforehand)
Maci has to date written two books – Bulletproof and I Wasn’t Born Bulletproof: Classes I’ve Realized (So You Do not Have To) – and in addition hosts a Chattanooga-based crime podcast known as Expired.
As if that wasn’t sufficient, she has additionally carved out an area for herself within the vogue trade alongside her 33-year-old husband.
The pair personal clothes model TTM – Issues That Matter. In a promotional video on the clothes website, the pair say: ‘We simply needed to create a model that mattered to all people.’
However it has not all been plain crusing for the high-profile duo.
Maci and Taylor have been pressured to file for a two-year restraining order in opposition to Ryan in 2018, following his arrest in reference to heroin possession.
Maci, now 31, (pictured along with her household) has to date written two books and in addition hosts a Chattanooga-based crime podcast known as Expired
As if that wasn’t sufficient, Maci has additionally carved out an area for herself within the vogue trade alongside her 33-year-old husband
The mother-of-three mentioned in court docket docs that Ryan had left for her ‘voicemail messages threatening to point out up at my home and take [her] son,’ and had ‘made threats to point out up and damage [her if she didn’t] reply my telephone,’ in accordance with E!.
The Tennessee native informed the court docket that he had additionally appeared at certainly one of Bentley’s baseball video games whereas he was ‘below the affect’ of heroin, and was confrontational within the incident.
The Bulletproof writer informed the court docket: ‘I worry for my son’s security due to these threats and proof that he drives whereas below the affect.
‘His habits and actions are getting worse, I’m fearful for my three kids and myself, and what he could do, based mostly on his threats.’
Maci and Taylor have been pressured to file for a two-year restraining order in opposition to Ryan (pictured)
Ryan’s lawyer Jonathan Turner informed the publication that his shopper ‘agreed to this final result to make it simpler on everybody and never undergo a proper means of a trial,’ as it will enable him to proceed to see his son.
‘Ryan has no exclusions with Bentley and continues to be in a position to see his son below the brand new restraining order,’ the lawyer mentioned.
He continued: ‘This offers Ryan much more safety in opposition to any false allegations, permits him to keep away from getting arrested with no listening to first, and permits him to be round his son most significantly.
‘Transferring ahead Ryan hopes everybody can get by this with none points and that he can see his son.’
Maci is reportedly persevering with to work at co-parenting 14-year-old Bentley.
Past her strained relationship along with her ex, Maci has additionally spoken out about her well being struggles lately.
She beforehand revealed that since her late-teens she has suffered from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) which appeared to fluctuate and intensify when she used contraception.
‘PCOS is loads simpler to determine and management and preserve when there isn’t a treatment in your physique that messes along with your feminine organs,’ Maci mentioned beforehand.
‘The contraception adjustments your PCOS, so then you must cope with PCOS otherwise.’
Catelynn Lowell
Catelynn Lowell, now 30, and her highschool sweetheart, Tyler Baltierra, welcomed a child lady in entrance of the cameras in 2009 after three years of relationship.
However, shortly after her arrival, the couple made the agonizing determination to place daughter Carly up for adoption regardless of being ridiculed for his or her determination by family and friends.
Regardless of the emotional pressure, their relationship endured and simply six years later they determined to tie the knot.
From there, the couple continued to develop their household – with the addition of Novalee, now eight, and Vaeda, now three. In 2021, they welcomed their fourth little one collectively Rya Rose.
Catelynn Lowell (pictured on Teen Mother, left, and now, proper) and her highschool sweetheart, Tyler Baltierra, welcomed a child lady in entrance of the cameras in 2009
Past household life, Tyler, 33, and Catelynn, 30, additionally determined to enter enterprise collectively and launched their very own clothes line
They be in contact with their first-born however Tyler beforehand mentioned that the couple really feel inferior to her adoptive mother and father due to their lack of energy within the dynamic.
‘I do not need it to return throughout like that, however on the finish of the day, the truth is, I can not get to Carly until it is going by Brandon and Teresa. Respectfully, that is her mother and father, I agree with that,’ he informed the hosts of a reunion present for a later sequence.
He confessed that anxiousness has gotten in his manner of sustaining a relationship with the now 13-year-old.
‘I will be trustworthy, generally I do not belief my very own phrases. I do not belief how I say issues, I do not belief myself and the way I will clarify one thing and if that is going to match up with how Brandon and Teresa really need her to get that data,’ he defined.
All emotions apart, they did categorical their ‘gratitude’ to the mother and father for giving Carly an unimaginable life.
‘The one factor I can say to Brandon and Teresa is thanks for giving my daughter the life that she has. She wouldn’t have something if it wasn’t for them. I truthfully don’t have anything to say to them however simply gratitude,’ Tyler mentioned.
The couple be in contact with their first-born however Tyler beforehand mentioned that they really feel inferior to her adoptive mother and father due to their lack of energy within the dynamic
In August 2021, Tyler, 33, and Catelynn, 30, welcomed their fourth little one collectively and named her Rya Rose
All through her time within the limelight, Catelynn, who now has greater than 4.2 million followers on Instagram, has been open about her personal psychological well being struggles.
Catelynn skilled a miscarriage in 2017 which triggered anxiousness and suicidal ideas.
This prompted husband Tyler to assist her discover in-patient therapy at a facility in Tucson the place the mother-of-four realized how one can handle her psychological well being.
Tragically, she suffered one other miscarriage in 2020.
‘The explanation why I obtained triggered after I had the primary miscarriage was as a result of it was shedding a toddler over again and that trauma from being 16 years previous and handing your little one away to anyone actually obtained triggered and it introduced up all kinds of feelings,’ she mentioned.
‘It is simply loopy what your thoughts can do, the way it holds on to those issues and brings them out in several methods.’
Catelynn first skilled a miscarriage in 2017 which triggered anxiousness and suicidal ideas
The couple married in 2015 and continued to develop their household – with the addition of Novalee, now eight, and Vaeda, now three – and final yr welcomed one other child lady
However, not like prior to now, Catelynn was pleased with herself for having the ability to handle her psychological well being amid the traumatic time.
‘It is not overcoming me or making me spiral,’ she famous. ‘So I can inform that the psychological well being work that I’ve accomplished has labored, however that being mentioned, it nonetheless sucks. And you continue to have a second of being mad at your physique. It is tremendous onerous and it is a traumatic expertise.’
Past household life, Tyler, 33, and Catelynn additionally determined to enter enterprise collectively and launched their very own clothes line, Tierra Reign, in 2017.
However the kids’s boutique was seemingly short-lived.
The duo have been reportedly pressured to desert their three way partnership after they did not file their annual assertion two years in a row, in accordance with RadarOnline.
The Tierra Reign web site stays dormant.
Amber Portwood
Teen Mother star Amber Portwood, now 32, welcomed daughter Leah along with her then-fiance Gary Shirley on the present in 2008.
However the pair ultimately break up after Amber’s substance abuse and anger administration points surfaced.
The previous TV star’s historical past of home abuse is important and meant Gary was awarded full custody of their little one in 2011.
And, as not too long ago as 2021, Amber revealed that she and her daughter have been nonetheless having hassle connecting.
‘Leah and I are nonetheless scuffling with our relationship,’ she revealed. ‘My relationship along with her has modified loads. I have not seen her in fairly a while.’
Teen Mother star Amber Portwood (pictured on Teen Mother, left, and now, proper) welcomed daughter Leah along with her then-fiance Gary Shirley in 2008
The truth TV star hit ex Gary Shirley a number of occasions on her present Teen Mother (seen throughout season two)
In 2010 she was accused of abusing Shirley which resulted in her being investigated by police which discovered her in possession of marijuana and crack cocaine. She was charged with three counts of home violence, two of them felonies.
Baby Protecting Providers additionally stepped in and monitored her for six months as she took care of Leah.
In December 2011, she was arrested for the Class D felony of possession of a managed substance.
Amber, who has been identified with bipolar dysfunction, was later charged with violating her probation on her earlier domestic-violence expenses.
In 2012, she did not take her drug assessments and was given a five-year sentence. She was given the selection of going to rehab or jail. She selected jail and served 17 months.
In late 2013, Amber made an look on Dr Phil the place she revealed that she has been launched from jail early as a consequence of good habits.
Amber (pictured on the present), who now has 1.7 million followers on Instagram, has gained a questionable rap sheet lately
And, as not too long ago as 2021, Amber revealed that she and daughter Leah have been nonetheless having hassle connecting
Amber, who now has 1.7 million followers on Instagram, began relationship Andrew Glennon in 2017 once they met on the TV present Marriage Boot Camp
She additionally revealed that she was excessive on prescription and unlawful treatment for many episodes of Teen Mother, however mentioned that she was by no means going to make use of medicine once more.
In 2015, it appeared as if she had turned the nook after telling Folks journal about how jail helped her.
‘The one factor I might see occurring to me if I [hadn’t gone] to jail is I might have died,’ admitted the felon.
‘I might have overdosed. Once you’re an addict you understand what your backside is.’
She additionally mentioned she had been working onerous to get her life again collectively so she could possibly be a very good mother or father to her daughter Leah.
‘The entire time I used to be in there I labored my a** off,’ she mentioned.
In 2019, Amber was arrested and charged with two counts of home battery and one rely of legal recklessness with a lethal weapon after assaulting Andrew as he held their son
Andrew was granted sole authorized and first bodily custody of their little one after a three-year court docket battle
‘There have been tons of of hours of drug habit courses. I did further courses, parenting and anger administration and even began educating.
‘I put myself in there for a cause so I did not wish to make it a waste.’
Amber, who now has 1.7 million followers on Instagram, began relationship Andrew Glennon in 2017 once they met on the TV present Marriage Boot Camp.
The pair welcomed son James however break up simply two years later.
In 2019, Amber was arrested and charged with two counts of home battery and one rely of legal recklessness with a lethal weapon after assaulting Andrew at 3am as he held onto their son.
They have been reportedly in the course of a ‘heated argument’ and Baby Protecting Providers have been known as.
Andrew was granted sole authorized and first bodily custody of their little one after a three-year court docket battle.
Amber vowed to ‘by no means cease preventing’ for her kids following the decision in 2022.
Farrah Abraham
Farrah Abraham, now 31, gave beginning to her daughter, Sophia, on the present in 2009. The child’s father, Derek Underwood, died in a automobile accident throughout her being pregnant.
As a substitute, the Nebraska-born influencer largely raised the teenager with the assistance of her personal mother and father.
She stayed on with the Teen Mother franchise till 2017 however was reportedly fired following her transfer into the world of grownup leisure which noticed her releasing intercourse tapes and showing on webcam reveals.
However Farrah was nonetheless in a position to take full benefit of her time within the highlight showing on a complete host of different actuality reveals, together with Ex on the Seashore, Superstar Large Brother and Marriage Boot Camp: Actuality Stars Household Version.
Farrah Abraham stayed on with the Teen Mother franchise till 2017 however was famously fired for performing an grownup webcam present
Past her on-screen profession she has additionally explored all different media choices.
She wrote a ebook, titled My Teenage Dream Ended, which landed on the bestsellers checklist and has additionally dabbled within the music trade.
In 2022, she revealed that she can be spending almost a month at a trauma therapy middle to enhance her psychological and bodily well being.
She informed her 2.9 million followers on Instagram that she can be going off the grid to work in direction of a ‘brighter future.’
Farrah mentioned: ‘I’m taking time for my therapeutic. I’ve ignored folks for over 11 months after having a sexual assault and having my entire physique break down, my entire mind break down.’
Tough yr: In January, the MTV persona was arrested and brought into custody by the LAPD after allegedly assaulting a safety officer at a membership in Hollywood; seen in October 2021
The mother-of-one added ‘Irrespective of your traumas — whether or not they’re bodily or psychological, folks see them or do not see them — I needed to take the time and say I’m grateful for my household for hanging with me this yr in certainly one of my hardest years.’
She concluded: ‘I’m wanting ahead to understanding extra medically what I can do for myself and transition.’
Final yr, the MTV persona was arrested and brought into custody by the LAPD after allegedly assaulting a safety officer at a membership in Hollywood.
Farrah was eating on the Hollywood venue Grandmaster Information when a confrontation happened exterior the institution.
After she refused to go away the venue, a safety guard mentioned Farrah had hit her, and he or she was positioned below citizen’s arrest previous to police arriving and arresting her in reference to suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
She mentioned: ‘I am bored with being maliciously battered, attacked, conspired in opposition to whereas having dinner at Grand Grasp Information, this was a personal individual’s arrest my lawyer is dealing with from right here.
Final yr, the MTV persona was arrested and brought into custody by the LAPD after allegedly assaulting a safety officer at a membership in Hollywood
‘It’s terrifying and traumatizing that folks assault me and I can’t even get pleasure from dinner as I am the one individual out of three attacked and harassed when.
‘I stay up for court docket as all the time, warning this place is a hazard to public figures [sic].’
However that wasn’t her solely brush with the legislation.
Again in 2018, Farrah was booked for battery and trespassing after allegedly hitting a Beverly Hills Lodge safety guard ‘within the face along with her forearm, grabbing his ear, and pushing his head’ when he tried to eject her from one other occasion.
Farrah efficiently accomplished her two-year probation, 12 hours of anger administration, 5 days of neighborhood labor, and paid a $150 payment over the boozy altercation.
Extra not too long ago, Farrah hit again at followers who criticized her for permitting her daughter to get her septum pierced for her thirteenth birthday
Extra not too long ago, Farrah hit again at followers who criticized her for permitting her daughter to get her septum pierced for her thirteenth birthday.
The previous Teen Mother star informed TMZ that whereas she personally ‘wasn’t for it,’ Sophia needed to have the piercing, so she made certain all the things was accomplished professionally and in accordance with native restrictions.
‘To those that would possibly really feel it’s inappropriate that my daughter obtained her nostril professionally accomplished, legally accomplished, I am all about being authorized,’ she defined.
‘We abided by the legislation. I’m doing my finest as a mother or father to guarantee that she is wholesome and pleased, and I lined these bases.
‘So congratulations to Sophia. I am wishing her the very best in her teen years, and if she desires to get extra piercings, extra energy to her.’