Unexpected (full title Unexpected: Teenage & Pregnant) is an American reality TV series following the lives of pregnant teenagers and their partners, and their journey into parenthood. It's the TLC version of the hit show 16 and Pregnant, which spawned the spin off Teen Mom. The first series/season was shown last year, and Series 2 was shown in the US this summer and has just started in the UK.
Season 1 followed 16 year old Lilly Bennett and her boyfriend James, 15 year old Lexus Scheller and boyfriend Shayden, 17, and Mckayla Adkins 16 and her boyfriend Caelan Morrison. Lilly gave birth to daughter Aaliyah Rose, Lexus had a daughter named Scarlett, and McKayla had son Timothy (Timmy).
All 3 of the girls' mums were also teen mothers, and in Lexus' case her grandmother was a teen mum too.
S2 catches up with Mckayla and Lexus, and introduce some new girls and their boyfriends. I'm focusing mainly on the girls here, like with my Teen Mom posts. :)
Mckayla Adkins
Mckayla, from Salem, Ohio, was raised by her grandparents Tim and Cindy, due to her mum Shannon being unable to care for her and her brother. In S1 Shannon and Mckayla were pregnant at the same time. (She had a little girl called Lilly). Caelan's mum Shelly didn't get on well with Shannon.
Now nearly 18, Mckayla has announced to her grandparents that she wants to move in with Shannon. They are not that happy with the idea because they'll miss her and Timmy, and Mckayla and Shannon's relationship hasn't been that good in the past. Makayla and Caelan have also had a rocky relationship but are believed to currently be together.
For more on Mckayla check out these links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mckayladkins/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mckayladkinss
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG7gzdNN_gIOv2orhTEaUg
Romper articles:
https://www.romper.com/p/how-old-is-mckayla-from-unexpected-the-teen-mom-is-making-some-tough-decisions-10067940
https://www.romper.com/p/are-mckayla-her-boyfriend-from-unexpected-still-together-their-relationship-has-had-rough-patches-10008329
Update: FB page (with some public posts): https://www.facebook.com/mckayla.adkins.71
Lexus Scheller
Lexus and Shayden from Monticello, Indiana, had a hard time adjusting to life as new parents. In Episode 1 of S2, we learnt that they have broken up. Their relationship appeared rocky at the end of the first series and he went to jail for violating probation. Lexus also reveals that she cheated on him with a female friend. But she says that she misses him and wants to get back together.
Lexus and her mum Kelsey (who became a grandmother at 31) are also getting on better, and Kelsey is helping her daughter raise Scarlett.
For more on Lexus visit these links:
FB profile (has a Follow option): https://www.facebook.com/lexus.scheller
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexus.scheller/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexusscheller
Romper post: https://www.romper.com/p/who-is-lexus-on-unexpected-this-teen-mom-is-sharing-her-story-6757890
Newsweek article: https://www.newsweek.com/where-are-lexus-shayden-now-unexpected-still-together-1057100
Lilly Bennett
Lilly, from Riverhead, New York, had only been dating her boyfriend James Kennedy for a few months before she got pregnant. During the first series Lilly seemed more committed to the relationship and their family than James. They don't appear in S2 which i s a shame because I liked Lilly, but you can read an article about her here: https://www.romper.com/p/who-is-lilly-on-unexpected-this-teen-mother-is-making-it-work-7663169
She also has a YouTube channel but there's only one video on it at present: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcgcYWCmUR3R8NcQpAg45GA
And here are her social media links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lillybennett__
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lillyxxo1
New Girls:
Chloe Mendoza
16 year old Chloe, from Phoenix, Arizona, is having a baby girl with her boyfriend Max Schenzel, 18. In the first episode she admitted that she only had sex with him so he wouldn't leave her, a revelation which he isn't too happy about! Her mum Jessica was also a teen mother. She and Chloe's stepdad Nate aren't too keen on Max. He was arrested in June, which wouldn't have helped things.
Chloe gave birth to daughter Ava in July.
You can read more about Chloe here: https://www.romper.com/p/who-is-chloe-on-unexpected-the-teen-mom-is-trying-to-make-it-work-9995583
Social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloeemendozaa/
Update 14/4/19: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIxoJvsUI1KkuV4ASPidVg
Emiley Noack
18 year old cheerleader Emiley is pregnant by boyfriend Diego Reyes. They live in Frederick, Oklahoma. They planned not to have sex before marriage, but the plan changed! So far Diego doesn't seem too supportive and it has emerged that he's often "mean" to people. Emiley plans to get back into cheering and sports after her daughter is born.
Read more about Emily here: https://www.romper.com/p/who-is-emiley-on-unexpected-she-joins-the-cast-in-season-2-10006619
And go here for an update on Emiley, Diego and daughter Aria, born in February: https://www.romper.com/p/are-emiley-her-boyfriend-from-unexpected-still-together-some-fans-may-be-surprised-10149319
Follow Emiley at the links below:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV_AhfDrqkPqnE8z3DQeMHw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emiley.noack/
Laura Barron
We haven't seen Laura in the UK yet because we've had only episode so far, so we'll see her later. She's having a baby with Tylor. According to Starcasm they're both 18. I can't find much info on her, but will update once I've seen more episodes. :) (I can't visit the official American TLC site because it isn't available in the UK/outside of the US).
Update:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura.barronn/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfX2i-iq4VXl-T-tPyaIg8w
I enjoyed the show last year and am glad to see it back. Look forward to seeing more of Lexus and Mckayla and the new mums. :)
Here's a clip of Mckayla telling her grandparents she wants to move out:
For more on Unexpected visit these links
Official US site: Only accessible within the US currently: https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/unexpected/
In Touch articles:
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/tlc-unexpected-cast-lilly-lexus-mckayla-144110
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/unexpected-season-2-tlc-163164
Note 23/2/19: InTouch no longer works on my computer, just won't load. Not sure if it's to do with privacy settings in the UK (after GDPR, or just my comp!
Update 27/2/20- InTouch works again for me!
These next sites tend to slow my computer down, but yours might be fine:
Starcasm posts:
https://starcasm.net/tlc-unexpected-cast-full-names-bios-social-media-links-videos-photos/
https://starcasm.net/video-tlc-unexpected-season-2-preview-trailer-with-3-new-moms/
The Things feature: https://www.thethings.com/unexpected-15-facts-about-tlcs-teen-pregnancy-show/
S2 of Unexpected is on Thursdays at 9pm on TLC UK.
Do you watch Unexpected? Do you like it or prefer 16 and pregnant/Teen Mom?
Want more teen mums? Check out these posts:
Teen Mom OG: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2015/05/return-of-teen-mom.html
Teen Mom 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2011/05/teen-mom-2.html
Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/teen-mom-young-and-pregnant.html
Teen Mom UK: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/teen-mom-uk-is-back.html
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