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Teen Mom + Unexpected Round-up

Season 4 of the reality show Unexpected is currently showing in the UK, and also Season 9 of Teen Mom OG just started, so today I'm featuring both shows on the blog. There is a round-up of previous posts, plus info on the new series and some updates. 

Note: If you're not familiar, both shows follow pregnant teens and their lives as parents. Teen Mom is a spin-off of 16 and Pregnant and there is now a franchise which includes the shows Teen Mom 2, Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant, and international versions such as Teen Mom UK.  Unexpected is TLC's version. A new season of 16 and Pregnant was also on recently (the first since 2014!) so I'll share my post on that too.  :)


Teen Mom 

Here are the previous posts on Star Sparkle: 

Teen Mom Round-up (features posts up to Jan 2019): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/teen-mom-round-up.html

TM: Young Moms Club: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/04/teen-mom-young-moms-club.html

10 Years of Teen Mom: https://starspaerklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/10-years-of-teen-mom.html

New Teen Mom UK (2019): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-teen-mom-uk.html

TM: Young and Pregnant UK: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/teen-mom-young-and-pregnant-uk.html

New Teen Mom UK (2020: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/03/new-teen-mom-uk.html

New TM: Young and Pregnant + TM Australia: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/01/new-teen-mom-yp-teen-mom-australia.html

16 and Pregnant Rebooted: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/01/16-and-pregnant-rebooted.html 


S9 of Teen Mom OG is on at the moment. We'll see how Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, Amber Portwood, and more recent additions Cheynne Floyd and Mackenzie McKee (formerly of the short-lived Teen Mom 3) are coping during the pandemic, as well as dealing with their personal issues.

Here's a video showing clips of Maci and Cheyenne:


Cheynne is currently pregnant with her 2nd child (her first with current boyfriend Matt). The baby will be a sibling for her daughter Ryder, 3, whose dad is Cory Wharton. Find out the gender of the baby here: http://www.mtv.com/news/3172959/cheyenne-floyd-second-child-sex/

Follow Cheyene on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheynotshy/

Catelynn Lowell (Baltierra) has also just announced that she and her husband Tyler Baltierra are expecting their 4th child. Read more here: https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/teen-mom-og-catelynn-lowell-due-date-for-baby-no-4

 

For more on Teen Mom OG visit the MTV site: https://www.mtv.com/shows/44zpke/teen-mom-og


Unexpected

Here are the previous Unexpected posts on the blog:

Unexpected: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/unexpected.html

Unexpected Girls Updates: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/unexpected-girls-updates.html 

New Unexpected (2020): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/02/new-unexpected.html

 

S4 of Unexpected is showing in the UK at the moment. I think it's in a couple of parts because it's taking a one-month break in the US. 

The current cast of Season 3 features 3 new girls, plus Tyra Boisseau (the only one to come back from S3) and Lilly Bennett, who starred in S1. 

Tyra has daughter Layla with her (now ex) boyfriend Alex Wilson. Layla turns 2 next month. Tyra has moved away for college but is missing Laya, and also finding the distance puts a strain on her and Alex's relationship.

Lilly has daughter Aaliyah, 3, with her ex James and gave birth to her second child, son Lawrence Bishop IV in November. The dad is Lilly's new boyfriend, also named Lawrence, 19. Viewers will see her pregnancy on the show. (In the UK we will see her in next week's episode). 

Check out this post to read more about Lilly when she was first on the show: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/unexpected.html

We also got to see an update on Hailey Tomlinson, who was in S3. Tiarra Boisseau, (Tyra's sister who is also in the last series) went to visit Hailey and their children played together There was a lot of drama last season when Hailey's daughter's father Matthew left her for her best friend (also named Hailey), and had a baby with her too!

 

New Girls: 

Jenna Ronan

16-year-old Jenna from Altoona, Pennsylvania, is pregnant by her boyfriend Aden Albright. She lives with her dad and stepmum. Her dad is supportive and often gives Jenna what she wants, including a car for her birthday! There are issues with Jenna's parents, since her dad and her mum don't get on, which affects things like having one big baby shower with all the family. 

Jenna gave birth to son Luca last June. 

Check out Jenna's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC10c_rvCRA5cqD0rraMqzHQ


Myrka Cantu

Myrka, from Harlingen, Texas was 15 when she got pregnant by her boyfriend Ethan Ybarra. Her mum Liliana was greatly disappointed because it was the one thing she didn't want Mykra to do, and kicked her out of the house. Luckily Ethan's parents stepped in and have been supporting the couple.

Mykra had a daughter in summer last year.

Visit this post for more on Myrka: https://www.tvovermind.com/myrka-cantu/

 

Reanna Cline

Reanna also became pregnant at 15. She is from Wichita, Kansas and currently lives with her mum. Her relationship with her baby's father Taron Ward isn't good, since she says he cheated on her (although he insists that they were on a break at a time.). Taron wants to work out custody arrangements, but Reanna is finding it hard to overcome her anger towards him.

Reanna had a little girl named Danica in April 2020. She and Taron have reportedly been cut from the second part of S4. You can read about it here: https://starcasm.net/reanna-taron-reportedly-cut-tlc-unexpected-season-4/

 

 Here is a trailer for the new season:

Visit this Starcasm post for more on the Unexpected girls, plus their Instagram links: https://starcasm.net/tlc-unexpected-season-4-preview-trailer-cast-info-premiere-date/

 And check out these links for more on the show:

 TLC site (American viewers only): https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/unexpected/

Official FB page: https://www.facebook.com/UnexpectedTLC/


In yet more baby news, Lexus Scheller who starred in S1 and 2, is expecting her 2nd child in September. The baby will be her first with her boyfriend of a year Isaiah Norwood, and a sibling for Scarlet, 3, Lexus' daughter with her ex Shayden Massey. Read more about the news here: https://starcasm.net/tlc-unexpected-lexus-scheller-pregnant-2nd-baby/

And keep up with Lexus' life on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexus.scheller/

 

S4 of Unexpected is on TLC UK on Tuesdays at 8pm, and S9 of Teen Mom OG is on MTV UK on Wednesdays at 8pm.

 

Hope you enjoyed the post! :) Are you a Teen Mom and/or Unexpected fan?

 

P.S. We also recently had Series/Season 2 of Teen Mom Australia in the UK. It followed the original girls Sita Masima, Georgie Manios and Ammi Chambers and their families, plus new mum Tanisha Kandia, 19 and her daughter Bianca, 2. Check out the Australia trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Xcu0rUVJI

 

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