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Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley‘s daughter Leah simply turned 14 and appears so grown up! The teenager, whose delivery was documented on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant again in 2009, posed for a number of foolish pictures along with her dad, in an Instagram submit he shared in honor of her special occasion on Nov. 12. Her little sister Emilee, 6, whom Gary shares with spouse Kristina Shirley, was additionally within the pictures.
The small group confirmed off numerous poses, together with making humorous scrunched up faces and flexing biceps, and Gary added a loving caption alongside the snapshots. “Wishing my very superior daughter Leah shirley a really comfortable birthday, she’s a really sensible younger woman & I couldn’t ask for a greater child. I like you Leah so very a lot. Ps. I attempted to get @kristina_shirley3 within the pic, however No No Nooooo! 😑 we nonetheless love you girl. 😛,” the caption learn.
As soon as the proud dad and mom shared the submit, his followers had been fast to reply with their very own birthday needs and different feedback. “I take advantage of to assume she look similar to her mother however now she appears to be like like your twin. Completely satisfied Birthday Stunning 🎂,” one follower wrote whereas one other wrote, “Wow comfortable birthday Leah little mini cut up genetics lol between you two Gary. #Superior #twinsies lol 👏👏👏 comfortable birthday to you.” A 3rd identified that they thought Leah appears to be like like Amber through the authentic Teen Mother, and a fourth shared, “She’s so lovely 😍🎉🎈🎂 You and Kristina have completed a tremendous job elevating her and making such a ravishing residence.”
Gary’s newest pictures of Leah come after Amber, who’s had a historical past of home violence, made headlines for displaying the second she misplaced custody of her son James, 4, whom she shares with Andrew Glennon, after a three-year courtroom battle, on a latest episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter. The heartbreaking episode was stuffed with memorable moments, together with Leah’s response to the custody choice.
“My mother and James do have a very nice relationship. One thing like I didn’t have along with her. It’s unfair as a result of all of her work that she’s gone by means of to even be right here now — it’s like all for nothing,” she stated to her dad Gary, who assured her it’s not all for nothing. “It’s going to hit actually laborious and it’s unfair. It’s fully unfair. That bond is simply going to be ripped.” On the time the courtroom’s choice, which permits Andrew to take James from Indiana to California, got here to gentle, Amber additionally launched a press release that stated she was “heartbroken” and would “by no means cease combating” for her youngsters.
