Amber Portwood’s relationship with daughter Leah seems to be extra distant than ever earlier than.
On the Thursday, February 27, episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter, Leah, 16, opened as much as Cheyenne Floyd about the potential of being adopted by Kristina Shirley.
“I haven’t actually talked to [Amber] or seen her in awhile. It’s advantageous,” Leah mentioned. “I don’t actually care anymore. I form of need Kristina to undertake me. I’ve been wanting it for awhile simply because Kristina’s been there for me since I used to be, like, in kindergarten and earlier than that.”
Amber, 34, welcomed Leah in 2009 with ex Gary Shirley and documented her being pregnant journey on 16 and Pregnant. After the pair broke up, each Amber and Gary, 38, continued to permit MTV to doc their lives as a part of the Teen Mother franchise.
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic ; Courtesy of Gary Shirley/Instagram Amber Portwood isn’t on board with the concept her daughter Leah could possibly be adopted by Gary Shirley’s spouse Kristina. “Having Kristina undertake Leah would by no means occur on Amber’s watch,” a supply completely shared with Us Weekly. “She desires to be in Leah’s life. She will not be trying […]
Gary and Kristina, 37, received married in November 2015 and welcomed a daughter named Emilee that very same 12 months. Through the years, Leah started to spend increasingly time along with her dad and stepmom.
In current episodes, Amber admitted that her relationship with Leah wasn’t as tight as she hoped it could be. On the identical time, she acknowledged her psychological well being struggles — together with a bipolar dysfunction analysis — have prevented her from being the very best mother.
“With my daughter, she doesn’t wish to be round me,” Amber mentioned on the February 6 episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter. “I’ve by no means been a mother that didn’t care. Only a f—ed up mother.”
When Gary beforehand mentioned the thought of Kristina adopting Leah, a supply instructed Us Weekly Amber wouldn’t be onboard. “Having Kristina undertake Leah would by no means occur on Amber’s watch,” an insider shared in July 2024. “She desires to be in Leah’s life. She will not be seeking to hand off parental duty to anyone else.”
In her candid discuss with Cheyenne, 32, Leah described the uncommon events when she hangs out along with her mother.
“Once I do see her, she acts like all the pieces is completely advantageous, and I haven’t seen you in months. Why are you speaking to me like this?” Leah requested. “Clearly she has numerous issues occurring, a lot of difficulties, however I really feel like I can’t deal with it. I want I may however I can’t.”
Whereas Leah admitted that “it could be good” to at some point meet up and have a sit down with Amber, she doesn’t know when could be a very good time.
After listening to Leah’s expertise, Cheyenne referred to as the entire scenario “unlucky and unhappy.”
“There’s no person that would maintain me from displaying up for [my daughter] Ryder,” she mentioned in a confessional interview. “It’s actually exhausting to know. I might be at their home rattling close to every single day attempting to battle for my relationship with my youngster.”
Amber Portwood’s fraught relationship with daughter Leah has been documented on Teen Mother OG through the years. Portwood gave beginning to her child woman in 2008 with then-boyfriend Gary Shirley. The previous couple cut up three years later, with Shirley occurring to wed Kristina Anderson, with whom he shares daughter Emilee. As for Portwood, the […]
After talking with Cheyenne, Leah reiterated her hopes that she may at some point be adopted by Kristina. Whereas her dad agreed to talk with an lawyer to get data on what steps he would want to take, he warned his oldest daughter concerning the doable heartache it could trigger.
“As a father, I would like you to ensure you know if it’s one hundred pc what you need,” Gary mentioned. “As soon as that occurs, for Amber, it could be a giant heartbreak for her, which I do know you’re not attempting to do, however it’s simply a part of the method.”
Leah added, “It’s, however she didn’t increase me.”
Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter airs on MTV Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.
