The cast and crew of Teen Mom are ready to celebrate an unforgettable milestone.
On Friday, December 20, MTV announced its popular franchise is celebrating its sweet 16 with an all-new season of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter premiering in January.
“The season centers full circle moments and important milestones as Leah Messer, Maci Bookout and Amber Portwood find themselves parenting children who are now the same age as they were when the show first began,” MTV said in a statement. “Catelynn Lowell, who made the tough decision to place her daughter with adoptive parents, grapples with the emotional pain of the choice as that relationship changes.”
In a first look at the new season, cameras roll as Amber, 34, and Gary Shirley’s daughter, Leah, gets behind the wheel of a car as she prepares to learn how to drive.
It’s been quite a journey for the cast of Teen Mom. The series launched in December 2009 as the first spinoff from MTV’s 16 and Pregnant. The debut season followed the lives of Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, Amber Portwood and Farrah Abraham, who all experienced very different journeys during their teen pregnancies. On season 5, […]
As for Maci, 33, and Ryan Edwards’ son Bentley, he’s ready to have a big celebration for his 16th birthday. At the same time, he can’t believe what his own mom went through at his new age.
“I don’t know what I would do if I had a kid right now,” he shares.
Ashley Jones, Briana DeJesus, Cheyenne Davis, Jade Cline and Mackenzie McKee are also expected to return to the new season.
“From driving lessons and college planning to safe sex conversations and managing relationships, the moms are stepping into uncharted territory,” MTV said, “taking stock of their journeys and reflecting on how quickly time has passed.”
While some parents are hard at work raising teenagers, others are considering expanding their families in 2025 and beyond.
According to MTV, Cheyenne, 32, and Mackenzie, 30, are hoping to expand their families with more children while Briana is taking steps to prevent future pregnancies.
On social media, Mackenzie has been documenting her journey with IVF. “Making IVF feel like the traditional as possible!” she wrote via Instagram in November. “Thanks @brownfertility making magic happen over here!”
As for Cheyenne, she has gone back and forth with her husband, Zach Davis, as to whether or not they want to have another child.
Where does the time go? Teen Mom premiered on MTV in 2009, and Catelynn Lowell, Amber Portwood, Maci Bookout and Farrah Abraham’s kids are all grown up. Since the original season of Teen Mom, Lowell, Bookout and Portwood have expanded their families. Lowell and longtime partner Tyler Baltierra, whom she wed in 2015, share daughters […]
The couple are parents to son Ace, 3, while Cheyenne also coparents daughter Ryder, 7, with ex Cory Wharton.
“We actually have been trying to get pregnant,” Cheyenne told People in September. “Just send us good baby vibes, and hopefully we’re able to get pregnant soon.”
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter returns on MTV Thursday, January 30, at 8 p.m. ET.
