From lashing out at random fertility treatments to slamming their mother’s parenting , it’s been a busy week for the stars/former stars of the Teen Mom franchise! In an effort to bring you up-to-date on the latest Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 news, The Ashley brings you the Teen Mom News Pile.
Here are some of the major (and minor but interesting) ‘Teen Mom’-related things that happened over the last week or so…
Farrah Abraham Slams ‘Teen Mom’ (and IVF Fertility Treatments) in Weird Word-Salad Online Rant
Farrah’s latest rants have been somewhat readable (thanks, most likely, to The Big F finally discovering ChatGPT.) However, the fired ‘Teen Mom’ star hit The Interwebs on Monday in her signature “Farrah Speak” word salad format to slam a random cornucopia of people and things, including ‘Teen Mom,’ Mackenzie McKee and IVF fertility treatments.
It appears that the Backdoor Teen Mom was not happy that Mackenzie (as well as her cast mate Briana DeJesus) appeared on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ on Monday, and she made sure to let everyone know.
Farrah— who, as The Ashley reported, tried to get back on ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ earlier this year but was shot down by producers— lashed out at Mack, who announced on the show that she is pregnant with twins after undergoing IVF. (As per usual, Farrah has nothing to do with Mackenzie, IVF or her pregnancy, but…here she is.)
(As always, The Ashley is leaving Farrah’s post unedited, to fully preserve the genuine “Farrah Speak.” The Ashley— a certified “Farrah Speak” interpreter— will attempt to translate what Farrah is saying.)
“If they thought I glamorized ‘Teen Mom’ what does 30 and IVF say on ‘Teen Mom’ today…” she wrote, before switching to talking in the third person.
“We still can’t get ratings high since Farrah left maybe Drew Barrymore can help & make this look insane,” she word-vomited onto Instagram Stories. “The show is not 30 & IVF BAD CASTING JOB AGAIN…What ppl do to be on TV is crazy.”
Then, just for additional giggles, Farrah ended her rant with, “God bless IVF kids -FA.”
AS YOU DO.
The Ashley can basically translate this rant into Farrah feeling jealous that other girls are getting on mainstream shows to discuss their lives, and she’s not. Since she was turned away after attempting to get her spot on ‘Teen Mom’ back, she’s mad that the show is now being used to talk about things that 30-year-olds deal with, including IVF…. and not being used to talk about…whatever it is that Farrah does all day.
Farrah then went on to brag that she will be appearing on an upcoming Netflix show called Pop the Balloon, where she and other reality TV randoms will search for “love” on live TV. She appeared to be trying to let everyone know that she’s too good for MTV (despite the fact that MTV didn’t want her back.)
“So excited, so grateful to be part of the Netflix family,” she wrote. “New shows soon.”
Mackenzie has not responded to– and likely does not care about– the word jumble Farrah uttered about her.
Briana DeJesus Bonds with Drew Barrymore Over Growing Up Too Fast; Calls Out Mom Roxanne For Not Stopping Her Wild Teenage Behavior
Briana discussed her wild teenage years during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on Monday, during which she basically slammed her mom Roxanne for not keeping her out of trouble as a young teen.
As The Ashley previously reported, Bri appeared on Drew’s show alongside Mackenzie McKee (who used the opportunity to announce that she’s currently pregnant with twins). While Mack’s pregnancy announcement garnered plenty of attention, Drew stated that she actually wanted to have Briana on her show, due to a statement that Bri made on ‘Next Chapter’ about not wanting her daughters, Nova and Stella, to end up like she did.
“When I saw that, I wanted to have a conversation with you guys,” Drew— who began partying as a child star and went to rehab at 13— told Briana.
“When I look at my Nova, who is now 13, I see myself,” Briana told Drew. “And I’m like, ‘Why was I doing all these grown-up activities at such a young age? I see Nova as a baby, and I was a baby. Why was I having sex at 13 years old?”
Briana then called out her mom (and dad– who is not in her life) for not doing a better job parenting her.
“Like, where were my parents to help guide me in the right direction?” Briana said.
As 16 and Pregnant fans will remember, Briana became pregnant with Nova at the age of 16. Fans may also remember that Bri’s older sister, Brittany, got pregnant at the same time Briana got pregnant with Nova. However, Brittany chose to have an abortion.
Drew told Briana that her discussing this is “so healing,” and reminded her that she’s “not there anymore.”
“I’m proud of who I am today,” Briana said. “But it was hard. I’m no longer in that survival mode.”
“I’m more relaxed now, and I’m more confident like you said,” Briana told Drew, who stated that she decided that her own kids would not be “so young and wild” like she was.
“No, I want my kids to be kids,” Briana agreed. “And to be selfish, and to live a kid life. There’s no reason why my 13-year-old should be out doing things that she shouldn’t be doing, plain and simple.”
Interestingly, Roxanne expressed similar sentiments during a 2024 episode of ‘Next Chapter,’ calling out the adults in her own life for failing to protect her from growing up too fast.
“I just look at Nova and Stella and I’m so grateful that they’re so protected,” Roxanne told Briana. “And that I was able to protect you and your sister somewhat. I wasn’t protected at all. At f**king all. Like, where the f**k were the adults? I didn’t want that for my kids. I didn’t want that cycle to repeat.
You can watch a clip of Briana and Mackenzie’s appearance on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ below.
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