Teenager Mother alum Amber Portwood has a brand new guy in her lifestyles, Us Weekly can solely expose — and regardless of relationship for only some months, issues are heating up between the couple.
“His name is Gary. She met him on a dating app four months ago. They are taking their time getting to know each other, but it’s getting serious,” a supply on the subject of the MTV big name tells Us, including that he lives in the neighborhood within the truth big name’s place of origin of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Portwood’s new beau, who's in his past due 30s, doesn’t have youngsters of his personal, however he’s “very family-oriented” and looks after his oldsters, the insider says.
Gary is other than Portwood’s exes as a result of he’s by no means watched her hit display Teenager Mother, finds the insider, including it’s allowed their blossoming courting to be extra unique.
“All the guys Amber has dated before she met on social media and were fans of the show,” the supply continues. “This new man in her life has actually never seen Teen Mom so she feels she can finally date in the way she’s always wanted to.”
Portwood, 33, first gave the impression on 16 and Pregnant in 2009 ahead of turning into a forged member on Teenager Mother and Teenager Mother OG. She returned to MTV for 2022’s Teenager Mother: Circle of relatives Reunion and on 2023’s Teenager Mother: The Subsequent Bankruptcy.
Previous to her new courting, Portwood’s romances have ceaselessly been within the highlight. When lovers first met Portwood on-screen, she was once in a courting with Gary Shirley, with the previous couple welcoming their daughter, Leah, in November 2008. Shirley won complete custody of Leah in 2011 after a struggle between the exes led to Portwood’s arrest in 2010.
This present day, Portwood and Shirley are co-parenting Leah, now 14, “amicably,” the supply says.
Portwood welcomed her 2d kid, son James, with ex Andrew Glennon in Would possibly 2018. The pair cut up after an altercation in 2019, and Glennon gained complete custody of James in 2022. Following the ruling, Portwood were given candid about her struggles and the way she’s running on herself to transport ahead.
“I’ve worked so hard to better myself and improve my relationships with my children,” the truth big name mentioned in a remark to Us on the time. “While I’ve always been candid about my past substance abuse and struggles with mental illness, a person should have the chance to redeem themselves and not be tethered to their problems from the past.”
Glennon and James now are living in combination around the nation from Portwood in his house state of California. “It’s a hard situation,” the insider says of the association. “She does the best she can to navigate it.”