How Teen Mother’s Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley Went From Archenemies to Lifelong Allies

Whatever the previous, Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley are and at all times might be household.

From the very starting of Teen Mother, the 2 MTV stars have been an open e-book in the case of their relationship.

Again in season one of many actuality present, the couple was engaged however continuously preventing over all kinds of points. Disagreements, pressure and a nasty breakup would quickly observe all below the general public eye. However fast-forward 10 years later and the pair can confidently say that issues are in a a lot better place.

“Actually, it is actually good. It is like he is simply a part of the household,” Amber shared with E! Information forward of tonight’s two-hour Teen Mother OG season premiere. “I feel after I began him like that, it actually made issues simpler. He was the identical. He had to have a look at me that approach too and now we’re at all times in one another’s lives due to Leah.”

She added, “And we take holidays collectively. We will take one other one quickly.”

Their present relationship is a large distinction from what viewers witnessed simply a few years in the past. Whether or not it was on the small display screen or on social media, each events discovered themselves speaking dangerous in regards to the different.

Again in January 2018, Amber went on Twitter and expressed her disapproval of the feedback made by Gary and his spouse Kristina Shirley.

“Ensure to look at Gary and Kristina tonight speaking s–t about me! It have to be onerous earning profits off of me! Being such a foul mother and all,” she wrote. “The place would they be? Wait..in a 1 bed room shack within the ghetto of Anderson the place he was earlier than I received out and the present got here again on!! Ignorant!”

And simply a few months later, an episode of Teen Mother aired the place Gary spoke candidly about his ex’s previous that included a five-year jail sentence stemming from drug possession costs. 

“I am unable to take a break. Tens of millions of oldsters cannot take a break as a result of they’d a foul day at work or as a result of they received a divorce. I didn’t make her snort a tablet,” he advised Kristina. “I didn’t make her take a tablet. I didn’t make her do medication. I didn’t make her go to jail.”

This time, nevertheless, instantly after the episode aired, Gary expressed remorse on the phrases he shared.

“@AmberLPortwood I do know we now have overcome lots since tonights episode was filmed nevertheless, I really feel horrible for the issues I’ve mentioned in tonights episode & most likely subsequent weeks as properly. I am sorry & I wish to proceed to strengthen the co-parenting relationship we now have. Plz forgive me,” he pleaded on social media. “@AmberLPortwood You are my child Mama & even when I am given a motive to be upset with you I ought to nonetheless respect you. I am not excellent and I by no means might be. I would like your time with child James to be treasured and I do not wanna deliver you down from this joyful time in your life. Once more sorry.”

That mindset solely continued as Amber moved on with boyfriend Andrew Glennon and received pregnant with their very own youngster. If Amber was confronted with critics, it was Gary who was fast to defend his ex on social.

“All of us have made errors & we are attempting to be taught from them,” Gary shared on Twitter. “Amber do not let anybody get to you, not even me. Simply proceed to get pleasure from being pregnant. This child is a blessing for you. I do know you may make everybody proud. Perhaps in case your fortunate @krissyK01 & I can child sit someday. :))).”

When it was time to plan their daughter’s birthday events, Gary and Amber got here collectively. And when large life moments took place like Gary trying to find his organic father, Amber was there to help.

So what was the turning level within the relationship? Whereas it is onerous to mark sooner or later or one occasion, Amber says time was the perfect recipe to a cordial dynamic.

“It undoubtedly took some time however I feel folks simply need to develop and be mature and so they’ll determine it out ultimately,” Amber shared with E! Information.

Co-star Catelynn Baltierra added, “It is so cool to see that too—folks capable of co-parent in a wholesome approach and get alongside. It is so necessary for the children.”

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As for Amber’s relationship with Gary’s spouse, they go to “mommy and me” bingo collectively and have enjoyable. And consider it or not, the By no means Too Late creator revealed to Us Weekly that her son with Andrew refers to Gary as “Uncle Gary.”

“It was good to really feel such as you’re capable of mesh that life collectively as a result of it is onerous when you’ve gotten a brand new companion,” she defined to the publication. “Everyone will get alongside so it is nice.”

To observe extra of Amber and Gary’s dynamic, watch a brand new season of Teen Mother OG airing Monday nights at 9 p.m. solely on MTV.

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