From giving out advice to new soulmates, to giving fans an earache, 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…
Jenelle Evans Warns David Eason’s New Girlfriend Kenleigh Heatwole About How He’ll Sink Her Career
Jenelle lashed out a David’s current girlfriend this week on X, but this time she offered David’s new soulmate some words of advice.
Kenleigh—who began dating David last year following his split from Jenelle— took to X this week to complain about a negative review left on her photography business’ Facebook page. Kenleigh stated that the “review” was posted by someone she had never worked with and that it was posted by someone just to inform her future customers that she is dating David, and that he has a history of dog shootin’ and custody losin’ and whatnot.
Going to a business page and making a false review for a service you never purchased should be illegal
— kenleigh (@kendoeeeeee) April 6, 2025
Although Kenleigh never claimed that it was Jenelle who wrote the review, Jenelle still jumped on social media soon after to declare that she did not write the review. She then insisted that David’s new squeeze is “obsessed” with her.
“Girl you’re OBSESSED with me,” Jenelle wrote. “I don’t have time to be writing fake reviews for your ‘business page.'”
She then gave Kenleigh some insight into how being with David is basically career suicide.
“Maybe if you weren’t dating my ex, that the world hates, it wouldn’t be happening. David ruined lots of opportunities for me too, you’ll learn that soon,” Jenelle wrote.
When Kenleigh denied ever accusing Jenelle of writing the review, Jenelle criticized her for replying to every tweet that Jenelle posted…before going on to reply to basically every tweet Kenleigh posted.
“You reply to every tweet about me,” Jenelle wrote. “You think I’m an idiot? I use to play the same games when I was in my 20s.”
Jenelle— who literally a month ago was replying to every post her ex “August Keen” made about her on social media— then reflected on her own time as David’s soulmate.
“How often do you look back and cringe like, ‘Damn I was hella sprung over this?!’ It’s crazy how we all saw it in real time & you took years to realize it.”
“Don’t remind me. So embarrassing!” Jenelle replied.
Amber Portwood Sings on TikTok Live; Gets to Rip to Shreds
It’s safe to say that Amber sings about as well as she parents her daughter Leah.
The former(?) ‘Teen Mom’ star decided to sing for the masses during (yet another) TikTok Live session earlier this week and…it did not go well.
Amber, determined to prove that she truly is the ‘Teen Mom’ Songbird of Our Generation, used her time on the social media app to show off her vocals. Unfortunately (for Amber and/or our ears), she attempted to sing Celine Dion‘s powerful song “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” which requires a very strong vocal performance.
Amber had herself seated in front of a TV that was playing Celine’s music video for the song (and giving The Ashley major flashback vibes to waking up at 3 a.m. after falling asleep on the couch and seeing an infomercial on TV for the “Ultimate Love Songs” CD collection or something.)
Amber warbles through the first verse, with her voice doing more cracking than Butch on vacation. Her friend Mr. Hoodz cheers her, which makes Amber continue the nightmare fuel of a performance. She then comes to a part in the song that requires some big notes, so she sets herself back and lets it rip…our eardrums.
Amber gets to the final note and fails miserably, then pretends she was just clowning around.
A clip of Amber’s, um, “performance” made its way onto Reddit, where readers were perplexed by what they just heard. Others pointed out that Amber could be making much better use of her time than clocking literally dozens of hours a week on TikTok Live.
“This is such an odd hobby for an adult human,” one person commented.
“No really…like don’t you have to shop for groceries, or vacuum the house,” someone else wrote.
For your listening “enjoyment,” The Ashley is including the clip of Amber’s vocal “performance” below. God speed.
The delusion is strong in Ambien
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Catelynn’s Mom April Answers Questions on TikTok Live About Ex Butch Baltierra, Catelynn & More
Catelynn’s mom made several appearance on TikTok Live recently, but she did not go “Portwood” and cuss people out and scream over the Interwebs. Instead, she appeared on her son Nick‘s TikTok Lives to answer questions about her life today, her relationship with Catelynn and her grandkids, and even her feelings on her ex-husband Butch Baltierra.
As fans may remember, Catelynn’s relationship with April (as well as her little brother Nick) were very strained in 2023, when Cate and Nick engaged in plenty of social media back-and-forth jabs regarding the way Cate’s husband Tyler Baltierra treats her, April’s drinking and more. It appears that the family has made amends since then, though.
When a fan asked April how often she sees Catelynn’s kids, April revealed that she sees Nova, Vaeda and Rya “often” and that she can “have them any time I ask.”
Despite having her drinking, poor treatment of Catelynn (prom dress shopping anyone?) and the years she was swooning over Butch aired out on TV for all to see, April stated that she does not regret being on ‘Teen Mom.’
In fact, she doesn’t even count her Natty Ice-soaked marriage to Butch as a mistake.
“No, I don’t regret marrying Butch,” she said on the TikTok Live.
While she doesn’t regret marrying Butch (and his sick salt-n-peppa mullet/rattail combo he was rocking back then), she didn’t have much of an update on where her former legally challenged lover is today.
“I have no clue,” she said of Butch’s whereabouts.
According to his social media, Butch is still living in Austin, Texas. He posted an updated pic of himself last month.
Briana DeJesus Says ‘Teen Mom’ Still Reveals the Struggles of Teen Parenthood
While many fans (both former and current) of ‘Teen Mom’ may argue that the MTV reality series has overstayed its welcome and essentially lost the plot, cast member Briana DeJesus insists that it’s still showing viewers an accurate portrayal of life as a teen parent, including all of the struggles that come with it.
In a new interview with the Associated Press, Briana– one of the eight moms currently featured on ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’– told the outlet that the long-running franchise shows cast members struggling “all the time,” which she believes is something that makes the series “so special.”
“ … Like, not everything is going to be beautiful,” Briana said. “We’re going to have a lot of ugly moments and I think that’s what the world needs to see.”
Briana went on to say that, unlike a curated social media post that may depict a “perfect life,” ‘Teen Mom’ presents an honest look at teen parenthood.
“It’s like, this is the real deal,” she said. “And if it happens to us, it could 100 percent happen to you.”
While Briana may feel that ‘Teen Mom’ is still giving viewers an honest look at the “struggles” of teen parenthood after all these years, not everyone agrees.
“Struggles?” a fan commented on X in response to Briana’s remarks. “Driving new cars and living in new builds is rough. Lol”
“It was special when it was first introduced but now everybody knows a teen mom,” another added.
Watch a clip from Briana’s interview below.
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25 Responses
How old are April and Butch? Serious question!
April is 52 (1972) & Butch is 62 (1962)
Luckily, I haven’t had the misfortune of listening to Amber’s terrible singing voice. I do however, feel blessed to have read the caption comparing a relationship with David to The (sinking) Land. I also love that photo of Barb that shows up whenever there is a “quote” from her.
Jenelle and Amber have way too much time on their hands.
Amber is live RN on tik tok and boy…her pupils are HUGE ….
Is it just me or does Butch look better?
I just have to say. I am so delighted by the comment about the late night tapes and cd’s. I can’t even tell you how many times I woke up to that
They also had the raunchy sex phone commercials and the unforgettable Ms. Cleo.
“Hi, I’m Ms. Cleo, call me now for ya free reason.”
@Dickie– I loved Miss Cleo! -The Ashley
Jenelle telling on herself like that is hilarious.
“Although Kenleigh never claimed that it was Jenelle who wrote the review, Jenelle still jumped on social media soon after to declare that she did not write the review. She then insisted that David’s new squeeze is “obsessed” with her.”
Soon after…I guess no one ever told her she can unfollow and block users because it’s pretty darn weird she feels the need to respond to an innocuous comment by a business owner complaining about fake reviews. And she defended that bag of microwave popcorn ex soulmate of hers time and time again. She’s needs to stop being such a hypocrite. If only she paid half as much attention to her children as she did social media maybe her life wouldn’t be in the crapper.
So glad Amber has all this free time to do productive things. She doesn’t have to deal with spending time with her kids. Crazy bitch
Best comment I’ve seen in a long time. I can’t find the actual video of her singing. Which is a huge disappointment.
I can’t believe April is in my age group. She looks rough and Cate is getting every drop of those bad genetics.
How old is she again?
April is 52
April look like she is in rough shape. I think she is a good example of how alcohol can be as bad any illegal drug. Amber seems “mentally unwell” (for Canadian/Australian viewers) and this new guy seems to be taking advantage but doesn’t seem very healthy himself. This show will be canceled soon. It has had a very good run and really was a pioneer for reality TV.
As much as I love crapping all over these people when they think they’re singers. Amber has raw talentBut she needs to learn how to sing in a key that is of working for her and learning how to learning properly how to sing and how to belt when you’re singing et? C, but she has the raw talent.Just needs a few lessons to make her better
Are you certain your ears work correctly? You obviously didn’t listen to the same thing as everyone else, lol.
The worst part of her “singing” is that she’s actually using some version of autotune (or a similar program), and it still didn’t remotely fix her sound. You can tell she’s using it when she stops singing and talks, her voice is different than her normal voice. The program is making changes on the fly and trying to fix and smooth out her natural tone.
Not only to my ears work, but i am a well trained vocal coach who’s been involved in music for over thirty years
The autotune (or similar program) is super clear when she talks, even someone who is tone deaf can hear it being used. Amber’s voice doesn’t sound like that and we’ve all heard her for years so it’s extra obvious here.
Amber is quite likely tone deaf, if not full on amusia, at the very least in the most casual sense. That in and of itself isn’t a knock, a lot of people the world over (about 4-5%, which is a lot in the grand scheme) are tone deaf. If you’re a vocal coach, you would’ve picked up on that almost immediately, lol.
Maybe time for a new job, your ears have broken
Hi amber!
I would assume it was Jenelle who wrote it, since she did all that when nobody even asked her. Does she not realize how absolutely jealous and pathetic she looks to be trying to ruin David’s new woman’s business? Just when I think Jenelle can’t sink any lower, she always shocks me.
I don’t believe she wants David back…but I do believe it bothers her that he moved on so quickly (newsflash: SO DID YOU! You are just single atm and prob not for a long time) so that’s why she dislikes this girl so much. While Ensley is in the middle of this mess. She and Kaiser are both f*cked having such horrible parent figures. (Tbh, Jace isn’t having much luck either…but at least he had Babs when he was growing up)
No I don’t think she wants David back either. I think she just doesn’t want him playing house with his new lady while Jenelle’s failed rebound told the world all the things she’s still up to. I feel so bad for the kids. Money can’t fix all the chaos they’ve grown up in.
She’s pissed that he found someone.
She didn’t think he would, that’s why she was so confident to walk away. She thought he’d always be there.
She’s jealous. Not necessarily of Kentswole herself but of the situation.
Another bus full of lowlife men comes by every 10 minutes, Jenelle just needs to be patient. She’ll have a new loser, too, in no time.