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Catelynn Lowell has lived her life in the spotlight, but there’s still so much MTV hasn’t shown us about her! For those of you who don’t have time to do all the research yourself, here’s a few things you should know about Catelynn and Tyler so you can really call yourself a Teen Mom super fan!
Smoker
MTV generally shies away from showing the Teen Mom stars indulging in their vices, but the most recent season has gotten more relaxed with their editing. In the past we’ve seen the moms, notably Jenelle Evans, partaking in a quick puff here and there, but for the most part their habits have been omitted from the show.
Too much?
As it turns out, both Catelynn and Tyler are smokers. Catelynn admitted that she now smokes pot everyday (despite having been previously clean) to help in her struggle with her mental health. She’s also been spotted smoking cigarettes a number of times in the recent season and by paparazzi.
Middle School Sweethearts
Catelynn and Tyler have the longest running relationship on the show, but did you know that the couple met in a 7th-grade music class? Tyler has been quoted as saying that he “loved her since the moment [he] saw her,” but in their book ,Conquering Chaos, the story lost a bit of its romantic charm. “She’s got bigger tits than any girl in the 7th grade,” he wrote of his first impression of Catelynn.
Big Family
Although Tyler and Catelynn may have been together for a while now, that doesn’t mean they always see eye-to-eye on everything. Catelynn has publicly announced that she wants at least three more children, but Tyler doesn’t seem too keen on the idea of a family quite that big. According to Fame10, Catelynn has said that despite her desire for at least four children, Tyler says that he’s done at three.
Troubled Past
Fans of the show know that Catelynn and Tyler both had very unstable childhoods. It’s common knowledge that Catelynn’s mother had a substance abuse problem and Tyler’s father has a long history with legal troubles.
Catelynn elaborated somewhat on what growing up was like for her in their book, saying that her home “was all parties and drinking.” She goes on to say that she often had to tell her mother to keep the party down and spent a lot of her younger years caring for her siblings while her mother was incapacitated.
Abuse
Catelynn also spoke about the abuse she and her mother, April, endured at the hands of some of her mother’s boyfriends. In their book, she discusses a particular episode wherein one of the men, who was high at the time, tried to choke Catelynn. Tyler arrived just in time and was able to pull the man off of Catelynn and contact the authorities.
Even More
In a different type of abuse, Catelynn's mother was an abuser of drugs and alcohol for a long time. Tyler's father was in and out of jail repeatedly for drug abuse as well, so both of them have had to overcome tough times.
Pro-Life
Catelynn and Tyler are becoming more open about their “pro-life” stance since their rise to stardom. I guess it’s not surprising, as the couple decided to carry their first child Carly to full term then put her up for adoption.
Over the years the young mother has posted about her pro-life beliefs on both Twitter and Instagram, which has drawn criticism from some of her pro-choice fans.
Money Money Money
It’s unclear just how much money the couple makes from MTV for appearing on Teen Mom, but they seem to be doing just fine as they just bought a home for their family in Michigan. Neither Catelynn nor Tyler has a full-time job outside of the show, and (so far) neither of them has pursued higher education, even though they both planned to go to college.
That's a lot
Despite their net worth being listed at only $20K, it has recently come to light that the stars of Teen Mom OG may make around $250K per season, if not more — If that goes for both Tyler and Catelynn, that could be up to $500K per season between them!
Still Kids!
Just because they dealt with big decisions at a very early age, doesn’t mean Catelynn and Tyler didn’t get up to some normal (or, perhaps, more serious than normal) teen antics. Unlike some of the other Teen Mom stars, Catelynn and Tyler were able to get back to life as teenagers after Carly’s birth.
The couple has shared that they both got into drug use for a time when they were teenagers. Catelynn even disclosed that Tyler’s drug use was starting to look serious for a time, but she was able to convince him to step away from that lifestyle.
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