Maci Finally Reveals Her Secret Pregnancy?

The Teen Mom OG cast is changing rapidly, but is the newest addition Maci Bookout's newborn?

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The Teen Mom OG cast has undergone a number of shifts and changes in the past few weeks alone. MTV has added two controversial cast members to the crew, but now it looks like there could be another Teen Mom OG cast member coming soon! Has Maci Bookout just revealed that she’s having a fourth child?

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Whether fans like it or not, there are two new girls on the block when it comes to Teen Mom OG. After deliberating between adding Mackenzie Standifer and Mackenzie Mckee to the cast, MTV opted instead for two wild cards: Are You The One and The Challenge stars Cory Wharton and Cheyenne Floyd despite Cheyenne’s being accused of racism, and Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol Palin will be another unexpected addition to the cast!

Now it seems that there could be yet another person joining the cast… although they’ll be much, much younger.

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Unlike some of her co-stars, Maci Bookout has been very vocal about the fact that she’s considering having more children. When her storyline didn’t focus on her feud with baby daddy Ryan Edwards last season, it turned to her and her husband Taylor McKinney discussing the possibility of adopting a child. However, now it seems that Maci could be having a child in a different way.

“People are speculating that Maci is pregnant because of her appearance on [Instagram] live,” shared user Toby924 on reddit. They added an image of Maci during her live appearance, where some fans believed they noticed a change in physique. Many fans were quickly convinced that Maci could be expecting a fourth child.

“She's pregnant again,” wrote lita313. “She had that miscarriage so I can see her being more private this time,” theorized IHaveLand, adding, “Also I feel like after Kylie Jenners ‘hey I just had a baby’ secret pregnancy that's gonna become the trend among ‘stars’ rather than elaborate pregnancy announcements.” User smease agreed, “I think she is. She hasn't posted her body in a while.”

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“I’m gonna say this in the nicest way I can,” wrote shenanigansarefun. “Noticed when Maci is pregnant her face especially her nose appears wider and fuller. I remember when she posted a picture of herself and Bentley in a red sweater from boobs up, I said to myself she’s pregnant. Weeks later she announced she was pregnant with Jade. I know this sounds crazy but I totally believe just on her face and breasts being fuller she’s pregnant. Happened with maverick too.” User bluecarolina97 wrote, “I’ve been thinking that she might be before the live video. She hasn’t posted any full body photos in awhile and has kinda kept to herself lately. It’s ok if they are though! Maci handles her shit and her kids are f*cking adorable.”

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Some fans think that this change in physique could have other explanations. “Any bloat will look like a pregnancy on Maci’s super skinny frame,” pointed out htxcountrymuffin. User nvm_the_barking_dog wrote, “Honestly, the older you get the more beer bloat becomes a very real thing. She’s a tiny girl - she’s been married for a minute, has 3 kids, and tends to drink light beer like it’s water....isn’t it more probable she has a lil pudge that we’re not used to seeing on her?” They added, “If she is pregnant though then good for her!”

This isn’t the first time that fans have noticed a change to Maci’s body that could indicate a pregnancy. Fans thought they spotted a telling change in a recent video she posted.

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The McKinney family took some time to celebrate Maci for Mother’s Day — and it seems she might soon have four children celebrating her! Maci captioned the video, “When Taylor asked me what I wanted to do for Mother's Day, I told him I wanted to be wild and free! Took the top off the jeep, strapped the babies in and went to the mountains 💜 Hoping that one day my children will appreciate being healthy, wild and free!”

In the video, Maci and her entire family jam out to a country song called “Wild As You.” But it’s not until the very end of the clip that fans noticed something different. In the final shot of Maci and her family standing on top of the Jeep, fans thought they saw a baby bump!

“Did I see a bump in the picture?” wrote Instagram user @esmi_bbys. User @stacie_culotta agreed, “I see a bump!!!!!”

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And even this incident is far from the only shot that has fans thinking Maci is already pregnant. In a recent selfie of her with Jayde and Maverick, fans zeroed in on the shape of Maci’s face!

“She’s pregnant again!! Those cheeks tell all!” wrote Instagram user @minot.noir on this picture of Maci. User mysticalostrich agreed, “She looks pregnant! HER CHEEKS! 😊😏” User @mariagro79 wrote, “Yes shes looks pregnant… Besides the round face she totally has a bump.”

In fact, Maci’s skin is looking so smooth and full that fans have wondered if she’s gotten botox!

Reddit user VickiVyvanse wrote, “Does Maci use Botox? Watching the reunion and her forehead was so smooth,” adding this image of Maci at the reunion.

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“Idk about Botox, but I’ve seen some speculation on Twitter that she’s pregnant bc her face does look fuller,” wrote user spookyookydoo. They added, “While I do not think she’s pregnant, I do think her face looks different. Can’t quite put my finger on what though.” User Pinkiexoxoxo wrote, “I definitely don’t think she’s pregnant either but I do think she looks great with a little extra weight on her and it very well could be here that she has that extra weight on….”

Whether or not Maci is pregnant, there’s more than enough going on in her neck of the woods to keep her busy. Recently, Mackenzie and Ryan revealed that they’ll no longer be filming for Teen Mom 2!

The couple confirmed this update to People this week.

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“We’re not returning to Teen Mom this season,” Mackenzie spilled in the interview. However, she claims that it was MTV’s decision.

“The network [MTV] told us they don’t want to show Ryan as a recovering addict,” Mackenzie said. She added that MTV “did want to enter a contract with our unborn baby and have the baby film with Ryan’s parents so it would look like someone else is raising it.”

Mackenzie went on, “They want to talk about us but they don’t want to pay us and film us.” Mackenzie claimed that Maci was in on the decision, threatening not to film unless Ryan and Mackenzie were off!

According to Mack, Maci told MTV “She’s not going to film unless [Ryan enters] rehab again and quit the show.”

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Mackenzie and Ryan shared more details about their departure from MTV with E! News.

“[MTV wants] to take Maci’s word on how I’m doing,” Ryan said. “Maci’s said she’s not going to film unless I enter rehab again and quit the show. But I’m sober.”

“I know they did want five girls to begin with after Farrah left to sort of resemble Teen Mom 2,” Mackenzie claimed. “BUt they didn’t want to see another recovering addict storyline. So they’re writing us out of the show right now and making it seem like we dipped out on our baby, on Bentley and on everyone. And that’s just not the case.”

Ryan added, “They want to talk about us but they don’t want to pay us and film us.”

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However, Bentley and his grandparents will still be on the show.

"The show had been paying for my healthcare and for the baby so they could film the visits and then a week ago they let me know that would no longer be the case," Mackenzie revealed. "They're not going to film the birth. We're not going to be on at all. Maci can't speak to Ryan and Ryan can't speak to Maci – that was a mutual decision. But she doesn't know what's going on in our lives."

When asked whether she would consider filming again down the road, Mackenzie spilled, “If they don’t want to film now, then we don’t want to film later.”

Fans were quick to speak out with their reactions to this announcement. “Let's see how long this marriage lasts when they don't have this excess MTV money and Rhine has to dip into their real living money,” wrote NommyPie on reddit. They added, “Oh who am I kidding, [Ryan’s parents Jen and Larry] will hand over their paychecks to Rhine anyways.”

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User Repogirl27 agreed with this theory, writing, “What if Ryan and MacKenzie are okay with Jen and Larry still filming because they plan on giving their MTV checks to them? And Larry and Jen are okay with that arrangement because they’re tired of M&R looking bad on national television and this gives J&L an opportunity to do some damage control on their behalf and make sure they’re financially set for the baby.”

“Well that sucks with a new baby making its entrance soon,” wrote misspriss91. “D*mn imagine being her. You’ve dreamed about being on 16 and pregnant and teen mom and you finally get it made reality but you got with the lowest of his season with a million issues.”

Many fans seem to be in Maci’s corner after this update. “It's about time someone stopped being an enabler and protected her child. Go Maci! The MTV money and attention would only fuel his addiction and other issues and Bentley doesn't need to hear about everything his high dad did for the rest of his life. The driving and marrying under influence was already bad enough,” wrote Nice2meetya2.

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Meanwhile, Ryan went on his own public rant after this reveal… but he was speaking out against addiction.

“I will never stop speaking out against this horrible disease! It consumes your life and turns you into someone even you don’t know. I’m asking you to never give up. Each day is a struggle. I’ve made mistakes and I have really messed up in the past but there is so much hope ahead and it doesn’t mean I can’t change the future,” Ryan wrote on Facebook.

He went on, “Don’t take everything you see on MTV as factual truth. They don’t want to show me or Mack in a happy light or that I am active in my recovery. I AM. They want to make me look angry, passive aggressive and uncaring regarding things that mean the most to me. I’m done taking their sh*t and letting the world believe this by standing up for myself. You’re believing a lie. And soon… very very soon, you WILL see the TRUTH behind the LIAR.”

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But fans weren’t really buying this. “See, if I had cameras following me 24/7, I’m sure they would catch me at my worst a few times, although I’d like to believe I’d be on my best behavior KNOWING I’m being filmed,” wrote user etakyram on reddit. They went on: “Still, I might get caught snapping at one of the kids or crying or overreacting over something stupid, maybe sh*t talking an ex or baby daddy, whatever. They probably could edit the scenes down to where they highlight those moments so I get how that could be frustrating. As it would be for any parent, especially a young parent."

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The continued, "But fans weren’t really buying this. “See, if I had cameras following me 24/7, I’m sure they would catch me at my worst a few times, although I’d like to believe I’d be on my best behavior KNOWING I’m being filmed,” wrote user etakyram on reddit. They went on: "Still, I might get caught snapping at one of the kids or crying or overreacting over something stupid, maybe sh*t talking an ex or baby daddy, whatever. They probably could edit the scenes down to where they highlight those moments so I get how that could be frustrating. As it would be for any parent, especially a young parent."

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However, many fans don’t think that Ryan even wrote this post! “Yeahhhh he didn’t write that. It almost sounds like an ad,” wrote peekabewbew. “Clearly Mackenzie wrote this... She's panicking because she makes a whole living off of bashing Maci in every single scene she films,” theorized JustCuriousInCanada. “And being Ryan's defender/enabler. Her life long dream was to be on Teen Mom, I believe she only got with Ryan and is having his baby so she could secure big MTV cheques… If Mack's with Ryan for love and not fame, I don't think being off the show would have any effect on her or her relationship... BUT based on the 1000 angry comments she's made on Instagram since it was reported she and Rhine were fired - I think it's safe to say her only goal was ‘teen mom fame’ and money. That's why she's scrambling to paint Ryan as a victim whose ‘battle with addiction’ needs attention... And MTV is the big, bad wolf who doesn't care about this ‘disease’. Mack can kick rocks because we watched her marry Ryan twice while he was heavily under the influence. She's a [piece of sh*t].”

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There’s another piece of this puzzle that is impossible to ignore: the restraining order Maci was recently granted after exposing Ryan’s violent behavior!

Even though the season was tense, it’s what happened after the season ended that made it clear to fans that Ryan was much worse off than he was claiming. In late March, Ryan was busted with a heroin and fourteen needles while driving. From there, it became clear that Ryan was in a very dark place — and apparently, it was also violent.

In early April, only a few days after Ryan’s arrest, Maci Bookout filed a restraining order against her baby daddy.

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According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, Ryan’s behavior before the restraining order was becoming frightening.

“He has left voicemail messages threatening to show up at my house and take my son,” Maci claimed. “He has made threats to show up and hurt me if I don’t answer my phone.”

He even made appearances while he was high! Maci claims that during one of Bentley’s baseball games, Ryan “showed up under the influence of heroin and got in my face, yelling and threatening to hurt me.” She claims that she has proof that Ryan drives while under the influence, making her fearful of leaving Bentley alone with him.

“His behavior and actions are getting worse,” Maci claimed. “I am fearful for my three children and myself, and what he may do, based on his threats.”

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Apparently, Ryan has been extremely violent towards Taylor as well. “He called me on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 and threatened to show up at my house and put a bullet in my head,” Taylor claimed in his own order, according to here. “The police were called and they suggested to seek an order of protection.”

Maci filed for the order in April, and received a court date of May 21. E! Online broke the news that Maci was granted her restraining order. A Hamilton County Circuit Court Public Information Officer told E! that “The judge dismissed the ex parte order of protection and then entered a mutual restraining order."

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Ryan’s attorney informed E! that "[They] did agree to a restraining order where Ryan will not go within 100 feet of Maci and her current husband and their two children.” He added, “Ryan has no exclusions with Bentley and is still able to see his son under the new restraining order. This gives Ryan a lot more protection against any false allegations, allows him to avoid getting arrested without a hearing first, and allows him to be around his son most importantly."

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