'Teen Mom OG' Announces New Cast Member

Fans have been anxiously waiting through months of rumored candidates to find out what MTV is going to do with Teen Mom OG after Farrah’s dramatic departure. Now they’ve revealed the newest “teen mom”…and you probably already know her!

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Though Farrah Abraham was famous for her constant drama on Teen Mom, her replacement is making waves before she even arrives on set!

Rumors have been flying over who would take the fourth spot since Farrah was axed. MTV has finally announced the newest “Teen Mom” and it’s safe to say everyone has an opinion about her!

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As Teen Mom Talk Now previously reported, Farrah was fired from Teen Mom 2 last fall in an explosion of controversy.

Thousands of Farrah’s adult fans tuned in for Farrah’s live show on the adult streaming site CamSoda . For weeks, she promoted her scheduled return to the adult entertainment industry and teased fans by announcing new “back door” action. But when viewers logged on to watch Farrah get off, they instead watched her announce that she was recently fired from the cast of Teen Mom OG .

She opened up about the news on an Instagram Live confessing, “I had a super horrible day. MTV fired me…because my press for my own brand outshines their press. And also, they were s*x shaming me about doing this cam show today.”

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Farrah then went off on MTV in a lengthy Instagram rant. She complained among other things, “Even though #Viacom fired me today they couldn’t help but to exploit myself & my daughter for their promotional gain- Viacom let me go because as a Business Mogul I act like an adult and part take in adult promotions and activities that other adults do for FREE or in private!”

Farrah added, “Cheers to basically winning against hurtful disgusting executives who do way more in their personal lives then what I could ever be judged for-I will never be broken by hateful wrong people…”

She ended her post by saying,“#USA #AMERICA Get out there a keep being you! Your much better then all the politics & the people at the top who could never be at the top if it wasn’t for you! #godisgood.”

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While Farrah immediately began to spin her side of the story after she was fired, MTV waited for the recent season of Teen Mom OG to air footage of the incident that caused them to sever ties with the outspoken star.

In one episode, Farrah blasts a producer as she sits in a car, “I know I don’t like you, and I know I don’t even want to f**king look at you. F**k you and your excuses.”

In a tense conversation between Farrah and executive producer Morgan J. Freeman, he tells her, “I think we want to look at just how people are treated." Morgan then asks, “Do you feel like you respect the people that are around you that are trying to make the show and spend all this time?”

Showing off her infamous attitude, Farrah responds, “I respect a lot of people who respect me.”

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Producer Morgan Freeman seems done with Farrah’s nonsense for once and for all. “Right,” Morgan shoots back, “but you do have very little empathy or compassion for other people.” He goes on, “There has to be respect for our crews and for the producers… and the amount of work that goes into keeping you happy with crew has bubbled up to a point that we have to figure out if we move forward.”

Farrah was unsympathetic to Morgan’s concerns. “If that’s overwhelming for you, I’m sure there’s a better way of handling it,” she says, sounding sarcastic.

“Out of nine moms, you’re the only one that’s the problem,” Morgan says.

“I’m not difficult!” Farrah insists. “I am so understanding, I work my a** off just like everyone.”

That’s where the clip ends. In the context of her abusive tirades, MTV’s decision to fire Farrah became clearer to everyone.

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In fact, at first, fans could hardly believe the news that Farrah was no longer part of the cast. But after MTV confirmed it, they finished out the rest of the season of Teen Mom OG with only three girls: Catelynn, Maci, and Amber. Obviously, these three have had a rocky relationship with Farrah for years, so they weren’t too torn up about her loss. But considering that Teen Mom 2 recently gained a fifth cast member, it was a bit strange to have only three cast members for Teen Mom OG. However producers have been diligently hunting for Farrah’s substitute.

Fans have been outraged by the rumored replacements. Not only are fans in a furor, but the teen moms are not happy either.

No matter who producers chose to join the cast, they long ago expressed their hesitation to welcome a replacement onto the show.

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In March, Catelynn Lowell said on Kailyn Lowry’s podcast Coffee Convos, “They can’t [bring in another girl to our show] because we’re the OG’s, the original girls. If you do that, it won’t be the original girls anymore.”

Despite the backlash from the girls and from the fans, MTV recently announced Farrah’s replacement and nobody could have guessed who it would be!

At first, it appeared that MTV was going to replace Farrah with 16 and Pregnant star Mackenzie McKee. Mackenzie starred on Teen Mom 3 with Briana DeJesus before it was cancelled after one season. Mackenzie has stayed one of the most popular members of the franchise, and MTV considered switching her over to the OG cast.

When Mackenzie posted a snapchat in her living room that featured Teen Mom producer Morgan J. Freeman, it only added fuel to the fire. Reddit user BellaMizer posted, “I hope she replaces Farrah,”

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User moolissy added, “That would be amazing.”

The Ashley’s Reality Roundup  reported that Mackenzie was in fact battling Briana for the Teen Mom 2 position, but that she was eventually passed up for the role.

“There’s a production team that’s been going to Oklahoma to film Mackenzie over the past few weeks,” a crew member informed The Ashley  back in February, around the time that Farrah’s firing was confirmed. “Right now, they are planning to use that footage to do a ‘Teen Mom’ special. It will likely be ‘Being Mackenzie’ but that hasn’t been totally confirmed yet.”

Despite her fans, Mackenzie was not selected to be on the show and the spot looked available for another familiar face.

There was another popular online rumor that the new Teen Mom OG would be Mackenzie Standifer, Ryan Edwards’ new wife.

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A source told The Ashley in February, “They are planning to pay her around $3,000 an episode to take the fourth spot...That would obviously be significantly less than the other girls make. It is not a done deal yet, but the consensus is that Mackenzie Edwards will get the spot."

They added, “Recently, they’ve been filming her life with Ryan for Maci‘s segment almost more than Maci’s life. Plus, she was a teenage mother so it kind of makes sense.”

Mackenzie has a preschool-aged son from a previous relationship and announced her second pregnancy in March. Given Ryan’s constant drama, fans thought that she could be a good pick!

They were shocked though when it looked like MTV wasn’t moving forward with either Mackenzie! According to The Ashley in June, MTV decided to go with a girl who has never been on any of the other shows in the franchise.

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The Ashley's Reality Roundup  alleged that Farrah’s replacement will be an MTV star known for her appearances on Are You The One?  and The Challenge .

“[The network] realized that the fans weren’t going to be excited about either option,” the source told The Ashley . “So they continued to look.”

It seemed like a done deal online that Cheyenne Floyd and her baby daddy Cory Wharton would be the newest addition to the Teen Mom OG cast! Cheyenne and Cory have a one-year-old daughter, Ryder.

In addition to not being a previous cast member of the franchise, there was another controversy over casting Cheyenne: she didn’t have her first pregnancy until she was 24! That doesn’t sound very Teen Mom to us.

It was a controversial choice, but The Ashley’s source was positive that MTV made its final decision. “It’s official,” the source said. “Contracts have likely already been signed.”

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Cheyenne and Cory would certainly bring their own drama. Cheyenne first appeared on season 3 of Are You The One? and Cory starred on The Real World: EX-plosion. The couple met when they competed on The Challenge: Rivals III. But their relationship hasn’t always gone smoothly: when Cheyenne discovered she was pregnant, she refused to reveal who her baby daddy was for several months.

According to a source at The Challenge , Ashley and Cory were aware they were in the runnings for the position, so they were “playing up the ‘happy co-parents’ role,” The Ashley reported. “Their co-parenting relationship is nowhere near as happy as they try to make it out to be on social media,” the source clarified. “They will fit in perfectly on Teen Mom.”

A source revealed that MTV had already sent film crews to Los Angeles to begin filming the couple.

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The Are You The One? Season 3 veteran announced her pregnancy in an Instagram post in October 2016. Her pregnancy and the birth of baby Ryder was a quiet affair, especially by Teen Mom standards. However, she came under the microscope last December when it was revealed that her baby daddy was a former co-star.

As you would expect from this crew, the girls had a lot to say about a new co-star. According to Radar Online, a source said Amber Portwood is “pissed off about the new cast member” and doesn’t “like the idea of someone who is a total newbie and has never even been on the show before coming on permanently.”

Why does MTV’s pick have Amber so upset? Amber should be thrilled to have a new mom replace Farrah.

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In January, Farrah accused Amber of faking her pregnancy in a Twitter rant that read, “AMBER just f**king admit you planned your pregnancy lmao this is so pathetic.” Farrah appeared to confirm a
longtime public rumor that the stars receive a “baby bonus” when she continued, “F**K TEEN MOM ! Enjoy the bonus for your new kid and pay your owed child support!”

So if the girls were not happy about Cheyenne or the other rumored cast members, what do they think about MTV’s final, highly controversial choice?

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TMZ  has reported that Bristol Palin, daughter of former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, will be joining the cast of Teen Mom OG!

Bristol, 27, has three children: her son Tripp and her daughters, Sailor and Atlee.

“MTV has been shooting with her already,” the source tells The Ashley's Reality Roundup . “They’ve been out there filming her for the last few weeks under a code name. It’s likely that someone in the Palin camp leaked the news to TMZ.”

Bristol confirmed the announcement on Instagram with a snap of her with her crew, writing, "I am excited to join MTV's 'Teen Mom OG.' I look forward to sharing my experiences and hope that I can help others on their journey."

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The Ashley’s sources tell her that, at first, Bristol was cast because Maci was refusing to film. “She basically told production and crew that she wasn’t going to film if [her son Bentley’s father] Ryan Edwards was filming because she didn’t want his drug struggles to play out on TV anymore,” They added. “She didn’t want Bentley to be able to watch that go down.”

Unlike other teenage mothers who have joined the 16 and Pregnant franchise and its spin-offs, Bristol is long accustomed to the spotlight. At 17 years old, her pregnancy with Tripp was announced at the 2008 Republican National Convention, shortly after her mother was chosen as John McCain’s running mate.

Sarah Palin’s said in a statement: "We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support."

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Bristol competed on Dancing with the Stars  in 2010. She finished in third place and received an invitation back to the 2012 Dancing with the Stars  all-stars competition.

She does have something in common with the other moms: a memoir of her teen mom journey!

Bristol released Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far  in 2011. Bristol is used to filming her daily life; she starred in a 2012 Lifetime series, Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp .

Though her mother announced her engagement to Tripp’s father Levi Johnston, they ended their engagement shortly after Tripp’s birth. During custody negotiations in 2010, they rekindled their relationship and became engaged again before it fell through a second time.

She married her husband, Dakota Meyer in 2016. Dakota is an outspoken veteran and the youngest person to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor. He is the father of her two daughters.

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He filed for divorce in February, noting on the papers it was due to “discord or conflict of personalities.” The couple has since been all over social media with lovey-dovey posts. Teen Mom fans are used to on-again, off-again couples. Maybe they can double date with Leah Messer and Jeremy Calvert!

In 2009, Bristol drew criticism for stating that abstinence is “not realistic at all” in a Fox News interview. Evidently, she was speaking from experience. She announced her second pregnancy in 2015 after her wedding to Dakota was called off. In a depressing post on her blog she lamented, “Honestly, I’ve been trying my hardest to keep my chin up on this one…When life gets tough, there is no other option but to get tougher.” She added, “I know this has been, and will be, a huge disappointment to my family, to my close friends, and to many of you.

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However, now being a mom is really important to Bristol. On July 4th, she posted an Instagram photo captioned, “having the best time at my sisters bachelorette party (but reallllllly missing my kids)”

Bristol’s ready for the Teen Mom OG cast, down to the Instagram advertising! She has been an outspoken promoter for TeaMi, which the website explains is “not just tea, it’s a lifestyle.”

What about the other rumored replacements?

TMZ  reported that Teen Mom OG will still be following in Teen Mom 2’s footsteps in adopting a Teen Mom 3 alum. They maintain that Mackenzie McKee will be taking a fifth spot on OG
.

The Ashley’s Reality Roundup , however, is adamant that a fifth spot will still be taken by Cheyenne.

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“Out with the old, in with the new. You guys are boring they want ratings,” Cory wrote on Twitter.

Tyler Baltierra, his potential co-star, retweeted Cory’s tweet, adding, “Dude it’s so true though.”

Cory added in a later tweet, “I can’t wait till I can really talk.”

It seems like he's already getting friendly with his castmates! Kailyn replied to his tweet, "Be nice" with crying laughing emojis.

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