Checking in with our favorite young mothers!
16 and Pregnant gave us a small look into the lives of young women all over the country who found themselves suddenly expecting. Though the episodes checked back in after the births of their children, many of them went back to their normal lives once MTV's cameras stopped rolling. If you were wondering what some of your favorite teenage mothers (who didn't get a spot on any of the Teen Mom series) are up to now, you're in luck. Here's what 10 of the most memorable girls have been doing since their episodes aired!
Ebony Jackson (Season 1)
Ebony Jackson appeared on 16 and Pregnant’s first season when she was 17 years old. She and her fiancé Josh both planned to join the Air Force upon their graduation from high school, but when Ebony got pregnant their plans were put on hold. The young couple tied the knot shortly after the birth of their child, Jocelyn, and Josh enlisted in the Air Force, while Ebony revised her plan to accommodate motherhood.
Ebony Now!
Since their appearance on the show, things went south for Ebony and Josh. In 2011, the couple was arrested and Jocelyn was taken from them by Child Protective Services due to “untenable living conditions.” Ebony and Josh eventually won back custody of Jocelyn and had another child, Jayden, before splitting in 2013. Ebony is now dating James Baldrick and the couple welcomed their first child together, Jaelyn, in June of 2015.
Lori Wickelhaus (Season 2)
Lori’s episode was one of the more emotionally charged hours of TV 16 and Pregnant put on the air. She and her then-boyfriend, Cory, were pressured by their parents to put their child up for adoption, through the young couple agreed that they were ill-equipped to raise a child of their own. After their baby was born, he was adopted and the pair split shortly after.
Lori Now!
Soon after her break-up with Cory, Lori met Joey Amos and the pair became engaged. Their relationship didn’t last long, though, and they split up shortly after the brith of her second child, Rylynn Jo, in 2013. In 2014, Lori had her third child, Logan. So far, no word on who Logan’s father is or if Ryan and Lori are back together.
Christinna Cook (Season 2)
Season two’s Christinna Cook became pregnant by her high school boyfriend, Isaiah Robinson, at 17. Christinna’s episode took a dramatic turn when Robinson turned down a football scholarship and forewent college to stay home to help Cook care for their child. His parents blamed Christinna for the situation and were vocal about their disapproval over their son’s decision.
Christinna Now!
Perhaps his parents were right, because the couple broke up a few years later. Christinna has shied away from the public eye since her episode aired, but both she and Isaiah have had children with new partners since their break up. Christinna welcomed a daughter with her boyfriend, Dalonte, in 2014.
Whitney Purvis (Season 1)
Whitney Purvis become pregnant at 16 with her (first) boyfriend, Weston Gosa. She was a memorable cast member in a number of ways, but mostly because she and her mother were both pregnant at the same time. Her son, Weston Gosa Jr., was born in April of 2009. The couple never got married, but did move in together to raise their child.
Whitney Now!
Whitney and Weston welcomed baby number two, River Blake, in 2014 but split shortly after. Since appearing not the show, Whitney has been arrested twice—once (in 2012) after an altercation with her mother and a second time (in 2015) for breaking into her ex’s house and assaulting him with a broom (no, seriously, that’s why). She is currently engaged to her new beau, Keith.
Kristina Head (Season 4)
Kristina Robinson (now Head) appeared on 16 and Pregnant’s fourth season where her story got off to a tragic start. Shortly after finding out Kristina was pregnant, her boyfriend (and the baby’s father) drowned in an unexpected accident. The stress of dealing with her boyfriend’s untimely death caused complications in Kristina’s pregnancy and caused her son, Lukas, to be born prematurely.
Kristina Now!
Luckily for Kristina, things have been looking up since MTV left her. Shortly after her episode wrapped, she met her current husband, T.J. Head. Kristina and T.J. wed soon after meeting and have since had two more children—Tommie in 2013 and Jax in 2014.
Jordan Zeplin (Season 4)
Racial tensions bubbled over in Jordan Howard’s Season four episode. Jordan remained worried through her episode that her parents disapproved of her interracial relationship, as her boyfriend, Tyler, was white. Despite the familial strain, Tyler and Jordan welcomed their first child, Chase, in May of 2011.
Jordan Now!
After Chase’s birth, the couple experienced some hard times when Tyler was having trouble adapting to fatherhood. Despite the rough patch, Jordan and Tyler reconciled and had another child, Skylar Aris, in 2014. They couple finally tied the knot in October of last year. Jordan currently runs a cake decorating business in Lancaster, PA.
Summer Rewis (Season 5)
Of all the couples who appeared on 16 and Pregnant, Summer and D.J. have one of the happiest “after MTV" tales. When her episode was filmed, Summer had already been living with her boyfriend’s family for a while due to substance abuse issues in her own home. Summer and D.J. got married before their first son, Peyton, was born in October of 2013.
Summer Now!
The couple is still going strong and seem to have a happy little family life if their social media presence is any indication of how things are going. They welcomed their second child, Connor, in June 2016 and, according to her Instagram, Summer recently started college. According to her posts, she is studying to be a surgical technologist!
Nikkole Paulun (Season 2)
Nikkole and her boyfriend, Josh, were the subject of a Season 2 episode of the show after Nikkole became pregnant at 15. After giving birth to a son, Lyle, in November 2009 Nikkole Josh broke up. Shortly after their split, Josh headed to prison from two years for trespassing, domestic violence, and assault, among other charges.
Nikkole Now!
Nikkole later met Ryan Rice, whom she dated for a while and, together, they had a daughter, Ellie Jade. Nikkole and Ryan have since split, but she made headlines once again after an Instagram post about teaching her son to treat women respectfully went viral in 2015.
Valerie Fairman (Season 2)
Valerie Fairman has one of the more upsetting post-16 and Pregnant stories. Valerie appearing in the show’s second season after getting pregnant at 15 by her boyfriend, Matt in 2009. After Valerie discovered that she was pregnant, Matt dumped her and left Valerie seemingly on her own. their daughter, Naveah, was born in September of that year, but the pair never worked things out.
Valerie Now!
Valerie came back into headlines in 2015 when she was arrested for prostitution in Delaware with seven other women. After her arrest, it came to light that Valerie had developed a drug problem and turned to the streets to support it. Custody of Naveah had been awarded to Valerie’s mother. Later the year, it appeared that Valerie had gotten clean and was pregnant with her second child. Unfortunately in December 2016 her addiction overcame her and she died of an overdose at 23 years old. You will be missed Valerie!
Jordan Cashmyer (Season 5)
Jordan Cashmyer, of Season 5, was faced with homelessness after getting kicked out by her parents due to her pregnancy and refusal to stop seeing the baby’s father, Derek. The teen gave birth in 2014 and returned to the streets while Derek and his family raised their daughter, Genevieve.
Jordan Now!
By 2015, the couple had worked things out and Jordan was able to get off the streets and live with her boyfriend and daughter for a time. According to TMZ, Genevieve has been living with her grandmother (Jordan’s mother) for a little over a year now and that Jordan has checked into rehab for an alcohol abuse problem at a facility in Baltimore as of June 2016.
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