Leah recently made a rare comment about her fractured friendship with Kail, whom she (and her kids) became very close to for a time. In an interview this week with OK! magazine covering a variety of topics, Leah was asked where her relationship with Kail stands today, years after she and Kail had a friendship-ending falling out.
Leah at first told the magazine that she’d prefer not to comment on the topic, but then stated that she, Kail and Chelsea Houska talk on social media, but not often. She then opened up a bit more about where things stand today between her and Kail.
As fans will remember, Kail and Leah got so close that they even vacationed several times together. (One of those trips even resulted in Leah’s sister Victoria getting pregnant when she tagged along with the girls on a trip to Costa Rica. As you do…)
Around 2022, Leah and Kail had a falling out. (This was reportedly in part due to Kail getting mad at Leah for being friendly with Briana DeJesus— whom Kail was battling in court at the time. The blow-up reportedly happened after Leah “liked” one of Briana’s Instagram posts about self-growth.)
Leah went on to confirm this in an Instagram Story she posted in May 2022, stating that she “liked” Briana’s Instagram post after they both went on Teen Mom Family Reunion together and learned a lot about self-growth. However, she stated that Kail got upset over her support of Bri, due to all the hijinks Bri had pulled on Kail prior to that that were unbeknownst to Leah. She also described her once-strong friendship with Kail as “rocky.”
“I was unaware at the time that a fat-shaming situation had occurred between Briana and Kail. It should be known that I don’t and will never support fat shaming or bullying in any way, shape or form,” Leah wrote at the time. “This caused tension and hurt feelings that I hope can one day be resolved.”
It sounds like, unfortunately, things haven’t been resolved between Kail and Leah.
“We did have a really close friendship, and I think that we remain cordial,” Leah told the magazine, adding that the fall-out was really hard for her kids, as well as Kail’s kids. Despite their moms’ fight, Leah said the kids are still friends.
“What I will say is… our children are super close,” Leah. “My children were asking when we went to do the 16th [‘Teen Mom’ anniversary] photoshoot, like, ‘Why isn’t [Kail’s son] Isaac here?’… those are the kids they grew up with, especially Kail’s… we went on vacation together and they were really tight.
“Recently, my children have been like, ‘I really miss Kail’s kids.’ And it shows how close we really were,” she added.
Kail has not responded to Leah’s comments.
