From getting more kids to keeping their kids off the TV screen, it’s been a busy week for the stars/former stars of the Teen Mom franchise! In an effort to bring you up-to-date on the latest Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 news, The Ashley brings you the Teen Mom News Pile.
Here are some of the major (and minor but interesting) ‘Teen Mom’-related things that happened over the last week or so…
Kail Lowry Says She’s Considered Adopting or Fostering Kids
Kail has shot out seven—count ’em— seven babies over the past 15 years, and the former ‘Teen Mom 2′ star has made it clear that her baby birthin’ days are over. While Kail insists she will not be shooting out any more kids, that doesn’t mean her family will stop growing.
During the most-recent episode of her Barely Famous podcast, Kail revealed that she is very open to the idea of adopting or fostering a kid (or kids) who need a home. She also talked about why she doesn’t want to have any more pregnancies, despite her live-in lover, Elijah Scott, feeling like he may not be done having biological kids. (As fan know Kail and Elijah share infant twins Valley and Verse, as well as son Rio. She shares sons Lux and Creed with Chris Lopez, son Lincoln with her ex-husband Javi Marroquin, and son Isaac with ex Jo Rivera.)
“I definitely think that the journey of me carrying children is over, and I’m confident in that,” Kail said. “I’m solid in that decision. I’ve loved my time [pregnant] and I appreciate the opportunity, but we’re moving on now. That chapter has closed.”
Kail mentioned that Elijah– who got a vasectomy earlier this year— had a bit of “snippers’ remorse.”
“I don’t know if it’s regret. Just, like, realizing that that door has closed, that chapter has ended kind of thing,” Kail said.
While she may not want to birth another child, Kail said she is interested in expanding the family even more.
“Would I adopt a child? Maybe I would explore an opportunity like that,” she said. “Maybe not even adopt, but, like, maybe foster a child. I feel like that would be more of something that I would entertain more than, like, IVF or something. Because that feels like a lot. And, I don’t know; I would rather help another child that needs a home than bring another one in. Like, I think 7 is a lot.”
Kail— who, earlier in the podcast episode revealed that, counting her live births and miscarriages, she had been pregnant for more than 10 years of her life– said she doesn’t want to shoot out any more babies.
“This has been a 15-year journey for me. Right? Like, I’ve been having kids for 15 years,” she said, adding that Elijah has “only” welcomed three babies in three years, so he’s more open to having another one.
“We don’t have three toddlers yet,” she said. “When we have three toddlers, he might be like, ‘Wow. I’m glad that we didn’t continue with our own.’
“With the foster[ing] situation, I don’t know what that looks like. I’ve never explored it,” Kail added. “I’ve never really entertained it before, but we might be able to foster, you know, a baby and then hopefully they would reunite with their mom or their parents. Or we could foster a toddler or an older kid and that might be a very different experience, too. Like, that would fulfill us in a different way.”
Kail— who also recently had her tubes tied— said that she is not interested in pursuing IVF to get another baby.
“Like, I personally am not willing to put my body through it. I don’t wanna deal with the hormones,” she said. “I get it, that’s some people’s only option. But for me, personally, I would rather explore the idea of, like, adoption, foster, surrogacy.”
Kail said she has even brought up the topic of adoption to her plethora of kids.
“I asked the kids …I was like, ‘Hey, what would you guys say about, like, adopting a toddler?’ Lincoln was like, ‘Can you adopt one my age so we can play soccer?’ And I’m like, ‘You literally have siblings for that.’ I was thinking more so, like, toddler and up…Those are the children that need homes. Like, they’re the ones that need [homes] because people want [to adopt] babies. They want [to raise them] from infants to adult. Right?”
Kail is not the only ‘Teen Mom’ alum with a desire to adopt a child. Maci Bookout has stated for years that she and her husband Taylor McKinney would like to adopt or foster a child; however, in April she said that she and Taylor are not currently in the position to do so. However, Maci remains open to the idea.
“Even if it was fostering and not adoption–- just fostering in hopes that they do find adoptive parents-– I could never take it off the table,” she said during an interview last month. “But right now, it’s just not realistic for what we wouldn’t be able to give, everything that would need to be given and what we want to provide. It’s just not possible right now.”
David Eason Reportedly Bans Daughter Ensley from Filming ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ Season 2
Jenelle Evans’ return to the ‘Teen Mom’ franchise has hit a snag, leaving her with one less person to film with.
As The Ashley previously told you, shortly after kicking her swampmate David Eason to the broken down boat curb earlier this year, Jenelle was asked to return to the franchise she was previously fired from. However, according to The Sun, David is not allowing his and Jenelle’s seven-year-old daughter Ensley to partake in the filming festivities.
The aspiring “rapper”– who was fired from MTV back in 2018– reportedly told ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ producers “no” when they contacted him to get permission for Ensley to film with Jenelle and Jenelle’s two other children, Jace and Kaiser.
“David hates MTV,” a source told the outlet. “There was no way he was going to allow them to film with Ensley after they fired him and then Jenelle.
“They’ll have a really hard time filming around Ensley, she’s a whole personality so I’m not sure how that will go down,” the source added.
While Jenelle’s oldest son Jace will be able to film without issue as his father, Andrew Lewis, doesn’t have custody or any rights to the 14-year-old, nine-year-old Kaiser– whom Jenelle shares with former fiancé Nathan Griffith– will only be able to film under certain conditions, per Nathan.
“Nathan knows the kids being on the show can set them up in the future,” a source told The Sun. “He’s currently in talks with MTV and he’s ready to allow Kaiser to be filmed, he just wants to make sure the money is protected for his son before he gives a definitive yes.”
As The Ashley has previously stated, parents who have shared custody of a child (like Jenelle and David currently have for Ensley) have to both consent in order for the child to film for the show.
Javi Marroquin & Lauren Comeau Reveal Why They Chose the name Maizee Joelle For Their Daughter
Former ‘Teen Mom 2’ dad Javi became a girl dad last week when his longtime girlfriend, Lauren, gave birth to their daughter. As The Ashley previously reported, the baby girl (who is Javi’s third child and Lauren’s second) came a few weeks early and hadn’t been given a name when the couple announced her birth.
Over the weekend, though, Lauren and Javi announced that they have named their daughter Maizee Joelle Marroquin…and the Internet had…thoughts… on the interesting spelling chosen. In a series of comments on the Instagram name announcement post, Lauren revealed the way she and Javi came up with the baby’s name and it’s unique spelling.
Maizee–pronounced “May-zee,” according to Lauren— was chosen by her, Javi, their son Eli and Javi’s son Lincoln.
“It was on my short list [of baby names] and then we let the boys chose between my top 2 [names] when they came to visit her,” Lauren explained in an Instagram comment. “The Linc and Jav decided on the spelling. Fam effort lol!”
“I’ve never seen the spelling before,” Lauren told another person in the post’s comment section. “The boys picked it, but I love it…”
Lauren confirmed that the other names they were considering were Nora and Remi.
“Maisey was just on my short list of names I love, I thought Maisey Marroquin was adorable. Joelle is what Eli called her before we even knew it was a girl so that’s where Sissy Jo came from & we wanted to keep that,” Lauren told another person.
Kail Lowry’s Son Isaac Posts Video Roasting Kail’s Past Red Carpet Looks
After years of creating content and filming storylines based around her children–- including eldest son Isaac Rivera– Kail Lowry got a taste of her own medicine over the weekend when Isaac posted a video rating– and in some cases, hating– on some of Kail’s red carpet looks from over the years.
Isaac– whose dad is Jo Rivera– kicked off his video with an ensemble that Kail wore the MTV VMAs in 2016. Before going on to complete his description of his mom’s fit, Isaac paused to let everyone know his thoughts on her hot-roller hairdo.
“In my opinion, the hair was NOT eating,” he said. “It just doesn’t look good.”
Isaac then slammed his mother’s decision to wear a see-through red lace top…with nothing underneath.
“This is not cute to me and I hope she’s wearing a bra under this,” he added. “What is going on? Also, what is going on with her nails? It kind of looks crazy.”
Onto look No. 2— a black lace jumpsuit that Kail sported at the 2018 MTV VMAs— Isaac gave his stamp of approval on Kail’s makeup, emphasizing that “she looks so good.” As for Kail’s nails, however, once again, Isaac wasn’t a fan.
“Why are the nails green but she has a gold purse?” he asked. “The hair is eating. The makeup is eating. I don’t know what even to call this but it’s a black outfit. I don’t even know what to say.”
Isaac absolutely lets his mom have it as he moved on to look No. 3, which showed Kail wearing a long sleeve black dress at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards. (Kail’s escort for this event was— randomly— Isaac’s dad, Jo.)
“What do you look so old in this picture?” he asked. “The hair? Getting there.”
For look No. 4, Isaac treated fans to a two-for-one critique as he shared a photo of Kail and her former ‘Teen Mom 2’ co-star Leah Messer at the 2019 MTV VMAs wearing semi-coordinating denim and bustiers/bra looks on the red carpet.
“Leah’s wearing a cute top, but she could’ve picked better pants for this,” he said. “Leah’s shoes, they look like elf shoes. What is mom wearing for her earrings? You look like you’re in a cult. The shoes, the makeup, it’s alright, I just think you can do better.”
As he wrapped up his video, Isaac declared look No. 2 as “the best overall,” though he declined naming a “worst overall” look.
‘Teen Mom’ fans seemed to enjoy watching Isaac playfully poke fun at his mom’s best and worst looks from over the years, and even after catching some strays herself in the post, Leah encouraged Isaac to keep the videos coming.
“Elf shoes This is great!!!” Leah commented on Isaac’s post. Keep them coming [Isaac.] [Ali & Aleeah] up next .
Kail also seemed to find humor in Isaac’s post after insinuating in the comment section that he posted the video without her knowledge.
“I take a nap and woke up to thisssssss ,” she wrote.
Watch Isaac roast rate Kail’s looks below.
