Age: 22 Years Old
Birthday: May 14, 1990
Relationship Status: Single
Hometown: Anderson, Indiana
Child's Name: Leah Leann Shirley
Child's Age: 3 Years Old
Child's Father: Gary Shirley
BIO
Amber Portwood was the third episode to air on the hit reality television show, 16 and Pregnant, and she loved to hang out with her friends and stir up trouble. She had been dating her boyfriend, Gary, almost 3 years when she found out she was pregnant. Amber's parents and Gary's parents didn't get along very well so it didn't help their situation. Amber & Gary moved in with each other and Gary continued to work to to support their growing family. Amber's mom wasn't convinced that things would work out between them. Money was tight and neither really agreed on how to spend it. One example is when Gary foolishly wasted their savings on a video game. Amber, then, lost it, and started to re-consider if her mom was right. Amber got really worried about the situation and told her parents about Gary's spending which doesn't make them happy campers. They hold barbecues, baby showers, and parties in order to bring both families together to try to stir up some friendly feelings, but they end up not working. When things seemed like they couldn't get any worse, Gary steps in and takes Amber on a romantic vacation and even pops the question! Now they were back on track! After a long, painful delivery, Amber gave birth to Leah Leann Shirley in November of 2008. They were all smiles with their new bundle of joy until reality set in, and the couple started bickering. Leah had breathing problems, but once they checked her out with the doctor, she was fine. The couple then started realizing that family is what really matters.
MTV released an all new show that was a spin-off from 16 and Pregnant, it was called, Teen Mom, that featured the lives of 4 young moms- Maci, Farrah, Amber, and Catelynn. As the first Teen Mom season began, we got to see Amber stay home with Leah while Gary worked to pay bills. Amber started to go stir crazy, and she rarely had energy to ever do anything! Whenever she got out of the house, Leah cried all the time. Amber's parents could not assist them financially, and Amber couldn't afford daycare. Gary didn't understand how much stress and anxiety Amber was going through so they constantly fought on how to take care of the baby. When Amber decided that she wanted to get her high school diploma, she received the news that getting her GED would be the best option for her to take. Dealing with Gary, taking care of Leah, and completing all of her adult responsibilities she had, was a handful and she never had time to think about her GED let alone study. Amber and Gary had a rocky relationship the entire season and Amber was back and forth, living on her own, to living with Gary. Life wasn't as easy as Amber had planned it to be.
After Season 1, Season 2 began. Amber's story in season 2 began with a pregnancy scare which proved to be false. Like always, Gary & Amber's relationship was rocky the entire season, one minute they were in love and the other they were hating on each other. To get away from the stress at home, Amber, Gary, Leah, & Amber's dad piled up to go to Florida for a vacation. It proved not to be a 'spring break' vacation because of their screaming baby. Gary popped the question, once again, while on their vacation and, of course, Amber says YES! Another fight occurred after they got back home from Florida that made Amber question their engagement. Amber tried to work toward her GED more this season but she never succeeded. When Amber & Gary made plans for their wedding, a big fight occurred over raising Leah, and the engagement was called off for the hundredth time. Amber & Gary continued to get in more arguments. While at Walmart, Amber met a new guy and began dating him through the end of the season. At the very end, Amber & Gary tried to be civil and make a visitation schedule for Leah.
After Season 2, Season 3 appeared on MTV. It wasn't long before Amber moved back to Gary. She broke up with Chris, got back together with Gary, and they moved in together. This season was packed with Amber's legal troubles. She found out that she was being investigated by the police for the violent fight that she had with Gary back in season 1 which made her fear that she would lose her daughter, Leah. Amber & Gary met with Child Protective Services and had to be seperated from Leah on Halloween. Amber & Gary's relationship pretty much stayed the same throughout the season: not together. They tried to stay civil for Leah but they never were an item again during this season. Amber got arrested in episode 10, spent the night in jail, and recieved a no contact order between her and Gary. The no contact order made it harder to raise Leah. Amber & Gary wanted to raise Leah as a family so they tried to get the no contact order lifted.
Now, Amber is doing okay. She still has gotten in more trouble with the law and she has lost custody of Leah. Yes, Gary has custody of Leah and is doing a good job raising her while Amber is getting her life back on track. Amber made the news again in June of 2011 when she was hospitlized for a suicide attempt. After her release from the hospital, she went to a rehab in Malibu, California, to help with her anger issues and depression. Amber was released from rehab in August of 2011. Amber has also had more legal troubles here lately. Amber wanted to join the military but wasn't able to since she has a felony and has recently spent time in jail in May of 2012. Sadly, Amber spent her 22nd birthday and Mother's Day in jail. Amber does not get to see Leah very much since Gary lives so far away and rarely makes trips to see Amber (plus Amber can't go far from home), although Amber does Skype with her every night. I hope one day she can get her life sorted out, get her GED, and get a job where she can provide for Leah.
TATTOOS:
As far as I know, Amber currently has 1 tattoo and that's of Leah's face with flowers surrounding. This is located on her stomach.
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