'Teen Mom 2' Stars Then & Now: Fans Won't Believe the Difference!
When these gals appeared in the sophomore season of MTV's hit show 16 and Pregnant, fans immediately took a liking to Kailyn Lowry, Jenelle Evans, Leah Messer, and Chelsea Houska. The teen moms shocked us with their honest stories and their complicated struggles as high school students who unexpectedly got pregnant. But in the several years they've spent in the spotlight, these young ladies have grown into mature 20-somethings right before our eyes.
Their transformations have been major and played out on center stage in front of all their adoring (and not-so-adoring) fans. Whether they've welcomed more children, pursued their dream careers, gone through difficult breakups and divorces, or even just grown their social media followings to staggering new heights, these four ladies have gone through quite the variety of serious life changes.
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Their road to adulthood certainly hasn't been easy. It seems people are always waiting for the next controversy, to criticize their parenting skills, or to shame them for their life choices. But, through it all, these ladies have defied the odds and held their heads up high as they navigate the highs and lows of life on Teen Mom 2. Take a look at how much Chelsea, Jenelle, Kailyn, and Leah have changed since their first appearances on 16 and Pregnant.
Then: Chelsea Houska
The South Dakota native was a self-described "Daddy's Girl." The avid softball player and her dad did everything together and seemed to agree on most things ... except on her boyfriend (and baby daddy), Adam. And quickly after giving birth, we saw exactly how unreliable the teen dad really was.
Then: Jenelle Evans
When we first met Jenelle, the Oak Island, North Carolina teen was dating her then-baby daddy Andrew. She fought with her mom, Barbara, about her partying ways, and quickly found out that Andrew was not intersted in being a dad to Jace.
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Now: Jenelle Evans
Jenelle is now mom to 5-year-old Jace and 10-month-old Kaiser (with ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffith). She's come a long way in her relationship with her mom, Barbara, who she recently praised in a sweet Mother's Day post, and continues to pursue a medical assistant degree.
Now: Kailyn Lowry
Now, she's a best selling author, and a mom to two little boys, including her younger son, Lincoln, with now-husband Javi Marroquin.
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Then: Teen Mom 2 Girls
Coming off the second season of the smash hit, the ladies came together to film Teen Mom 2, and each faced their own set of struggles.
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