AsThe Wrapreported, when16 and Pregnantreturned for its second season in 2010,ratings were through the roof.
Read on to discover the untold truth of16 and Pregnant.
One such16 and Pregnantsubject was Valerie Fairman, who appeared on the show in 2010.
Tragically, she passed away from an apparent drug overdose in 2015, when she was just 23.
“She was a gorgeous girl and it all went to her head,” Fairman declared.
“She thought she could pretty much do whatever she liked after the show.
She was determined to get everything she wanted.”
Fairman wished her daughter had never appeared on the show.
Being featured on16 and Pregnant, she explained, “played a big part in her death.
I think it messed her up big time.
“Other celebrities have died before they turned 30as well.
Drug paraphernalia and synthetic marijuana were also found.
The state took custody of the couple’s 2-year-old daughter.
In fact, there’sproof that reality TV is completely fake.
16 and Pregnanthasn’t been immune such accusations.
That wasn’t Purvis' first arrest, though.
Back in 2012,TMZreported she was arrested for shoplifting at a Georgia Walmart.
She then “took it to the restroom with her” and proceeded to use it.
Police hauled her to the station and booked her on a charge of misdemeanor theft by shoplifting.
The cost of the item that wound up placing her behind bars?
$15.98 though that’s significantly more expensive than adollar store pregnancy test.
The criteria was mostly obvious producers were seeking pregnant teen girls, of course yet also oddly specific.
The casting call also specified that MTV was seeking “outspoken young women.”
to make it differentiate the originalTeen Momfrom all those others, it was ultimately renamedTeen Mom OG.
There they work to graduate while struggling with issues involving substance abuse, addiction, and mental health.
FYI, here areways to care for your mental health if you’re free to’t afford therapy.
One of these was Ashley Salazar, who made the difficult decision to put her baby up for adoption.
The couple was also reportedly involved in their son’s life.
It makes you wonder:how many kids does Kailyn Lowry have?
In another section of the book, Lowrywroteabout the criticism she’s received due to her shenanigans onTeen Mom.
As McKee pointed out, neither she nor her co-stars got pregnant to become famous.
She added: “MTV is a short time in your life and a baby is forever.”
