Reality TV Star Amber Portwood - Top 5 Facts!

Grab all the top facts you need to know about the American reality TV personality Amber Portwood.

Amber Portwood is best known for her part in the reality television series 'Teen Mom.' The reality show is the spin-off of another reality television series '16 and Pregnant,' in which she featured in 2009. The series documents the pregnancies and first months of motherhood for several teenage girls. Amber appeared in each of four seasons for 'Teen Mom' until its end in 2012. In March 2015, Portwood, along with Maci McKinney, Catelynn Baltierra, and Farrah Abraham, returned to MTV for the fifth season of the show, renamed 'Teen Mom OG.'

While people know about her reality television appearances from which she attained fame, they are also aware of her notoriety for facing domestic violence charges by her former partners. Other than that, most people do not have much insight into the reality star's personal and professional life. Therefore, we compiled exciting facts on the reality star, so you get to know her better.

Amber Portwood Shares a Son With Her Ex-Boyfriend Andrew Glennon

Amber Portwood - who underwent multiple weight loss - became pregnant for the second time in her life by her then-boyfriend, Andrew Glennon, in 2017. Portwood gave birth to their son, James Andrew Glennon, on May 8, 2018.

Amber Portwood shares her son James with ex-boyfriend Andrew.
Source: The Sun

In the summer of 2019, Andrew filed charges against Amber Portwood for domestic violence. He accused Amber of attacking him with a machete, for which she got arrested. Since the incident, the two broke up, and currently, Andrew is taking care of their son.

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Amber Portwood's Arrest Following The Domestic Violence Charges Triggered Her Weight Loss

Amber Portwood's arrest following the 'machete' incident left Amber emotionally broken and depresses for some months. Three months after her arrest, the extreme stress she suffered due to the incident made her lose 35 pounds of body weight.

Amber Portwood's arrest incident made her lose 35 pounds of body weight.
Source: In Touch Weekly

The millionaire reality star has bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, so the stress just increased the load she bore. 'I got into a really, really dark period for a couple of months,' Amber told US Weekly. 'I lost about 35 pounds in less than three months. My hair was falling out.'

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Amber Portwood Currently Lives in Airbnb

Amber Portwood is staying in an Airbnb at present since her split from Andrew Glennon. Before the separation, Andrew, Amber, and their son James lived in Amber's house, where only her ex-boyfriend and son currently live.

Amber Portwood is staying in an Airbnb at present since her split from Andrew Glennon.
Source: Yahoo

In Amber's home, her 11-year-old daughter Leah also used to visit her occasionally. But now, after the domestic violence incident, Amber had to leave the house, and currently, she's staying in an Airbnb.

Amber Portwood's Past Relationships

Amber Portwood was studying at Anderson High School when she got pregnant with her first baby. At the time, she was dating her high-school boyfriend, Gary Shirley. She gave birth to her and Gary's daughter Leah Leann Shirley in 2008.

Amber Portwood became pregnant at high school.
Source: Us Weekly

Portwood and Shirley were engaged for a time but ultimately separated, with Shirley being granted full custody of Leah in December 2011. From 2014 until 2017, Portwood was engaged to Matt Baier, an amateur DJ she met through the social networking site Twitter. After that, she was with Andrew Glennon till their split in 2019.

Amber Portwood's Early Life

Amber Portwood is the daughter of Tonya and Shawn Edwin Portwood, Sr. (1964 – 2014). Her siblings include a brother, Shawn Edwin Portwood, Jr., and a sister, Candace Portwood (1995 – 1996), who died in infancy. Amber's brother is a United States Army veteran.

Amber Portwood is the daughter of Tonya and Shawn Edwin Portwood, Sr.
Source: Teen Mom Talk Now

Portwood has stated that she was neglected by her mother in her early teens after her mother began having an affair. She attended Anderson High School but dropped out after falling pregnant by her then-boyfriend, Gary Shirley, in 2008. On November 12, 2008, Amber gave birth to their daughter, Leah Leann Shirley, at the age of 18.

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