Teen Mom UK

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Teen Mom UK is a British reality television series set in the United Kingdom. It is a spin-off of the American franchise Teen Mom. It currently airs on MTV. The series was first announced in September 2016.^[1] It currently follows the lives of four British teenage mums who are trying to make it through motherhood. From July 2017, the series is shown in the U.S. under the name Teen Mum.

Amber Butler (from Blackpool, Lancashire)

Amber is the mother of Brooklyn, who she had with her boyfriend Ste Rankine at the age of 17.^[2]

Chloe Patton (from Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)

Chloe became a mother, to son Marley, at age 17,^[2] with boyfriend Jordan Edwards. Chloe & Jordan admit that they did not plan on starting a family so young. Throughout the seasons of Teen Mom UK, we see Chloe dealing with baby blues, as well as maintaining relationships with friends and family.^[2]

Megan Salmon-Ferrari (from Chelmsford, Essex)

Megan had her son Mckenzie with her first boyfriend, Dylan Siggers, when she was 17 years old.^[2] They lived in a caravan on Dylan's Mum and Dad's drive.

In mid-2016, a few weeks after Mckenzie was born, Dylan proposed to Megan,^[3] however the engagement was short-lived, with Megan discovering that Dylan had been unfaithful.^[4] The couple later reconciled, with Dylan proposing to Megan once again while they were on holiday together in Spain.^[5]

Megan announced that she & Dylan were expecting their second child in November 2016,^[6] their daughter, Dulcie Mae, was born in March 2017.^[7][8]

Mia Boardman (from Southampton, Hampshire)

Mia was 9 months pregnant with Marliya when she started filming Teen Mom UK at the age of 19.^[2] The birth of Marliya was captured for the show, with Mia's plans for a natural birth being derailed after the baby's heartbeat dropped, forcing her to have a cesarian section.^[9]

Marliya's father is Mia's ex-boyfriend Manley Geddes, they were teenage sweethearts. The couple separated for a few years before filming and during that time Manley had Aalayah with ex Erin.^[10]

Naomi Konickova (from London)

Naomi had daughter Kyanna at the age of 17, with boyfriend Raphael Poitou.^[2]