It’s always breathtaking while we knowledge the people whom we all can see on TV screen. American television reality show personality, Amber Portwood, first cried on 14th May 1990 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Her full name is Amber Leann Portwood. She was a normal girl before she became famous. Her height is 1.63 m. Amber completed her schooling from Anderson High School.
Due to liver damage at the age of 50 Amber’s father Shawn Portwood passed away in the month of December 2014. Her mother Tonya Portwood used to work in a company named Indiana Automotive Fasteners. Brother Shawn Edwin Portwood is a US State Army Veteran. Sister Candace Portwood already passed away when Amber didn’t complete her 1 year also. As per Amber Portwood her mother refused to take care of Amber at her childhood. Because of another affair after her father’s death Tonya Portwood neglected to take care of her children.
Quick Biological facts to check out
Birth: 14 May 1990
Nationality: American
Occupation: Television personality as well as Author
How is Amber Portwood’s career and professional life?
Amber Portwood started off her television career with the American TV show “16 and Pregnant” in the year of 2009. As this show became very famous Amber also got a popularity. People started commenting wrong also. It’s true when something is there on public hand they will motivate you, sometimes they will criticize. Whatever it is Amber became a well known general character. While at beginning her wish was to open a salon.
In the same year again she participated in a American television reality show named “Teen Mom”. Till the end of the fourth season of this “Teen Mom” show in 2012 she participated in each of the season. Again in the month of March in 2015 Amber Portwood returned to the media and to MTV with Maci Farrah Abraham, Catelynn Baltierra and McKinney for the fifth season of this show called “Teen Mom OG” which was previously named “Teen Mom”.
Beside her TV shows Amber writes book also. She has described her life, her story, how she was in depression and again stood up, took action for herself in her book named “Never Too Late “, “So, You’re Crazy Too?”,
What is Amber Portwood’s personal life like?
Amber Portwood had a relationship with Gary Shirley at the very young age when she was a teenager. She became pregnant for the first time when she was 16 years old. In 2008, 12th November she became mother for the first time in life as well as gave birth a baby girl named Leah Leann Shirley. For that reason only Gary Shirley had to adopt the guardianship of the new born baby. Times passed away with a good bonding of mother and daughter.
From 2014 Amber Portwood started dating with a young DJ named Matt Baier. Through social media platform called Twitter they met with each other.
As Portwood started another relationship with her new boyfriend named Andrew Glennon in 2017 and got pregnant for the next time. Amber became mom for the second time on 8th May, 2018, with a baby boy named James Andrew Glennon.
Why is Amber Portwood having legal issues?
American author Amber Portwood was convicted as a criminal. In the month of September 2010, Gary Shirley failed to guard himself and was beaten by Amber Portwood. The police arrested her for domestic violence against her daughter’s father Gary Shirley. For 5 years Amber Portwood had to there in prison for this physical violence. Amber Portwood abused to her third spouse named Andrew Glennon. Drug addiction is one of the reasons for Portwood’s legal issues. She has numerous legal problems in her previous life.
How does Amber Portwood deal with hurdles in her life?
Amber Portwood was destroyed with a broken heart. Amber Portwood and Andrew Glennon, that couple were involved in custody war for three years. Amber presented a statement that she had worked hard to get better version of herself and also had tried to improve her relationship with her son. Whenever she used to have any issue with abuse and mental health, she also added one should obviously get the chance to redeem them and they should not be blackmailed from the previous. She also gathered that she had chosen different ways to avoid her deadly sin as well as to get the best version of Amber Portwood.
As per Amber people who all are trying to take classes, done with some therapy and put their hundred percent efforts to change themselves, they should not be punished again for their previous mistakes. She also added that she had spent years to build the path or bridge. Whatever was possible from her side she had done all these without any fail. She had completed 21 drug tests which was totally negative in result. She is not losing her hope at any time. According to Amber if your road or the way which you are following is not perfect and you are continuously working hard to be better, more caring, you should carry on, need to keep moving.
She said she will not stop for a moment also to fight for her children whom she loves like anything. Amber Portwood is living in a nightmare. Every day she is trying to improve everything as well as prove herself. This Teen mom is wishing that no father and mother should have this insufferable sadness, pain, heartbreak. She tried to become the best mom to her son. Amber Portwood was having borderline personality, bipolar. Whatever she had faced she declared that was not Amber it was just what she was going through.
What is Amber Portwood’s net worth?
These television shows used to pay her a good amount of money. She didn’t inform about her monthly payment or salary to media. Research says that Amber Portwood has a net worth of $10 thousand dollars. From MTV $280,000 every year, which were divided into two $140,000 six month, this is according to Distractify.