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Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley‘s daughter Leah simply turned 14 and appears so grown up! The teenager, whose beginning was documented on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant again in 2009, posed for a number of foolish images together with her dad, in an Instagram publish he shared in honor of her special occasion on Nov. 12. Her little sister Emilee, 6, whom Gary shares with spouse Kristina Shirley, was additionally within the images.
The small group confirmed off numerous poses, together with making humorous scrunched up faces and flexing biceps, and Gary added a loving caption alongside the snapshots. “Wishing my very superior daughter Leah shirley a really glad birthday, she’s a really good younger woman & I couldn’t ask for a greater child. I really like you Leah so very a lot. Ps. I attempted to get @kristina_shirley3 within the pic, however No No Nooooo! 😑 we nonetheless love you lady. 😛,” the caption learn.
As soon as the proud mother and father shared the publish, his followers had been fast to reply with their very own birthday needs and different feedback. “I take advantage of to assume she look similar to her mother however now she seems to be like your twin. Joyful Birthday Stunning 🎂,” one follower wrote whereas one other wrote, “Wow glad birthday Leah little mini cut up genetics lol between you two Gary. #Superior #twinsies lol 👏👏👏 glad birthday to you.” A 3rd identified that they thought Leah seems to be like Amber in the course of the authentic Teen Mother, and a fourth shared, “She’s so lovely 😍🎉🎈🎂 You and Kristina have completed an incredible job elevating her and making such a phenomenal residence.”
Gary’s newest images of Leah come after Amber, who’s had a historical past of home violence, made headlines for exhibiting the second she misplaced custody of her son James, 4, whom she shares with Andrew Glennon, after a three-year courtroom battle, on a current episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter. The heartbreaking episode was filled with memorable moments, together with Leah’s response to the custody determination.
“My mother and James do have a very nice relationship. One thing like I didn’t have together with her. It’s unfair as a result of all of her work that she’s gone via to even be right here now — it’s like all for nothing,” she mentioned to her dad Gary, who assured her it’s not all for nothing. “It’s going to hit actually exhausting and it’s unfair. It’s fully unfair. That bond is simply going to be ripped.” On the time the courtroom’s determination, which permits Andrew to take James from Indiana to California, got here to gentle, Amber additionally launched a press release that mentioned she was “heartbroken” and would “by no means cease combating” for her youngsters.
