Maci Bookout McKinney has welcomed ex-boyfriend Ryan Edwards’ girlfriend, Amanda Conner, into the circle of relatives with open palms.
Maci, 32, exclusively opened as much as Us Weekly about her sturdy friendship with Amanda whilst promoting the brand new season of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter.
“We’re definitely buddies. She’s really simple to be around,” Maci said of Ryan’s girlfriend, who he started relationship round September 2023. “You know whilst you meet other people and you'll be able to just really feel the power? She’s simply were given truly good energy.”
Maci and Ryan, 36, first appeared together on 16 and Pregnant in 2008 when MTV documented the arriving of their son, Bentley.
Since then, the pair have gone their separate techniques however proceed to proportion the highs and lows in their dating on MTV’s by-product, Teen Mom. While Ryan’s courting with Bentley, now 15, has been strained over the years during his addiction struggles, Maci said her ex is nearly one year sober and working on being a better father.
“[Amanda’s] very supportive of Bentley and Ryan’s courting and mine and Ryan’s coparenting dating,” she mentioned. “It was like effortless. There was once no goal for us to be friends or put drive on it, however it roughly simply naturally came about. We get alongside really well and simply roughly click on and prefer I mentioned, she’s actually supportive of Bentley and Ryan and everything that’s happening with him. It came about naturally.”
Back in March, Maci and her husband, Taylor McKinney, celebrated Easter weekend with Ryan, Amanda and Bentley. It’s some of the certain reminiscences “The Expired Podcast” cohost hopes to percentage with audience at the new season of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter.
“I feel find it irresistible’s been a minute since I think the overall feeling of a full season for me has been certain, however it took a large number of paintings,” she mentioned with amusing. “I just really feel like everyone has been doing their phase and I’m nonetheless making an attempt to determine if I’m gonna wake up and it’s all going to be bulls–t.”
While Ryan’s past prison troubles have caused some hurdles, Maci believes better days have arrived. “The closing year and a half has been in point of fact tough,” she added, “but all the paintings is paying off I’ll say.”
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As for Bentley, Maci prior to now instructed Us that he remains a vivid light for all those who come in touch with him. When no longer balancing faculty paintings, wrestling, baseball and learning how you can power, the high school pupil is making his mom proud.
“It’s just his talent to show up for other people and be there for other people,” she said in April when praising her son. “He’s the same ole Bentley, just possibly a little bit taller and maybe just a little deeper voice.”
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter airs Thursdays on MTV at Eight p.m.
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