TEEN Mom OG star Amber Portwood’s fans were stunned by how “grown up” her daughter Leah looks.
The 12-year-old’s stepmother shared a snap of Leah and her sister Emilee, six, on Saturday.
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The sisters matched in cheetah print dresses, while Emilee sat on Leah’s lap.
Kristina- who is married to Amber’s ex and Leah’s father Gary Shirley- captioned the Instagram post: “Matching big sister and little sister! ❤️💜”
Numerous Teen Mom OG fans rushed to the comments section to note how grown up the 12-year-old looks.
One person wrote: “They are sooo beautiful can’t believe how big leah has gotten.”
Another added: “Aw wow Leah is all grown up.”
‘SO BIG!’
A third chimed in: “Ugh Leah is so big! I feel like such a creeper knowing I have ‘known’ her for over 10 years of her life.”
Many expressed that they can’t believe how time flies, as a following MTV fan wrote: “Why do they grow up so fast!!”
An additional Instagram user noted that Leah looks just like her mom, writing: “Leah is the spitting image of Amber.”
Amber, 31, and Gary (34), dated from 2007 to 2011, while he later married Kristina.
Kristina and Gary have full custody over Leah, who lives with her mother.
AMBER’S STRUGGLES
Amber has been vocal about the struggles in her relationship with Leah.
Amber broke down during Teen Mom OG’s most recent episode, when she disclosed that Leah had refused to go to therapy to repair their relationship.
After admitting she hadn’t seen her daughter in “a while,” Amber told a producer: “She hasn’t even answered any of my text messages. She’s not going to answer my phone calls. But she has a Bonus Mom, so … ridiculous way to speak, I’m sorry.”
“It truly breaks my heart that Leah and I are drifting apart,” Amber then said in a confessional.
“For the past six years, I’ve been seeing a psychiatrist. I really think if I could go to therapy with Leah, it would bring us closer together. But Gary and Kristina feel differently.”
BREAKING DOWN
The MTV star added: “We’ve already talked about therapy for Leah, but Gary wasn’t for it at all.
“Therapy is a good thing to get you and your mother back together. The mediator can help your mother open up and make sense of the situation.
She spoke out to her producer and said that she believes she will be happier in her life if she can understand more about the past, current events, and how she is today. It’s okay for a mom to go through this and she shouldn’t feel ashamed.
“Therapy is something that needs to happen, but there’s nothing I can do about it because he does have the primary custody of her. I want my daughter back.”
She accused Gary, Kristina and others of breaking her relationship to her oldest child.
Amber is the mother of James, a three year-old boy, and ex Andrew Glennon (37).
BABY DADDY DRAMA
Last month, Andrew hired a high-powered attorney in their nasty custody war after his former attorney dropped out.
Amber and Andrew have been fighting over custody of James since their split in 2019.
Central Recorder exclusively revealed Jessie Darlene Cobb-Dennard filed an appearance earlier this month as Andrew’s lead attorney.
This came after Central Recorder reported Andrew’s lead lawyer on the case filed a Motion to Withdraw Appearance as counsel of record for Andrew, meaning she no longer wishes to represent her client.
Andrew was granted primary physical custody of their toddler after Amber was arrested for domestic violence against him in July 2019.
The exes share joint legal custody, which allows the Teen Mom OG star three unsupervised visits a week with their son.
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