VIDEO: Gary and Kristina Shirley React to Amber Portwood's Arrest in New 'Teen Mom OG'
The most recent Teen Mom OG episode finally caught up to Amber Portwood's arrest following her big fight with boyfriend Andrew Glennon. The blowout occurred in the early hours of July 5, soon after Amber admitted in therapy and later to her cousin that she'd been feeling irritable to the point of exploding.
Amber and Andrew's fight escalated quickly. Reports claimed that the mom-of-two hit her baby daddy with a shoe, threatened to kill herself, and when Andrew closed a door behind him while holding their one-year-old son James, Amber went at the door with a machete. The camera crew wasn't around for the fight, but MTV covered its aftermath.
According to Us Weekly, since Amber's arrest and release, other members of her family have been discussing how the fight affected them. For instance, Amber has a daughter named Leah with her ex-fiancé Gary Shirley. Gary is now married to his wife Kristina, and the couple went out for dinner to discuss the situation in this week's Teen Mom OG episode.
Kristina started the conversation saying, “I wish we could just wake up and say it was a dream.” Gary added, “This has an impact on all of us. She didn’t just affect her own self and her own family. It trickles down to us, too.”
Leah wasn't present for the fight, but Kristina discussed the impact the whole thing had on her, explaining:
“Ultimately, Leah is almost 11. She knows a lot of what’s going on. I think the only thing she’s said to me is, ‘If Mommy goes back to prison, what happens to James? Will James be taken away from me as well?’ I don’t have those answers.”
We'll be waiting to see if and how Amber discusses the situation with Leah.