Category: Gary Shirley

Just weeks after Teen Mom OG‘s Gary Shirley revealed his mom Carol was sick with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, he has sadly revealed that his stepdad Jody is now so sick with the virus that he has to be hospitalized. In one bright spot, however, Gary’s mother is now on the mend.

“This has been extremely hard for us.” – Gary Shirley

Gary Shirley’s mother Carol Zizak is sick with COVID-19 this Mother’s day, so the Teen Mom OG star is forced to social distance from her. Gary shared the news on social media Sunday morning, detailing his mother’s experience with the virus since she got diagnosed a week ago.

In one of the best kept secrets in Teen Mom history, OG dad Gary Shirley has been secretly training to be a police officer. And we’re only finding out now because he officially just became one!

Amber Portwood seems to be struggling quite a bit recently with her public perception and being judged online. Last week she tweeted that she wanted to "quit the show" during a episode where she revealed to her daughter's stepmom, Kristina Anderson, that she had suffered a miscarriage in order to help Kristina feel less alone about her eptopic pregnancy. Two days ago on Amber's daughter Leah's 10th birthday, the Amber broke down in tears on Instagram stories - blaming the show for making the audience tell her she's a "bad mom."

Read Gary Shirley's apology to ex Amber Portwood for things he said in Monday night's episode of Teen Mom OG, including Amber's response. Plus, get a full recap of what it was that Gary said about Amber that had him feeling remorse.