Ryan Edwards is a different kind of ball and chain shooter.
Over the past few years, this Teen Mom alum has seen the inside of a prison cell on a number of disturbing occasions — for various parole violations and drug-related offenses.
Now, however, Edwards is making headlines for a reason that will put him off in a metaphorical sense rather than a literal one.
yes people Ryan Edwards is busy.
The 37-year-old confirmed the romantic news on January 12 by uploading a video of him getting down on one knee to propose to Amanda Connor, who is also expecting Ryan’s child.
In the video (below, set to Cooper Allen’s “Take Forever”), it’s hard not to notice Edwards sitting around a fire and a camerawoman filming the proposal and subsequent acceptance.
One can only assume this because it will be featured on a future Teen Mom: The Next Chapter episode.
The reality star shares 16-year-old son Bentley with Mackie Bookout and 6-year-old son and five-year-old daughter Stella with ex-wife Mackenzie Standifer.
In the footage, Bentley appears to be truly present for this major life moment. That is good.
Edwards, as MTV viewers well know, has struggled with substance abuse over the years; she was The last time he was arrested was in December 2023.
However, the father-of-three started dating Connor around September of the same year and the bookout continued to support the romance. very much Allies, we must insist.
“She’s really easy to be around,” Bookout told Us Weekly in May 2024. “You know when you meet people and you can feel the energy? He has really good energy. “…
At that time Mackey added:
“We get along really well and just kind of click. She’s really supportive of Bentley and Ryan and everything that’s going on with him. It happened naturally. “
About three months ago, Edwards and Connor announced that she was pregnant with a girl. And they seemed very excited about it.
“Honesty is one of my biggest things, being honest about who you are, I want to be honest about who Ryan and I are,” Connor told Us Weekly.
“I don’t want to hide anything from him. I will be very careful. I don’t want to be a helicopter mom, but I don’t want our baby to go through anything we’ve had to go through.
“I just want her to be very open to the world, but strong-minded about certain things.”
