“MTV’s Teen Mom 2 has been a big part of my life for almost 11 years,” Chelsea began her statement on Instagram. “After much thought and discussion with my family and friends, Cole and I have decided that this season will be our last.”
As heartbreaking as this is, it’s clear that Chelsea has put a lot of thought into this. She penned:
“We are forever thankful to MTV and our crew, who are like family to us. We’re parting on the best of terms and will stay in touch long after this. We’re proud to have been able to share our story and are so grateful to the fans who have followed our journey from the beginning. Our next chapter in life will focus on developing our brand and taking things to the next level with new endeavors and expanding family businesses.”
She also invited fans to keep up with her, writing, “Please tune into our last moments on the show and continue to follow along our journey on social media. We are so excited for this next phase of our lives and hope you all will be a part of it in some way!”
This update has left fans wondering: is Cole DeBoer the reason Chelsea decided to quit?
Despite his early popularity, fans have been turning on Cole based on his behavior in recent episodes. Could their vocal and open critiques of Chelsea’s man be what pushed her over the edge?
Recently, these critiques flared up after Cole complained that Aubree hadn’t saved him as “dad” in her new phone.
“I think Cole, just like Javi, loveesssss to have the ‘savior’ role,” wrote reddit user gimtibbles. “He was weirdly pushy with the whole adopting Aubree storyline. Neither of them would care if Adam died tomorrow, but Aubree would. She would be devastated. They need to remember that regardless of Adam being a piece of sh*t, Aubree loves him and wants him in her life. He is her dad.”
“Cole has been annoying me more and more lately. He’s pushy in his own way and he obviously doesn’t understand Aubree loves him just where he is. He already has 2 children who call him Dad, let Aubree alone,” wrote user xiixiilxxv.
User ImCallingPapa wrote, “that’s literally one of the most manipulative things you can say to a child, im beginning to resent cole and his pressure on his step daughter to treat him like her one and only. f*cking whack.”
Could this backlash be why the couple quit?
There’s one more theory why Chelsea quit: and he’s named Adam Lind.
When you’re on TV, your dirty laundry is constantly dredged up. And since Chelsea doesn’t have too much of it, that means producers expect her to be constantly talking about her ex, Adam Lind. That makes it harder than ever to move on and leave the past in the past.
Fans have theorized that Chelsea has pushed for the producers to change topics to no avail. Maybe doing this one too many times has made Chelsea decide enough is enough.
But some fans have other theories.