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“We had to wait a year for it to air and then they called and were like, ‘We’re done with you guys…Half of us wanted to [film] on and half of us really showed that they didn’t want this life,” Mackenzie added. “And this lifestyle isn’t for everyone. It takes a strong backbone to read stuff about yourself. But we never really got a clear answer about why it got cancelled.”
Kailyn was just as shocked about the series’ failure. “I was a little salty that they were adding more girls, but I actually kind of like some of your stories, so I was surprised when I heard they were cancelling it,” she shared.
Though Mackenzie was caught off guard by the end of Teen Mom 3, it may have come at a good time for her. “Right when we finished, my life went into a very dark place.” she shared.
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“It was like the worst it had ever been…My relationship with Josh got worse, and I just kept thinking to myself, ‘I’m so glad this isn’t on TV right now because this is the hardest time in my life.’”
Now that Mackenzie has seen firsthand the difficulties of life on reality TV, she can be more prepared to appear on MTV once again. “It makes me respect [the Teen Mom casts] so much more,” she told Kail about her experience. “You guys went through the hardest times of your life being on TV for years with no break.”
Mackenzie needs to be ready for the challenges of filming because she is currently dealing with some intense family matters. As Teen Mom Talk Now previously reported, Mackenzie McKee announced in early 2018 that her mother, Angie Douthit, had been diagnosed with lung and brain cancer that had already reached stage 4.