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For a long time, there was a popular online theory that it would be Mackenzie Standifer, Ryan Edwards’ new wife.
The Ashley’s Reality Roundup quoted a source in February who said, “They are planning to pay her around $3,000 an episode to take the fourth spot on Teen Mom OG. That would obviously be significantly less than the other girls make. It is not a done deal yet, but the consensus is that Mackenzie Edwards will get the spot. Recently, they’ve been filming her life with Ryan for Maci‘s segment almost more than Maci’s life. Plus, she was a teenage mother so it kind of makes sense.” Mackenzie has a preschool-aged son from a previous relationship named Hudson.
Despite the rumors, producers eventually chose not to move forward with this Mackenzie either! Maybe because of Ryan and Mackenzie’s latest marital troubles!
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Then the rumor mill turned to Cheyenne Floyd, former contestant on Are You The One? and The Challenge. Fans were outraged to think that Cheyenne would be the latest Teen Mom OG cast member, as she gave birth to her first child, Ryder, at age 24.
The reality star announced her pregnancy in an Instagram post in October 2016. The birth of baby Ryder was a quiet affair, especially by Teen Mom standards. It almost seemed like Cheyenne shies away from the spotlight. Almost.
Cheyenne was initially unwilling to share the details of her baby’s father, but she came under the microscope last December when it was revealed that her baby daddy was a former co-star. She worked with Cory Wharton on the set of The Challenge: Rivals III.