{"id":268346,"date":"2026-10-12T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/teen-moms-amber-portwood-reveals-shes-had-a-boyfriend-for-nearly-a-year-hes-my-anchor\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:07:00","slug":"teen-moms-amber-portwood-reveals-shes-had-a-boyfriend-for-nearly-a-year-hes-my-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/teen-moms-amber-portwood-reveals-shes-had-a-boyfriend-for-nearly-a-year-hes-my-anchor\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Mom\u2019s Amber Portwood Reveals She\u2019s Had a Boyfriend for Nearly a Year: \u2018He\u2019s My Anchor\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Amber Portwood<\/strong><\/a> is giving fans a glimpse into her love life after stepping back from Teen Mom<\/em><\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

Amber, 36, revealed during the Thursday, October 8, episode of her YouTube series<\/a>, that she\u2019s been quietly dating someone since 2025 \u2014 and he\u2019s part of her key to managing her bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

\u201cMake sure whatever partner you\u2019re with, is a good partner. And understand what you have. And really wants to be there for you,\u201d Amber told her listeners. \u201cBut never put it on them. Let them be kinda your anchor.\u201d (Amber has been open about her battle with borderline personality<\/a> and bipolar disorder for years.)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tTeen Mom\u2019s Amber Portwood is trying her best to move forward after her relationship with ex-fianc\u00e9 Gary Wayt came to a sudden end. \u201cAmber has been taking the last few weeks to heal and reflect on what happened,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. \u201cRight now, she\u2019s focusing on finishing up her home and getting [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Teen Mom<\/em> alum<\/a> confirmed that she has found that type of relationship with her partner, whose name she chose to keep quiet.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, my boyfriend, who I have been with for almost a year now, he\u2019s my anchor,\u201d Amber gushed. \u201cHe\u2019s very calm. Comes from a very sweet Catholic family. They don\u2019t cuss, they don\u2019t do stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MTV personality admitted that her boyfriend is \u201cvery different than me in all ways, but that\u2019s exactly what I needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAmber Portwood has returned to social media after a lengthy hiatus. The Teen Mom alum, 36, took to her YouTube channel on Thursday, September 10, to share an update on her life away from reality TV cameras and reveal her plans for a new podcast. \u201cThis is what I\u2019ve done for 20 years on television,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kinda like a positive needs a negative to get together and make it,\u201d Amber mused.<\/p>\n

Amber\u2019s love life has been a topic of conversation since she made her reality TV debut on 16 and Pregnant<\/em> in 2009 when she was dating Gary Shirley<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amber and Gary, 39, welcomed their daughter Leah<\/a> in 2008, which was documented on season 1 of the show. As they grew up, fans watched how the then-couple struggled to get through legal troubles, relationship woes and parenting at such a young age on the spinoff Teen Mom<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Following her on-off relationship with Gary, including an engagement that came to an end in 2011, Amber was engaged to Matt Baier from 2014 to 2017.<\/p>\n

She later romanced Andrew Glennon<\/strong><\/a> after meeting while filming Marriage Boot Camp<\/em>. The pair welcomed son James in 2018 and called it quits the following year.<\/p>\n

Amber was briefly engaged to Gary Wayt<\/strong><\/a> from 2024 to 2025 before she stepped back from reality TV and public life. (She appeared on Teen Mom<\/em> from 2009 to 2025<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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