This here is Leah Messler. If you watched her episode of 16 and Pregnant, you remember her as the girl who had twins. You might also remember her as the girl who cheated on her funny looking boyfriend slash baby daddy with an ex-boyfriend. 

Leah’s already at a disadvantage, considering any time I hear the name Leah, I immediately think of the unfortunate baby Leah of the original Teen Mom. Nothing can really top her sad circumstances, but I’m willing to let this Leah prove to me why my life is so much better than hers. Game on!

Leah is 18 and from Virginia. I can’t remember where, but if it’s not Virginia Beach, then I’ve never heard of it. She “dreams of going to college”, aww, that’s so cute. At least she’s got her GED! (lookin at you Amburrr). Leah dated her boyfriend for a month before they found out she was pregnant with twins. Well, thank God they waited. I know I should know her babies names, and I also know it would only take a little light googling to figure this out, but I’m trying to do this all from memory. I think it will make my re-caps a little more authentic and endearing [also impressive…just saying. Who isn’t impressed by my ability to soak up literally just about every ounce of information reality television feeds me?] Ok so, I think I’m just going to refer to her babies as Thing 1 and Thing 2 for right now. I could swear their names were like…Aaliyah [It sucks that she stole my first born’s name, I mean who doesn’t want to name their baby after a beautiful young star who died tragically and untimely in a plane crash?!] and Ali, but not Alison, something sillier. Guaranteed both are unconventional spellings, which, according to Freakonomics, just tells us that she’s terribly uneducated. Moving on…

Leah’s episode of 16 and Pregnant ended with her boyfriend (I can’t remember his name so I’m going to call him Camo Pants) breaking up with her because of her infidelity. I’m going to assume that her plot line on Teen Mom 2 has something to do with her attempting to win back his affections, and it is no secret that her courting techniques work, considering I’m almost positive that was her that I saw in a wedding dress. Yikes. Cannot wait for that episode. 

Leah’s potential: good, but not great. She’s a cheater, she seems a little stupid, but she’s definitely no Amber or Farrah. I can’t see myself hating her with a passion deeper than the Pacific quite like I do them. But if you want to put money on it, I’m willing to say that her boyfriend incorporates camouflage into his wedding attire, and for that, I rate them a solid C+ on the make-me-feel-better-about-my-life grading scale.

-J