Chelsea Houska spent her formative teenage years in front of MTV cameras, but the former Teen Mom 2 star says her life is drastically different today— by choice.
In a new interview with The Local Moms Network, Chelsea stated that exposing every personal aspect of her life when she was a teenager has made her crave a much-more private life from the days where she was from publicly pining over her baby daddy Adam Lind to talking about the time she peed out her IUD.
“After living my teenage years so publicly and really just having nothing off limits, you learn to value your privacy,” Chelsea said.
Chelsea jumped the sinking ship left ‘Teen Mom 2’ in 2020, but has gone on to star on HGTV‘s Down Home Fab. She has stated that she was OK returning to TV with her family because ‘Down Home Fab’ doesn’t dig into her personal life or the lives of her kids. However, because she’s on TV, Chelsea said people have the wrong impression of who she really is.
“I feel like people assume I’m outgoing and can easily be on camera or a stage, but that is not the case!” she said. “Anything outside of my little safe bubble is scary for me—I live such a low-key life. I have a small friend group, and I rarely leave South Dakota. We just love our little safe space here in the middle of nowhere.”
Chelsea also opened up about the regrets she has about her teen years.
“I wish I would’ve worked on loving myself more,” she said. “I was always looking for that outside thing or person to make me feel valued and never focused on it myself.”
Chelsea said that she hopes that her kids– Aubree (the 16-year-old daughter she shares with Adam), eight-year-old Watson, seven-year-old Layne and four-year-old Walker— focus on being content with themselves more than she did growing up.
“I work on that a lot with my kids: making sure they feel confident and comfortable with who they are,” she said.
“I love that Aubree seems so confident in who she is and her style as a teenager! She’s so cool,” she added.
In March, Chelsea talked about how different Aubree is from the girl she herself was at 16 years old.
“Just thinking back to how I was when I was her age, I just remember being like, I always wanted to follow the crowd, or I wanted to be someone I wasn’t…She’s just so sure of herself and confident in her sense of style and who she is,” Chelsea said at the time. “I think that is just so cool about her.”
According to Chelsea, growing up on TV has made viewers feel very close to her.
“I love that people feel like they know me! They truly have been with me for all my stages of life,” she said. “They’ve seen me down in the dumps, they’ve seen my vulnerable moments and watched as I pulled myself out of them. Everyone is so kind and supportive when I meet them.”
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I remember how pathetic she was in the beginning, clinging to that dirtbag that consistently treated her like shit. She really grew a lot! Good for her.
Somewhere in a filthy Vegas rental, Jenelle is screaming.
I am really proud of her. I thought she was seriously doomed forever to go after Adam and she seemed very impressionable as a teen/young adult so I am glad she ended up solid. Fun fact: My childhood neighbor and friend, Jessica, dated Adam maybe, a decade ago? LOL. She has now grown up a lot too and probably cringes thinking about it too. Anyway- I am really happy Chelsea grew up to do what she loves, have more kids with an actual good man (I love Cole!) and encourages her kids to be themselves.
It’s almost as if she’s trying to look like Alanis Morissette. Google an picture of each for comparison. They look like twins and have for years. The only difference is Chelsea and her fake orange tan vs Alanis pale skin
She looks great but a tad off… I can’t figure it out… 🤔
I think Chelsea is doing great after leaving Teen mom. But come on, she likes her privacy?!! She literally has a show on HGTV
Aw she’s really done the work inside and out! Could you imagine having video footage of your dumb teen antics out there forever?!?!? Not me, I was such an A hole.
She’s probably the only one of the original TM alum who is a functioning and stable adult.
I can’t believe how different her face looks in every way possible.
It’s almost as if she’s trying to look like Alanis Morissette. Google an picture of each for comparison. They look like twins and have for years. The only difference is Chelsea and her fake orange tan vs Alanis pale skin
👆 THIS