Move over, Teen Moms. There’s a new group of young mothers in town and they’re bringing the drama! MTV’s new series Pretty Little Mamas follows the lives of five young moms who also happen to be close friends, as they learn to struggle with life, love, parenthood and careers.
Nicole, Nikki, Chandlar, Cheyenne and Alyssa all had different reasons for taking on the show, and are all in different stages of their lives. The cast opened up to Us Weekly exclusively.
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Move over, Teen Moms. There’s a new group of young mothers in town and they’re bringing the drama! MTV’s new series Pretty Little Mamas follows the lives of five young moms who also happen to be close friends, as they learn to struggle with life, love, parenthood and careers. Nicole, Nikki, Chandlar, Cheyenne and Alyssa all had different reasons for taking on the show, and are all in different stages of their lives. The cast opened up to Us Weekly exclusively.
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Move over, Teen Moms. There’s a new group of young mothers in town and they’re bringing the drama! MTV’s new series Pretty Little Mamas follows the lives of five young moms who also happen to be close friends, as they learn to struggle with life, love, parenthood and careers. Nicole, Nikki, Chandlar, Cheyenne and Alyssa all had different reasons for taking on the show, and are all in different stages of their lives. The cast opened up to Us Weekly exclusively.
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At 25, Alyssa was drawn to the show because she hopes to “encourage other moms to always follow their dreams.” As a young mom, she says, her child is No. 1, but “it’s important to have self-love and to take care of yourself, too.” Her biggest challenge is figuring out her career – it was tough to go to college when she first had her son. She’s engaged to Brandon, their son’s father, who she refers to as “the man of my dreams and my best friend.” As for the Teen Mom comparisons, she says their show is also about the ladies’ bonds as friends and support of one another.
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Cheyenne can’t wait to show the world her group of “young, ambitions and strong mammas” that she calls her best friends. The only one married on the show, the 25-year-old admits it’s “definitely not all sunshine and rainbows” but she and husband Teli have learned to communicate – something that’s been their biggest struggle. In addition to Teli, she leans on her friends. “I wouldn't know what I would do if I didn't have my mommy friends to experience this opportunity with,” she tells Us.
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“Being a single young mom is not easy! We have to stick together and gain strength from one another,” Nicole, 24, tells Us. She also was eager to show the world she’s not just a “teen mom stereotype.” One of her biggest challenges is that someday, her daughter Noelle will ask about her father. That story will be told on the show. For now, she’s working on a “very passionate and very up and down” relationships with her boyfriend Michael.
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At 25, Chandlar admits that she struggles with the relationship with her ex-boyfriend, who was paralyzed after a BMX accident, but they always put their kids first. She was exiled from the group of friends for years but recently made amends with Nicole. She’s also expecting again with her on-again, off-again boyfriend and considers herself a “cool mom.”
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Last but not least, 24-year-old Nikki moved to San Diego from Singapore when she turned 18. “I came from a wealthy family and a conservative community in Singapore where it was almost taboo having a baby out of wedlock,” she tells Us. While she’s not with Ryan, the father of her daughter, it’s “always a work in progress.” She joined the group of friends about four years and in addition to her family and girlfriends, she also runs her own YouTube channel.
Pretty Little Mamas premieres on MTV Thursday, August 30, at 8 p.m. ET.
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