Taylor Selfridge

Project: Teen Mom

Portland native Taylor Selfridge, 26, is an MTV reality star who’s been active in the network since 2017. Before her stints in MTV’s multiple shows, she was first a model, gaining fame when she became a contestant on season five of MTV’s reality TV show Are You The One? Her next appearance would be MTV’s Ex on the Beach and has established herself as a bankable star. She’s also known in the show, Teen Mom OG, where she plays a supporting role alongside her on and off partner Cory Wharton. The pair soon welcomed a daughter, whom they named Mila Mae, in 2020. To their credit, although having their fair share of complications, the couple has more than proved themselves to be capable parents to their one-year-old daughter.

By then, she would be en route to celebrating several years of affiliation with MTV. However, it ended when her old tweets from 2012 resurfaced. The public, having deemed her decade-old tweets as offensive and racist, immediately turned on her. The network also quickly cut ties with her, stating that they “strongly condemn” injustice, as well as systemic racism. Shortly after, the reality TV star clarified on her Instagram that it was her who cut ties with the network. Without a doubt, this was a wake-up call for the star, who swore off television and vowed to focus on her child and relationship.