Amber Portwood Opens Up About ‘Dark Period’ After Arrest: ‘My Hair Was Falling Out’
With a new season of Teen Mom OG set to air later this month, fans are excited to catch up with the cast, including Amber Portwood, who was arrested last year. The mom-of-two recently opened up to Us Weekly about her life after the arrest.
The incident happened last July, after an argument between Amber and her then boyfriend, Andrew Glennon. Amber reportedly hit Andrew while he held the couple’s young son, James. She was arrested for domestic battery, but avoided jail time by pleading guilty to one felony count of domestic battery. The charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor after the mom of two completes a full year of probation.
Although she was able to avoid incarceration, Amber admitted that she went through a “deep depression,” sharing that the period following the arrest was one of the “worst” in her life, and comparing it to what she has been through in the past.
“Through prison and everything I’ve been through, it was one of the worst times of my life,” she said, “and when you go through something like that, you have to learn from your mistakes.”
Amber went on to explain the many ways her body was physically impacted by the argument and subsequent arrest.
“I got into a really, really dark period for a couple of months,” the reality star revealed. “I lost about 35 pounds in less than three months. My hair was falling out. When I say I went into shock, I literally, my body went in shock. I didn’t sleep for almost two weeks. I had to get out of that state of mind.”
While Amber didn’t go into detail about how she was able to pull herself out of that mind state, fans were able to follow her journey online, at least until she decided to stop posting. Amber stepped away from social media late last year, stating that she needed to distance herself from the negativity. She hasn’t shared any new Instagram photos since November, and this recent interview marks the first time she has spoken publicly about moving on from the Summer 2019 ordeal.
Amber will appear on the new season of Teen Mom OG, which is set to premiere on MTV on March 17. Fans will be able to see her co-stars’ reactions to the arrest and hear more from her on the topic as she discusses it on the new season of the show.
