Jenelle Lauren Evans (formerly Rogers, Eason) is a cast member on Teen Mom 2.
History[]
Jenelle is the daughter of Barbara Evans and the estranged Robert Evans. She made her debut on the series, 16 & Pregnant during the first episode of the second season after getting pregnant at 16 by her then ex-boyfriend, Andrew Lewis. She gave birth to their son, Jace Vahn Evans on August 2, 2009 when she was 17 years old. After Andrew cut all contact with Jenelle right after Jace was born, she realized that she was incapable and too immature to raise her son by herself. When Jace was nine months old, her mom, Barbara filed for full custody as she could not cope with Jenelle’s constant out of control behavior and neglect of responsibilities as a teen mom to her son. Jenelle signed over temporary custody of her son to Barbara and spent the next 14 years fighting to win custody of her son back from Barbara. After an explosive two year on and off relationship with her most toxic ex, Kieffer Delp, Jenelle met and started a relationship with underwear model, Nathan Griffith in 2013. They welcomed their first child together, as well as Jenelle’s second son, Kaiser Orion Griffith on June 19, 2014. After a number of arguments, Jenelle and Nathan called their relationship quits, but tried to be civil about their son’s upbringing. Jenelle then proceeded to begin a relationship with ex criminal, David Eason in September 2015. After seven months of dating, Jenelle became pregnant with their first child, as well as her third child from a third baby daddy. She gave birth to their daughter, Ensley Jolie Eason on January 24, 2017. Not long after Ensley’s birth, David proposed to Jenelle and she accepted and the two became engaged. At age eight, Jenelle’s eldest son, Jace was diagnosed with ADHD. In September 2017, David and Jenelle tied the knot with only David’s family attending the wedding, which was hosted in the backyard of their new home just after the summer. Andrew got in contact with Jenelle’s producers in 2019, as he wanted to file a request to meet with her and Barbara to discuss meeting Jace for the first time in over nine years. Jenelle was against the idea, but she agreed to let her mother meet with Andrew in New York City; Andrew was a no show, claiming he was in Florida, helping his mother take care of his dying father, who had terminal cancer at the time. Neither Jenelle or Barbara have heard from Andrew since he asked to meet with them. Jenelle has previously been married; she got married to former long term friend, Courtland Rogers in December 2012. A few weeks after this, they discovered that they were expecting their first child together; this technically being Jenelle’s second pregnancy, before ever meeting Nathan and getting pregnant with Kaiser. She lied to Courtland, saying that she had a miscarriage early in the pregnancy, but he eventually learned she had an abortion not long after he was arrested for possession of marijuana and heroin, as well as a domestic violence incident with Jenelle. The two divorced in 2014 when Jenelle was in a relationship with Nathan.
In 2019, Jenelle was fired from MTV after David killed the family dog, prior to it being aggressive with Jenelle and David’s daughter. Since then, Jenelle has been pursuing other work commitments. She is a current member of OnlyFans, as well as being an influencer on YouTube and TikTok. In March 2023, Jenelle finally regained custody of her son, Jace. During the summer of 2023, Jace had run away from home three times and claimed that David was abusive towards him. It is unknown if these allegations are true and rumours are speculating that Jenelle has lost custody of Jace again. Jenelle denies the rumours being true and insists she is keeping Jace’s life private from the public. She has also cut contact with Barbara, who she says has been talking to the tabloids about David’s potential abuse towards Jenelle and their children.
In October 2023, news reports confirmed that Jenelle had once again, lost custody of Jace, who is now currently living with Barbara again until the court can give a verdict on Jace’s future; whether it be him continuing to live with Barbara or return to Jenelle. Since living back with Barbara, Jace is not in contact with his mother, who also has not made any attempt to contact her son.
In December 2023, despite predictions that Jace was in Barbara's care following the allegations of abuse being made against David, it was confirmed by news reports that Jace is actually in foster care, as Barbara admitted she was not able to take Jace back in prior to his mental health issues and behavioural problems. In January 2024, it was also revealed that Jace recently got in contact with his biological father, Andrew. However, after several months of communication, both Jace and Andrew did not show any more intentions of meeting up.
In February 2024, it was rumored that Jenelle and David had separated; Jenelle appeared more frequently in her TikTok videos without David present. In early March, Jenelle confirmed that the rumors of separation were true, as she filed for legal separation from David. It was also confirmed by Jenelle herself that Jace is back in her care, but she continues to have no contact with Barbara. She has demanded that David does not request to visit Ensley until he has had a mental health evaluation. The following month, Jenelle had a break-in at her house. Camera footage was shown by Jenelle herself, yelling at the intruder, who was Spanish. So far, no update on the break-in has been shared, but since separating from Jenelle, David has accused her of being coercive and controlling by cutting contact with his family and friends and preventing him from going to work. Jenelle denies this statement from David, claiming that he is just saying this to humiliate her in the public eye.
It was revealed in an article on the internet that Jenelle will be reprising her role on the Teen Mom: The Next Chapter's second season, which will air at the end of May 2024. Teen Mom: The Next Chapter aired Jenelle's return on June 13, 2024 as she explained during her dialogue that she was being controlled, belittled and abused mentally by David, hence why she left him. She also mentioned that David would tell Jenelle to kill herself because her mother and children do not love her. During a conversation with Briana, Jenelle finally admitted for the first time in five years that the 911 call about David which was aired on the ninth season of Teen Mom 2 was true. She previously claimed that she and David got into an argument while they were both drunk and that she tripped over a hole in her backyard and David tried to catch her, but fell on top of her by accident. The rumours behind the 911 call were true, as fans and haters speculated that it was a domestic violence incident between David and Jenelle. Jenelle explained that David tried to restrain her from behind and pulled her weight against his, which caused her collarbone to pop out and dislocate. Since leaving David, Jenelle has been looking at houses to buy in Florida, as she no longer wants to live in North Carolina because of her traumatic past with David and her mother. She also hinted to Briana, who questioned her, about her future relationships and that she had become very flirty with a man who she's been friends with for a number of years. She insists that he gives her the time and space she needs as she is adamant not to jump into anything too serious while going through the process of divorcing David for good.
Quotes[]
"Oh my God."
"Leave me alone!" - Most famous sentence Jenelle has said in the last nine seasons of Teen Mom 2.
"Dude." - Most famous word Jenelle has said in the last nine seasons of Teen Mom 2.
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Trivia[]
Jenelle is one of the first teen moms to have three children by three different fathers.
She has overall been pregnant four times.
It is rumoured that Jenelle has suffered with medical health problems in the last seven years, but is often branded a hypochondriac by haters online due to insufficient evidence to back up her medical history.
She is a recovering drug addict; having smoked marijuana from the age of 13 to approximately 26. She also experimented with heroin when she was 20 and took herself off the drug and detoxed at her mother’s house for four days. She has not relapsed into using heroin since 2013 at least.
She revealed when her daughter, Ensley was born, that she smoked marijuana when she was pregnant and Ensley tested positive for marijuana after she was born.
Jenelle has not seen nor spoken to her father since she was a kid. She also has never considered trying to find him, as she believes that if he were interested in contacting his daughter, he would have done it sooner rather than later.
She is in regular contact with one of her childhood best friends, Tori Rhyne; despite their toxic friendship over the years.
She has been living with David and her two children in the same home since early 2017. After filing for legal separation in 2024 after six years of marriage, Jenelle kicked David and his daughter out of her home and currently remains there with Jace, Kaiser and Ensley.
Jenelle is a huge Ke$ha, Cardi B and Miley Cyrus fan. Ironically, she attended a Ke$ha concert in 2011 and violated her probation, which resulted in her getting arrested.
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