Teen Mom OG is always full of drama. From Farrah Abraham's fights to the co-parenting that many of the cast members struggle with, along with Tyler and Catelynn's relationship, each episode seems to bring up new problems.
Fans of the MTV reality show wondered what it would be like when news broke that Bristol Palin would be joining the show. She was only on the show for one season and decided to leave. Let's take a look at where Bristol Palin is now.
A New Relationship
It's always interesting to catch up with the stars of Teen Mom, from finding out what Cheyenne Floyd does for a living to seeing how Maci and Taylor's clothing business is doing.
Bristol Palin has been in a relationship with Zach Towers. According to Us Weekly, the two have some friends in common and that's how they met each other. When Bristol was talking to her fans on Instagram, someone inquired if Zach had been introduced to her children yet, and Zach said yes.
Zach is a contractor and according to the Daily Mail, she shared that they were officially dating in July 2020.
A House Renovation And Working In Real Estate
Bristol Palin lives in Austin, Texas, and she has shown her followers on Instagram that she has been renovating her house. According to In Touch Weekly, Bristol said, “Y’all, I should’ve been a carpenter."
Bristol made her daughter Atlee's bedroom look beautiful, and she also shared her gorgeous kitchen and stairs. She has been praised as she decided to take on the renovation herself. It definitely looks amazing and it seems like she has been very busy with this project.
It makes sense that Bristol would take on her own home renovation as she has been working in real estate.
According to Pop Culture, in July 2018, Bristol was hired by Keller Williams Realty, a company in Austin. She then started working for Austin Home Seekers. The publication notes that the company said this of Bristol: "Bristol aims to expand her presence in the city and gain more individual recognition for demonstrating incredible sales production at a very fast pace in the Austin market. Her aspirations to become one of Austin's elite real estate agents is already paying dividends."
According to the Daily Mail, when Bristol shared in 2018 that she had become a real estate agent, she told everyone what that meant to her and why she was passionate about the industry. She said, "The value and security of homeownership has been so near and dear to my own heart for the past decade. Homeownership, and the investment of owning a home, have been my biggest financial security blankets as a single mother."
Co-Parenting
Bristol Palin has two kids, Atlee and Sailor, with her ex-husband Dakota Meyer, and a son named Tripp from her relationship with Levi Johnston.
She has been open about co-parenting with them both, and Bristol told Us Weekly that since Levi Johnston lives in Alaska, Tripp visits during the summer and also if he has a long weekend off.
Bristol said of Dakota Meyer, "I think that our focus needs to just be the girls, and what’s best for them. We gotta get together on the same team, cheering for our girls," according to Us Weekly.
In 2016, Dakota wished Bristol a Happy Mother's Day: E! News reported that he wrote, "Bristol, we definitely haven't always seen eye to eye but one thing that's never been a question is how amazing of a mother you are. And to my mom, thank you. Happy Mother's Day."
While fans of Teen Mom OG were curious to see Bristol Palin on the show, she wasn't on it very long. In December 2018, Bristol shared a beautiful photo of her family all dressed up for the winter holidays with a Christmas tree in the background, and she explained that she didn't like how she was portrayed on the show.
Bristol said, "the life I’ve built for my kids is NOT sitting around talking about baby daddy drama. Every week is a continued disappointment with their inaccuracies and false narratives. I hate getting all emo on you guys but I’ve kept quiet for too long about it. Don’t believe everything you see on TV."
When Bristol made the decision to leave, she said, "Teen Mom OG wasn’t a fit for me, it took away my peace."
It definitely seems like Bristol Palin is doing great these days, as she's raising her kids, in a great new relationship, and thriving in her real estate career.