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Amber Portwood says boyfriend has supported her through mental health journey
Amber Portwood says she has had a boyfriend for nearly a year, revealing the relationship in an October 8 YouTube video.
The Teen Mom alum, 36, has not shared his name.
She describes him as a calm anchor as she manages bipolar disorder, a condition she has discussed publicly.
Portwood says he is very different from her and comes from a sweet Catholic family.
The relationship follows her breakup with Gary Wayt, to whom she was briefly engaged; the pair split after he went missing and was later found in Oklahoma.
Portwood has said the experience left her heartbroken and affected by trauma.
It is unclear whether this is the man she mentioned in June 2025, when she said she had been dating someone for more than a month.
Amber Portwood says her boyfriend has supported her through her mental health journey and is an “anchor” in her life.
She said in an October 8 YouTube video that they have been together for almost a year.
Portwood described him as calm and very different from her, and said his supportive presence is what she needed.
She has not revealed his name.
In June 2025, she said she had been dating someone for over a month, but it is unclear whether that is the same man.
- Who
- Amber Portwood and her unnamed boyfriend.
- What
- Portwood says her boyfriend supports her through her mental health journey and is her “anchor.
- When
- She spoke about him in a YouTube video on October 8; she said they had been together for almost a year.
- Where
- In a YouTube video.
- Why
- Portwood says his calm nature and support are what she needed while managing her mental health.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Portwood said during a TikTok Live that she had been dating someone for over a month.
Portwood spoke about her boyfriend in an episode of her YouTube series and said they had been together for almost a year.
Us Weekly published its report about Portwood’s relationship.
E! News published its report about Portwood’s boyfriend and mental health journey.
- Relationship length
- Almost a year, according to Portwood
- Partner's identity
- Unnamed
- Partner's description
- Calm; from a “very sweet Catholic family
- Mental health conditions mentioned
- Bipolar disorder; Us Weekly also says she has discussed borderline personality disorder
- Prior dating disclosure
- June 2025; dating someone for over a month
What people are saying
For me, my boyfriend, who I have been with for almost a year now, he's my anchor
Make sure whatever partner you’re with, is a good partner. And understand what you have. And really wants to be there for you
He's very calm. Comes from a very sweet Catholic family. They don't cuss. They don't do stuff like that.
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