However, Ashley's main concern is keeping her family together. "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," also known as "Secret Life," was the ABC Family drama that captured the hearts of young adults everywhere when it premiered in 2008. Amy and Ricky's now three-year-old son whom they conceived on a night at band camp when Amy was a freshman and Ricky was a sophomore in high school. Baumann stepped away from acting after the show wrapped, enrolling at St. Johns College in New Mexico in 2014. The series, from '7th Heaven' creator Brenda Hampton, also explores how this drastic change in her life affects her family and friends. Then, they back up over you and do it again, and again, and again, and OH Dear yet again. He starts off as a pretty sweet guy, but he becomes absolutely intolerable in a very short time. 43:07. In order to view the gallery, please allow Manage Cookies. Ben decides that he wants a divorce. He was not involved with Adrian during her childhood years because he and Cindy made a deal not to see each other. She was also unaware of Adrian's affairs and her moniker as the "school slut" until Ruben told her. They have and discuss sex quite often, but fairly maturely. Ben proposes to Amy after finding out, because he genuinely loves her, and feels he would be a better father than Ricky due to his family's financial stability. Dylan then finds out that Ben and Alice slept together and doesn't really want to go out with Ben anymore so she gives Henry a chance. She has the beginnings of Alzheimer's disease and recently moved to an assisted care home. Ruben Enriquez (Philip Anthony-Rodriguez) - Adrian's father. Grace and Jack get back together when Amy has John. Cast Shailene Woodley Amy Juergens Megan Park Grace Bowman Daren Kagasoff Ricky Underwood Ken Baumann Ben Boykewick Greg Finley Jack Pappas Francia Raisa Adrian Lee Amy gets caught by Ricky, with him stating they should spend some time apart if she can't trust him. 15 year old Amy ends up pregnant after one night at band camp, throwing her whole life upside down. Amy returns to school, but is uncomfortable with being known as "the pregnant girl". Grace believed in waiting until marriage, and even wore a promise ring to prove it. They share daughter Mathilda and twins Adele and Roman. Adrian is his second biological child (he has a biological son in Mexico), however, he has two stepsons. Adrian was infuriated after she found out that Ricky kissed Amy, believing that it went beyond kissing, even though it was a mostly innocent encounter. He promises to hunt down her husband, who turns out to be dead, and they marry in an elaborate ceremony. She currently lives with her grandmother because her parents kicked her out. They come up with this idea that her parents could meet Henry and pretend to go out with Henry, but instead meet Ben. Secret Life Given the renewed interest in the show, MTV News reached out to series creator Brenda Hampton to ask what in heaven's name actually happened with Amy and Ricky's on again/off. India Eisley - then During the season's run, India starred in the 3D action horror film,Awakening along with actress, Kate Beckinsale. We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. Adrian's decision to keep the baby received a lot of positive support from her father and even Amy, who had called her to let her know that she was giving Adrian the same offer of a friendship between them that she had given her in the past, because their children might end up becoming friends. They marry in the fifth season, and decide to adopt a young girl who was the underaged prostitute that Jack helped. Madison seems to have a crush on Jack and might have done something with him over the summer. The Secret Life of the American Teenager served as a platform for many young actors to get their start alongside some pretty big names like Molly Ringwald and Steve Schirripa. She gently refuses him. 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She dated an architect for a while, and they planned to marry when she became pregnant, thinking it was his child; he later confessed that he could not have children, and she realized that Robbie was George's son. Josie Bissett portrays Kathleen Bowman, who is the mother of Grace Bowman, adoptive mother of Tom Bowman, the ex-wife of George Juergens, and new wife of Jeff Tseguay. Since she says she doesn't want to marry, perhaps he should be dating elsewhere. When everyone moves out, he invites Ricky's mother, Nora, to move in with him as a roommate. Kathy eventually opens up to her about her worries on not having friends because of her condition. It was later revealed by Betty that she was very upfront about her profession the first day she introduced herself to Leo, because she was afraid of embarrassing him. The adoption fails due to Ricky's interference, and she ultimately decides to keep the baby due to the love and support of her family and friends. Two years later, they had Ashley. Raven texts the picture to Daniel, and he breaks up with Grace, realizing that she still has feelings for Jack. He makes a cameo appearance to marry Ben and Adrian. The actress started as a teen model in the early-to-mid 2000s, working with brands such as Christian Dior and Victoria's Secret. Portrayed by Francia Raisa, Adrian is the daughter of Ruben Enriquez and Cindy Lee, and the ex-wife of Ben. Sign up for Us Weekly's free, daily newsletter and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more! It was 17 times just in the scenes from previous shows. After Ashley uses Grant, Griffin decides to introduce him to Grace Bowman. Ashley believed that Amy's baby would reunite her dividing family and worked hard to discourage Amy from adoption. He also helped Amy find couples to adopt her unborn baby (John) when she was pregnant. Ashley (Amy's sister) is the one who suggested John's name because "his life was going to be complicated already, so we might as well give him an easy name." He and Jack share the Bowman's guesthouse for a while when Tom is impatient for more independence than Kathleen is willing to allow him. Jack cheats on Grace with Adrian, who's really in love with Ricky. They do not have sex, but she spends the evening talking with him and allowing him to confess his frustrations. In recent days a new scandal has been . Mercy Boykewich - Adrian's daughter who was born a stillborn. She is smart, practical, and seems to be the voice of reason for Amy. Adrian later finds out that she is having a baby girl, which both she and Ben are excited about, and she and Ben later marry. His stepfather, Reverend Stone, is the minister of the church where he and Grace first met. She then completes summer school and shows signs of still being in love with Ricky. Even if lots of time has passed, and you see whether its kind of like no time has passed, because we just sort of had these formative years together. Create new account. Marshall later admits to Ricky that his brother was sexually abused by his neighbor and later committed suicide. Grace eventually forgives him, and they start to date in secret because of her parents' disapproval. Alice is very smart and knows a lot of factual information, while Henry is a bit more social. He's also the partner of the Juergens' pediatrician, Dr. Hightower, which is how he found out about Amy's pregnancy. Despite his actions, Ricky still tries to instill sense in him remembering his early days before he met Amy. Along with Grace and her new boyfriend, Grant, he also attended the Young Healers Camp again the following summer. She also feels ignored by Amy. TV-14 | 07.01.2008. "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" tells the story of Amy Juergens (Shailene Woodley), a teenager who becomes pregnant after losing her virginity. Three men have been convicted of killing two New Mexico teenage boys in 2018. It felt like everything that I wanted to be sending into the world.. Although she finds out that she is not pregnant, she is still irritable. When Amy's mother Anne, tells her that she must support her baby on her own, she changed her mind and decides to marry Ben, as his family is financially stable. He disappeared before the season break, with people saying that he ran off with Adrian, but no one really knew why he was gone. Betty and Leo are married in a lavish wedding with Ben inviting all his friends to celebrate. It is stated that she likes everyone better than Anne, and Anne is reluctant to tell her about anything in her life, such as her marital problems with George as well as her pregnancy. When she finds this out, Adrian tries to get pregnant again, believing that they will fall back in love and be happy again if she has another baby. lev radin/Shutterstock. Henry points her out and Ben goes after her. Katelyn Tarver portrays Mercedes, who is one of the friends of Dylan, Raven, and Wendy. Portrayed by Greg Finley, Jack Pappas is a college freshman and quarterback on the football team. Amy tells everyone that Ricky and her eloped in the season 5 premiere, keeping the fact they changed their minds at the last minute and are in fact not married a secret. Before Shailene Woodley ever walked into the room to audition, I looked at her headshot, looked at Peter Pappas, who we can all thank for casting this show, and I said, She looks like a star, creator Brenda Hampton told Entertainment Weekly in 2012. Adrian chose to keep the baby, and Ruben couldn't have been happier. Not knowing this at first, Amy thinks that Jimmy broke up with her because she was a bad kisser, and asks Ricky to kiss her just to be sure. During the talk, Grace begins to sort out her conflicted feelings about sex. They are expecting a baby around the same time as Amy. Portrayed by India Eisley, Ashley Juergens is the younger daughter of Anne and George, and Amy's younger sister. Grant and Grace bond over their shared desire to become doctors, and strengthen that bond over a summer at MED camp. He is taken aback to discover that Grant is not gay, but decides to trust Ashley not to make the same mistake that Amy did. India Eisley Estimated Net Worth: $2 million. The wait is almost over, Secret Life fans, as the beloved ABC Family series is set to return for its fifth season on Monday, March 26. Jack is jubilant when Grace's boyfriend breaks up with her, but Grace's mother suggests that since he is going to college in a few months, perhaps he'd be better off just being friends with Grace and taking advantage of new college experiences. Here's our roundup of the best TV shows and movies to stream this week. They end up broke in Florida and stay with his grandmother, earning money with various part-time jobs. 43:47. Currently you are able to watch "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" streaming on fuboTV, Hulu, Freeform, Spectrum On Demand or buy it as download on Apple TV, Amazon Video. In later seasons, after her younger sister starts high school, Amy finds how virtually everyone at school carries a secret or an unexpected problem. Kathleen therefore changed her name from "Bowman" to "Tseguay". At his graduation party, where he drinks too much, Lauren discovers him sleeping with Madison. Henry thinks that there is something going on that he doesn't know about and pressures Alice to tell him. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies, There were a lot of things that were written into the scripts that not just me, but a lot of the cast, disagreed with, she explained. Growing up is hard. He also has another son with Anne, Robie. Portrayed by Shailene Woodley, Amy gets pregnant by student Ricky Underwood after a one-night stand at band camp before her freshman year of high school.

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