Teen Mom star Ryan Edwards’ wife, Amanda Conner, is breaking her silence days after she was arrested for an alleged DUI and child abuse.
Conner, 35, took to social media on Wednesday, May 27, to apologize for her actions and confess to relapsing after three years of sobriety.
“I relapsed. After three years of me busting my ass and getting my life together, I relapsed. I think I got too comfortable, let my guard down and it happened,” Conner shared via TikTok while sitting on the floor curling her hair. “I do know addiction does not care how long you’ve been clean, how much you’ve built, it doesn’t care how many people believed in you, it doesn’t care about none of that.”
Conner noted that she wanted to start off by “apologizing” for disappointing the people who “believed” in her.
“You all ride so hard for me and I appreciate the f** out of that,” she said. “I have let you all down and I’ve let my family down. Just saying that out loud, just letting it be known, it’s just so uncomfortable, it’s shameful, I’m disappointed, I feel guilty, scared. I’m not perfect. I’ve never come to be perfect.”
She added that while “life happened” and she “fell hard,” she knows she’s a “fighter” who isn’t going to let relapsing be her “whole story.”
“I’m going to bring you all on my journey to recovery. And it’s not going to be fun, it’s not going to be pretty, it’s going to be real, it’s going to be raw and it’s going to be hard,” she continued. “But, like I said, I’m a fighter and I refuse to let a relapse define me or be my story.”
She then admitted that she is currently dealing with the “consequences’ of her actions, something her followers will witness themselves in the upcoming months.
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“It’s not going to be polished, it’s going to be authentic, real and what happens in my life when you relapse and do stupid s***, there’s consequence,” she said before concluding, “We’re not going to give up, we’re going to fight and we’re going to get back on track. So with that said, we’re going to get ready to go meet the lawyer, so stay tuned.”
Conner’s video comes shortly after TMZ released audio on Sunday, May 24, of a husband calling the cops with concerns that his wife had been using narcotics. The caller, who was not identified by name, alleged that his wife would not take a drug test before leaving in the car with their 15-month-old daughter, Presley.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Jail later confirmed that Conner had been taken into custody and charged with child abuse/neglect for allegedly driving under the influence with a baby in the vehicle. She was also charged for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. Her bond was set at $16,000 and she was ordered not to contact the alleged victim following her release.
In the hours after her arrest, Edwards — who also shares son Bentley, 16, with ex Maci Bookout McKinney, and son Jagger, 10, and daughter Stella, 5, with ex MacKenzie Standifer — seemingly reacted to the incident, writing via Facebook, “I will NOT be answering any questions. Please keep us in your prayers.”
The following day, The Ashley’s Reality Roundup reported that Conners called authorities on Edwards, alleging that she wanted to pick up her belongings but her ex had an alleged history of “physical abuse.” While cops were sent to the residence, no arrests were made. The pair were later spotted together outside a gas station, according to the outlet.
Conners’ hearing is currently scheduled for June 3.
