A mum who had her first child aged 16 said it's nothing like MTV's Teen Mom - and she's still with her daughter's dad more than a decade later. Louise Mansell, now 29, got pregnant with 11-year-old Ella when she was in her final year of secondary school.
And she said while it was "overwhelming" looking after a baby while watching her friends go out and "have fun" she has no regrets. Louise and Ella's dad, 30, stuck together - getting married and having two more kids, Olly, eight and Ava, four.
And she said while many people her age are dealing with newborns, the couple are looking forward to "our independence while we're still young enough to enjoy it". Louise "hates" "horrible" TV programmes like 16 and Pregnant which she says are to blame for "completely inaccurate" negative perceptions of teen parents.
