Bumpin’ reality stars! MTV’s The Challenge has resulted in a ton of relationships through the years — and a ton of babies. While some competitors have fallen in love in front of the cameras and went on to create families, others have competed, won some money and gone home to expand their brood.
Cory Wharton, for example, first met Cheyenne Floyd while filming The Challenge: Rivals III, which aired in 2016. Although the duo never revealed that they hooked up during the show, it later was revealed that they became intimate during the reunion show.
In April 2017, Floyd welcomed a daughter, Ryder, but assumed the father was her current boyfriend. Eight months later, she revealed to Wharton that he was actually the father, and the duo began a coparenting relationship. In September 2018, Us Weekly broke the news that Floyd was joining the cast of Teen Mom OG.
“Cory and I get along very well. We put Ryder first and we’ve worked out a beautiful coparenting relationship. Of course, every relationship has its ups and downs but we’ve worked out our kinks and we’re learning how to do it day by day, how to get along,” she told Us in 2018. “We’re trying to figure it out.”
The Real World alum had an on-off relationship with his Ex on the Beach costar Taylor Selfridge since they met in 2014. They briefly split but announced they were back together in February 2019. The pair welcomed their first child together, a daughter, in April 2020 — almost three years to the date of Ryder’s birthday.
“I have to say after watching @taylor.selfridge go through what she has been through just makes me realize how strong she is and how strong women really are,” he wrote via Instagram after the birth. “After a 22 hour labor, Mila Mae Wharton was born. I’m now surrounded by all QUEENS. I’m so blessed to be in this position and I’m so thankful that, in a time like this I was allowed in the room and I got to cut the umbilical cord. Which you guys probably know this was my first time going through this whole experience.”
Scroll through the gallery below for more Challenge stars who have welcomed babies!
Bumpin’ reality stars! MTV’s The Challenge has resulted in a ton of relationships through the years — and a ton of babies. While some competitors have fallen in love in front of the cameras and went on to create families, others have competed, won some money and gone home to expand their brood.
Cory Wharton, for example, first met Cheyenne Floyd while filming The Challenge: Rivals III, which aired in 2016. Although the duo never revealed that they hooked up during the show, it later was revealed that they became intimate during the reunion show.
In April 2017, Floyd welcomed a daughter, Ryder, but assumed the father was her current boyfriend. Eight months later, she revealed to Wharton that he was actually the father, and the duo began a coparenting relationship. In September 2018, Us Weekly broke the news that Floyd was joining the cast of Teen Mom OG.
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“Cory and I get along very well. We put Ryder first and we’ve worked out a beautiful coparenting relationship. Of course, every relationship has its ups and downs but we’ve worked out our kinks and we’re learning how to do it day by day, how to get along,” she told Us in 2018. “We’re trying to figure it out.”
The Real World alum had an on-off relationship with his Ex on the Beach costar Taylor Selfridge since they met in 2014. They briefly split but announced they were back together in February 2019. The pair welcomed their first child together, a daughter, in April 2020 — almost three years to the date of Ryder’s birthday.
“I have to say after watching @taylor.selfridge go through what she has been through just makes me realize how strong she is and how strong women really are,” he wrote via Instagram after the birth. “After a 22 hour labor, Mila Mae Wharton was born. I’m now surrounded by all QUEENS. I’m so blessed to be in this position and I’m so thankful that, in a time like this I was allowed in the room and I got to cut the umbilical cord. Which you guys probably know this was my first time going through this whole experience.”
Scroll through the gallery below for more Challenge stars who have welcomed babies!
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Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols
The duo, who married in March 2021 after meeting on while filming The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2 seven years prior, welcomed son Anthony in September 2021 and daughter Liliana in December 2022.
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Melinda Collins
The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons alum and her husband, Matty Collins, welcomed son Camden in November 2019. She announced in February 2021 that they are expecting a daughter, but Melinda suffered a pregnancy loss at 20 weeks. In October 2022, the couple announced the arrival of son Hayden.
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Cory Wharton
The Teen Mom OG alum welcomed his second daughter with girlfriend Taylor Selfridge in June 2022. The twosome, who share daughter Mila, announced their baby girl — named Maya — had been diagnosed with tricuspid atresia, which is a heart defect that interferes with the organ’s ability to pump blood.
Wharton, who also shares daughter Ryder with ex Cheyenne Floyd, noted Maya had one successful surgery after her birth but will require additional surgeries when she’s older.
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Casey Cooper
The Challenge: All-Stars alum and husband Kyle Toups, who wed in December 2021, welcomed their first child, daughter Kinsley Lulabelle Toups, on March 2, 2022.
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Tori Hall
The Challenge alum and husband Dusty Gwinn welcomed son Christian Dean Gwinn on in September 2021. The new parents shared photos exclusively with Us Weekly.
Hall is also mom to sons Brady and Chase, who she shares with ex-husband Brad Fiorenza, while Gwinn is the dad of daughter Landrey, who he shares with an ex.
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Kyle Christie
The Geordie Shore and Challenge alum welcomed his first child, son Crew Jax, with girlfriend Vicky Turner in September 2021. “Welcome to the world Crew you are so loved, we couldn’t of asked for a more perfect little boy. Mam & Dad love you so much,” he captioned a series of photos of the bundle of joy. “They say 13 is unlucky for some but he was always destined to be, judging by my tattoo. Thank you to @vickelizabethx for bringing this perfect little man into our lives, you honestly have done an extraordinary job from start to finish. I honestly don’t know how you women do it, you’re all incredible … my little family.”
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Theresa Gonzalez
Gonzalez and husband T.J. Jones welcomed a daughter in 2015 and a son in April 2019. Their third child arrived in July 2021.
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Ashley Kelsey
“To my little best friend who stole my heart from the moment I found out I was pregnant. I can’t believe you are finally here,” the Connecticut native captioned a June 2021 Instagram post. “I just sit and stare at you because I never could have imagined you’d be this perfect. Pregnancy is the most incredible journey and ends in the most rewarding way! I’m so grateful and feel so beyond blessed to have you in my life. I can’t wait to watch you grow. @kj_hey your daddy has been so supportive and my rock during this entire pregnancy and I couldn’t have asked for a better man to take this journey on with! I love you both!”
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Zach Davis
Zach Davis welcomed son Ace Terrel Davis on May 25, 2021. The baby boy, whose mother is Teen Mom OG star Cheyenne Floyd, weighed 7 lbs. and 2oz.
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Abram Boise
The former MTV personality welcomed his and Rachel Missie’s baby boy in April 2021, writing via Instagram: “Welcome to Earth on Earth Day, my little man cub: Atlas Young Boise. ‘For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.’”
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Theo Campbell
“I can’t believe the joy I had looking into the eyes of my baby boy,” the U.K.’s Love Island alum captioned his son Arie’s February 2021 Instagram reveal. “I only told a few friends and family so for most people will be massive surprise seeing this. Over the past four years, having a private life isn’t really a thing so being able to keep this private has been so nice.”
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Jennifer ‘Jenn’ Grijalva
“Thiago Angelo Diaz,” the California native captioned her baby boy’s January 2021 Instagram debut.
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Camila Nakagawa
The three-time Challenge winner welcomed her first child, son Kai Aiden, on July 8. She had to deliver the newborn through an emergency C-section instead of the natural birth she had planned for. “At 7 lbs, 4oz. and 20 inches, Kai Aiden is the most perfect little human I have ever met,” she told E! News. “It was love at first sight and I cannot wait to get to know him and for all of the unforgettable memories we will create together.”
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Melissa Reeves
In May 2020, the three-time Challenge competitor welcomed her first daughter.
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Cory Wharton
The longtime Challenge alum and Cheyenne Floyd welcomed their first daughter, Ryder, in April 2017. In April 2020, he and girlfriend Taylor Selfridge welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Mila.
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Amanda Garcia
In February 2020, Garcia, who has competed in five seasons of The Challenge, welcomed her first child, a son named Avonni, with fiancé Ray Reinhardt.
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Jasmine Reynaud
The five-time competitor welcomed a daughter in December 2015 and a son in January 2018.
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Carley Johnson
The Fresh Meat 2 alum has one child with husband Brandon Mundt.
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Paula Meronek
After competing on The Challenge for 10 seasons, Meronek began to grow her family. She welcomed her first baby, a boy, in 2014, a daughter in 2015 and a second daughter in 2019.
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Tony Raines
The six-time Challenge competitor welcomed his first daughter with Real World: Skeletons roommate Madison Walls in February 2016. He then got back together with high school sweetheart Alyssa Giacone, and the pair welcomed a daughter, Isla Rose, in November 2016.
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Laura Waller
The Real World: St. Thomas alum welcomed her first daughter in February 2016 and her second in July 2019.
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