Teen Mom star Amber Portwood says she has worked her behind off to stay sober and happy. Yes, believe it or not, haters, she actually is both.

If you watch Teen Mom online, you know about her choice to enter prison instead of rehab, believing only the former would help her get and stay clean.

Even if it meant leaving her daughter Leah behind, she made this decision.

She was released from jail in November 2013, a year and a half into a five-year sentence, and has since been working decidedly out of the spotlight.

Her goal? Simple but profound: To continually improve herself and her life.

“I’ve worked [too] hard on myself and my family to still get criticism five years later,” she tweeted in response to the flak she still gets, and routinely.

“I have changed and worked my butt off to be sober and happy.”

Amber’s addiction to prescription pills and anger management issues - Portwood's fight with Gary Shirley, Leah's father, was unreal - are undisputed.

Still, she has reached a healthier place, and deserves credit for it.

These days, she's content spending time Leah, 6, and remains friends with Shirley, who is expecting his second child with girlfriend Kristina Anderson.

Amber even retweeted the news of her ex’s big announcement.

A far cry from 2011, when Amber attempted to take her own life, leading to her decision to get her life together, even if she had to go to jail to do it.

On the MTV special Being Amber, which aired in February 2014, the reality star broke down sobbing about her absence in her daughter’s life.

"I just f--king hate everything I did," she lamented, which brutal honestly. "It was all the drugs and s--t. It was all I did. All I did was get f--ked up."

No longer, Amber. Props for putting your best foot forward.

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Claudia Jordan is not trying to move in on Porsha Williams' ex-husband, despite what you just saw if you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online.

That's not to say the show was misleading - Kordell Stewart certainly appeared interested in her - but Claudia says they are just friends. Period.

Jordan and Stewart shared some quality screen time together on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, along with Kenya Moore and Peter Thomas.

It was all business and friendship, though. Nary a hint of romance.

"When folks on social media were getting angry for me 'going after' another woman’s ex, I had to laugh!" Jordan says of last Sunday's episode.

"NEWSFLASH: We are all someone’s ex! And it’s not like I was chopping it up with a married man or anything tacky. Kordell is a friend, that is that."

"Besides, if you have been watching how I move on this show, I have tried to play nice with all the ladies on this show until they have shunned or disrespected me."

"Being new to this group, I’m not going to intentionally create more animosity than there already is. Real talk. I need my days to be less stressful, not more!"

"Taking a selfie is not sexual activity or inappropriate behavior. Be clear - my mother did a great job of teaching me the difference between right and wrong."

"But once again," the new cast member adds, "the double standards of right and wrong in this group never cease to amaze me! Selfie versus side piecing?"

"Umm, I’ll take a million selfies before I go out like that!”

“I am happy to report Kordell has never called my phone late night breathing hard and has been a complete gentleman around me when I have run into him.”

“He has also chosen to not speak negatively of his ex in my presence despite the awful allegations made about him, and for that he has my respect.”

So Kordell Stewart has never once booty called Claudia Jordan OR talked smack about Porsha Williams? Sounds like a standup guy as well as QB.

As for her claim that she keeps it cool until she has reason to throw down ... the beef between Claudia Jordan and NeNe Leakes beef suggests the latter.

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Chanelle Riggan, a Miss California USA contestant, suffered an epic wardrobe malfunction on stage during the swimsuit portion of the competition.

So many guys just got beyond excited right now.

Riggan was strutting her stuff in a hot-pink bikini when the top popped off, exposing both breasts to the (suddenly ENTHRALLED) audience.

To her credit, Chanelle recovered like a BOSS.

Pulling the top back down and holding the strings in place behind her back, she smiled throughout and even cracked a laugh at one point.

She ended up winning the fourth runner-up spot ... and a spot in our hearts. Not just because of the slip-up, but how she handled adversity.

The Miss Beverly Hills USA winner also shared a positive message on Twitter, saying it's all about how you roll with the punches (with emojis)

Pageant officials praised Riggan, as well, explaining, "The top 20 semi finalists in the 2015 Miss California USA Pageant were provided matching swimsuits."

"They received [the Beach Bunny swimsuits] just moments before the swimsuit competition began," the statement continues, going on to explain:

"One semi finalist accidentally pulled the string of her top as she reached to remove a sarong which the contestants were also provided to use as a prop."

What could've been an epic fail became a teachable moment for how to respond to the unexpected, even embarrassing, moments in our lives:

"She recovered quickly with much poise and grace. We could not be more proud of her for her ability to continue on in the competition that night."

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