On November 3, Bella Vaughn hard-launched her new boyfriend Ashton on TikTok: “There’s so many reasons to be happy, but you’re definitely my favorite one.” Then came the bombshell: “I got me a new boy… AND he’s old enough to drive!” But before Ashton gets near son Wes, he must pass Bella’s mom, Falen — whose rule, according to reports, is that any new boyfriend meets the family first.
That is the real job of an Unexpected grandma: landlord, babysitter, rule-maker, loudest voice in the room. Here are the show’s five most unforgettable grandmothers, ranked from quietest to loudest.
No. 5: Kim Bennett — The Grandma Who Already Walked This Road
Lilly Bennett’s mom Kim lands last only because she is the calmest person on this list, and calm does not win rankings. Kim had Lilly the day before she turned 16, so she knew exactly what her daughter was walking into. She never chased the spotlight — she showed up, helped with Aaliyah, and let Lilly build her life with Lawrence Bishop, her husband of three years.
No. 4: Tim and Grandma — The Grandparents Who Raised McKayla
McKayla Adkins was raised by her grandparents from age four, after her mom Shannon’s struggles with addiction. They were the parents, not babysitters filling in. Her grandfather Tim once admitted on camera that he and his wife were “bad parents but really good grandparents” — and the show proved him right. They set the rules and clashed head-on with Caelan Morrison’s family over custody of little Timothy.
No. 3: Kelsey Scheller — Three Generations of Teen Moms
No family captures the show’s central question better than Lexus Scheller’s. When filming started, Lexus was 15, her mom Kelsey was only 31, and Kelsey’s own mother had also been a teen mom — three generations who all became mothers as teenagers. Kelsey once threatened to take custody of baby Scarlett, a moment that still divides fans: protection, or overstepping?
No. 2: Mama G — The 25 Percent Rule
Misty “Mama G” Georgeff ran her household like a business, and fans loved her for it. When Amya’s boyfriend Jose moved in, Mama G set the terms in plain numbers: get a job, hand over 25 percent of every paycheck for Sammy and the household. When Amya and Jose split, Mama G kept the peace, insisting on TikTok Live that “they are coparenting the best that they can, and that’s all that matters to me.” Even after Amya and Jose moved out in May 2026, she kept taking Sammy on her two days off work.
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Nobody announced herself as a grandma like Falen Vaughn. Before Season 7 even premiered, she added Unexpected to her bios and promised fans live watch parties plus a debrief after every episode. When critics attacked her parenting, husband Kris fired back on TikTok Live that the trolls were only “making us the stars of the show” — and “my royalty check is going to be so fat.” Bella defended her mom, saying Falen “had a TikTok before that.” Now, with Ashton in the picture, Falen’s rules are back in play — and the fandom is watching to see if he passes the family test before holding Wes.
So here is the question that will split the group: if your daughter came home pregnant at 16, would you want Mama G’s rulebook and 25 percent plan, or Falen’s cameras, watch parties and “stars of the show” energy? Pick your grandma — and defend your choice.
