![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Teens raising kids of their own while trying to finish high school. Now, the overarching concern is who’ll stay together, and why. No longer do viewers worry about who’s going to have sex with whom, as most of ’em have already had it. While the first season focused primarily on teen pregnancy (the upshot of Amy Juergens’ and Ricky Underwood’s one-night stand at band camp) and a whole lot of “will-they, won’t-they” tension, the show’s scope has subsequently broadened. Teens hook up, break up and make up with startling frequency, ushering into the show a host of hot-button issues ranging from promiscuity and abstinence to abortion and child abuse. Right from its birds-and-bees-laden title sequence, the show has always been preoccupied with sex and all its many, many trappings. Frankly, that moniker would have been more appropriate. Show creator Brenda Hampton (of 7th Heaven fame) told Variety magazine that the original title was The Sex Life of the American Teenager. The show also starred Francia Raisa, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Molly Ringwald and Greg Finley-just to name a few.If you’ve ever wondered what’s so secret about The Secret Life of the American Teenager, watching one episode might convince you that very little is-especially when it comes to sex. So being on Secret Life propelled me to be more vocal about my own belief systems." To this day it's one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. "There were belief systems that were pushed that were different than my own. "There were a lot of things that were written into the scripts that not just me, but a lot of the cast, disagreed with," she continued. She also added that at time she found herself struggling to agree with the show's message. It felt like everything that I wanted to be sending into the world." I had friends in high school who were pregnant. "When I signed onto Secret Life, I read episodes and I signed a contract for six years. In a recent interview with Bustle, Woodley opened up about her time on the series. "I can only speak through my experience with sex," Woodley shared. You might know her from Big Little Lies or The Fault In Our Stars depending on what you're into, but Shailene Woodley first starred in the ABC Family show.įrom the creators of 7th Heaven, we also got this 2008 drama about the ways teen pregnancy affected the lives of close-knit friends and family. If you're wondering what the cast of The Secret Life of the American Teenager is up to now, you've come to the right place. ![]()
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