‘Teen Mom’: Gary Wayt Planned Hasty Exit From Relationship Before His Disappearance, Claims Family Insider
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter star Amber Portwood’s engagement to Gary Wayt is officially over. Last month, Portwood reported Wayt missing after he drove away from a cabin they were sharing in North Carolina and did not return. Wayt was later located safe and sound several states away, but the relationship did not survive.
Neither Portwood nor Wayt have spoken out about their relationship since the disappearance. Now, a family member has stepped forward to insist Wayt planned his retreat weeks in advance.
Gary Wayt reportedly planned to exit his relationship with Portwood in a rush
Gary Wayt and Amber Portwood traveled together in June to celebrate a family wedding in North Carolina. Somewhere along the way, Wayt and Portwood got into a heated discussion about their relationship and Wayt took off. His disappearance set off a days-long hunt for the Indiana native. While he turned up safe, little else is known about Wayt’s current life and what led up to him taking off until now.
An insider who connected with TeenMomFanz, an Instagram account dedicated to the MTV franchise, said Wayt had planned an exit from his relationship with Portwood weeks in advance. They stopped short of admitting he intended to leave Portwood stranded in North Carolina. Still, they did say Wayt secured an apartment away from Indiana before he took the trip with his then-fiance.
The insider, who identified themself as a family member of Wayt, said that the relationship had turned toxic. Apparently, the romance was no longer good for Wayt’s mental health. They went on to insist the couple had been fighting in the weeks leading up to the wedding and that Portwood had gotten in Wayt’s face. They said they were unaware if any physical violence had occurred in the relationship. Reportedly, Wayt planned his hasty exit because he was afraid of how Portwood would take the breakup.
Where was Gary Wayt found?
Gary Wayt disappeared from North Carolina in early June. While Wayt is originally from Indiana, the 41-year-old didn’t head directly back to his home state after leaving the cabin he was sharing with Portwood. While a search was underway for Wayt in North Carolina, he headed to New Mexico before turning up in Oklahoma. He later contacted Bryson City police and confirmed that he was fine and did not wish to be contacted further.
The Bryson City Police Department issued a statement that Wayt had been confirmed safe, but they did not offer additional details. It is still unclear what Wayt was doing in Oklahoma or why he opted to travel to the state. The insider, however, insists he is living outside of Indiana now. One has to wonder if he set up a home base in one of the two states he traveled to after leaving North Carolina.
