Britain’s Youngest Parents: Where Are They Now? The Answers Will Shock You!

When they became famous, they were just kids. But what has happened to Britain’s youngest parents over the years?

This week, we shared that Tressa Middleton, Britain’s youngest mother, is expecting her fourth child. She had her first baby at just 12 years old. Tressa, now 29, posted a baby ultrasound photo on Facebook, announcing, “It’s another girl!! Four girls, I can’t believe it. Good luck, Darren.” This comes 17 years after her first pregnancy shocked the nation.

As Tressa shares her happy news, we look back at her painful past and the stories of other young parents in Britain.

When Tressa became pregnant at 11, it was believed to be due to an alcohol-related incident. Growing up in a troubled home with a mother battling addiction, Tressa gave birth shortly after finishing elementary school. By 13, she struggled with depression, alcohol, and smoking, leading to her child being adopted.

In 2009, Tressa revealed that her older brother, Jason, had assaulted her starting when she was seven. Jason was sentenced to four years in prison after DNA evidence proved the abuse. Tressa told the Daily Mail in 2011, “He’d blackmail or bribe me with things like cigarettes or alcohol. Sometimes he’d threaten me.”

Since then, Tressa has worked to rebuild her life, overcoming a heroin addiction that cost her £400 a day. She and her partner, Darren Young, are now expecting their third child together.

Tressa was Britain’s youngest mother for 15 years until 2021, when an 11-year-old girl reportedly gave birth. The girl, who remains anonymous, was assaulted at 10, and her family was unaware until social services investigated. A family friend told The Sun, “It’s a big shock. She’s getting expert help, and the main thing is that she and the baby are okay.”

In 2009, 13-year-old Alfie Patten made headlines when he was thought to be the youngest father in Britain. He believed he was the father of his then-girlfriend Chantelle Steadman’s baby after they had a relationship at 12. However, a DNA test later revealed that 14-year-old Tyler Barker was the real father.

Alfie told The Sun in 2014, “I was devastated. I cried for days and barely left my room. I never saw Maisie again because Chantelle’s family moved away.” By 2019, Alfie was unemployed, battling alcoholism, and facing legal troubles. In 2021, he and his mother were evicted from their home over suspected drug activity.

Before Alfie, Sean Stewart was Britain’s youngest father in 1998. He became a dad at 11 with his 15-year-old neighbor, Emma Webster. Their son, Ben Louis, was born a month after Sean turned 12. The couple lived next door in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, and Sean would climb over the roof to see Emma.

Emma later married someone else and moved into a £200,000 home. Sean left school early and was jailed for seven months in the late 2000s for theft. Emma said, “I don’t know where Sean is or what he’s doing. I don’t want to talk about it anymore because it doesn’t help Ben.”

The youngest mother in the world was Lina Medina from Peru, who gave birth at just five years old in 1939. She had a condition called “precocious puberty,” which causes early puberty. The father’s identity was never confirmed, and her father was briefly arrested but released due to lack of evidence.

In the UK, teenagers under 16 who have consensual relationships are unlikely to face legal action. However, any sexual activity with children under 13 is illegal.