Kailyn Lowry Shares Ex Jo Rivera’s Reaction to Son Elliott Coming Out

Kailyn Lowry and Jo Rivera are supporting son Elliot amid his personal chapter.

After the couple’s 15-year-old—who previously went by Isaac before deciding Elliot, his middle name, feels more like him—came out as gay during a two-part series on the Teen Mom alum’s Barely Famous podcast, Kailyn and Jo had a “good conversation.”

“He said that he listened to the episodes,” Kailyn explained to Parade in an interview published June 18. “He was really proud of Elliott, and he said that he was happy.”

And Kailyn—also mom to Lincoln, 11 with ex Javi Marroquin, Lux, 7 and Creed, 4, with ex Chris Lopez, Rio, 2, and twins Verse and Valley, 20 months with fiancé Elijah Scott—said her ex was supportive of their son’s choice to come out on her podcast, specifically.

“He was perfectly fine with the questions that were being asked,” the 33-year-old explained of her son appearing on the podcast to tell his story. “He understands why Elliot wanted to do it.”