Maci Bookout is exhibiting help for ex Ryan Edwards after his arrest — and studying he was on “suicide watch” — within the forthcoming installment of “Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter.” 

“While you acquired arrested this final time, they mentioned that ‘he has been on suicide watch,’” Bookout, 31, tells Edwards, 35, in Web page Six’s unique preview of the pair’s first on-camera dialog in years. 

“Then I used to be actually anxious,” she provides. “You’ll want to discuss to any person about that.”

A visibly emotional Edwards then asks, “What do you even inform any person?”

Bookout tells her former fiancé — with whom she shares 14-year-old son Bentley — that letting a therapist know he’s “struggling” could possibly be helpful for his psychological well being. 

“You’ve gone by all of the s—t that I’ve gotta undergo, although,” he says, expressing regret for the way in which his actions have impacted Bookout and Bentley. 

The mother of three — who additionally shares daughter Jayne, 8, and son Maverick, 7, with husband Taylor McKinney — makes it clear to Edwards that she and others can be devastated if he harmed himself in any means. 

“It could be devastating to lots of people for those who weren’t right here,” she says, inflicting Edwards to quietly tear up. “I’d reasonably you be a ache in my ass however be right here than not.”

Bookout additional encourages the daddy of three — who additionally shares two younger youngsters, Jagger and Stella, with estranged spouse Mackenzie Edwards — to verify in together with her when alarming ideas creep in. 

“Subsequent time, simply name me,” she says. 

Elsewhere within the clip, Ryan tells Bookout in regards to the Austin, Tx., remedy facility he was getting ready to verify into for his substance abuse points. In March, a decide ordered him to go to rehab after he was arrested for quite a few crimes involving Mackenzie, 26. 

“I don’t even like myself once I get f—ked up,” he says in seeming gratitude for the court-ordered 45-day keep. 

Ryan then asks Bookout if he ought to discuss to Bentley about his upcoming rehab stint. 

“I believe he would love … having that dialog with you as a result of I do know he’s been anxious about you,” she says. 

“He can solely think about what all you’re going by … I believe he feels such as you’re alone and is like, ’That might suck.’”

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Ryan later admits that he feels “anxious” on account of his ongoing authorized bother.

“I’m anxious since you’ve both acquired courtroom on daily basis,” he says, “otherwise you don’t know when police are going to knock in your door or some bulls—t.”

Ryan — who has a long-standing prison report — was arrested in February after he allegedly posted revealing photographs of Mackenzie on Instagram as retaliation.

Police booked him for an excellent harassment cost after he allegedly despatched hostile messages to his spouse by way of a recorded cellphone name, which she interpreted “as a official risk on her life.”

The authorities additionally discovered him on the time in possession of drug paraphernalia and two luggage of suspected narcotics, which led to extra costs.

Ryan was subsequently sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail until he went to rehab as a part of a plea deal, in accordance with courtroom paperwork obtained by Web page Six in March. 

He was additionally mandated to put on a GPS monitor, “efficiently” full remedy, don’t have any contact with Mackenzie and never use social media in any capability regarding her, per the settlement.

Ryan pleaded responsible to harassing Mackenzie, however he scored a minor authorized victory as his possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of an order safety and stalking costs have been dismissed. Mackenzie in the end filed for divorce after six years of marriage.

Throughout a latest interview on Web page Six’s “Digital Reali-Tea” podcast, Bookout revealed that she reached her “breaking level” when Ryan “made silly choices and stuff” that landed him behind bars. 

“It was robust to navigate as a result of it’s such a brand new journey for me and for Ryan and for Bentley and likewise for [my husband, McKinney],” she mentioned. 

“So it was plenty of checking in with him, Bentley, Ryan, checking in with myself as a result of we’re all very fragile on this,” she elaborated. “Even nonetheless, it’s very new, it’s very uncharted territory.”

Nevertheless, Bookout was completely satisfied to renew filming with Ryan — who had been fired from the “Teen Mother” franchise in 2021 — even when it was “awkward.” 

“I believe it was just a little simpler as a result of we didn’t wish to rip one another’s eyeballs out of one another’s faces for the primary time ever,” she mentioned with fun. “Perhaps it was bizarre as a result of we have been truly getting alongside. That was the bizarre half!”

“Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on MTV. 

In the event you or somebody you already know is considering suicide, name the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.