Farrah Abraham’s life has played out on Teen Mom, but her relationship with Derek Underwood is not as well known.
He died before Sophia’s birth
Underwood passed away on Dec. 28, 2009, just two months before Sophia was born.
Car accident
Underwood died in a car crash when he and his friends, Zachary Mendoza and Dustin Congdon, lost control of the car.
Worked as a waiter
Underwood was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and worked as a waiter at Rick’s Café Boatyard in Omaha.
Keen chef
He loved to cook and had plans to go to culinary school.
Rocky relationship
He dated Abraham for two and a half years, but they cut all communication four months before his death.
Lived on the edge
His sister Alissa Underwood described him as living on the edge, but still being responsible.
He didn’t know
Underwood’s mom, Stormie Clark, claimed that Abraham never told Underwood she was pregnant with his daughter.
Sophia looks like him
When Sophia was born, Abraham told Us Weekly her face looked just like Underwood’s, and so did her toes.
Her one true love
In Abraham’s memoir, My Teenage Dream Ended, she described Underwood as “my first love, my only true love.”
Parental disapproval
Abraham’s parents did not approve of Underwood and her dad, Michael, once even threatened him with a knife.
He is missed
Sophia Abraham has heartbreakingly revealed her desire to have a father on more than one occasion.
Custody battle
Underwood’s mom, Stormie Clark, wanted to be involved in Sophia’s life and took Abraham to court for visitation rights.
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