Palin, 19, mother of 18-month-old Tripp, plays herself in a short scene with Amy (Shailene Woodley), the teen mom at the center of the popular drama. The two play friends at a music program for teen mothers in New York.
"I was interested in doing it because it's right up my alley. I dealt with my own teen pregnancy, and being a contribution to this I thought was a good fit," says Palin, who had "a great time."
Palin sat for an interview with Teenager regular Francia Raisa, whose character, 17-year-old Adrian, recently found out she was pregnant as well. "Right now, she's dealing with the decision of whether she's going to terminate the pregnancy," Raisa says.
Palin says she always planned to have her baby. "I knew I was strong enough to do it. I knew my family support was strong enough," she says. "But it's different circumstances for different people. Abortion would never be an option for myself."
Her parents, Todd Palin and Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, were excited when she told them about the one-time guest shot. "My sister (Willow, 15) was definitely excited, because she's such a fan," as is Bristol.
Raisa applauds Palin's appearance on Teenager. "I think she's going to bring a bigger audience to the show, which is wonderful because so many people, girls especially, look up to her and relate to her."
Palin did not want to discuss her parenting relationship with her son's father, Levi Johnston, but said Teenager realistically depicts what happens when a teen has a baby. "Most teen moms are single moms. They do it by themselves. That's realistic that Amy is with the baby most of the time."
The Anchorage resident says her care of Tripp and full-time job as a medical assistant in a dermatologist's office leave no time to focus on other entertainment, such as TV and movies, though she is a country music fan.
Palin says Teenager shows young motherhood's challenges and how it affected "(Amy's) boyfriend, family, friends, just kids around school." And "the most important thing that I relate (to) in my own life is that we all put our babies first."
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