pervis felt she was reduced to a stereotype.r portrayal. >> my boyfriend's family, they didn't like it. and they don't like me because of it, in a way, it seems. >> reporter: why? why do they -- >> it just made my family look trashy. and they kind of think of me as not as up to their standards. >> reporter: pervis says he was paid $5,000 for "16 and pregnant." she didn't participate in the spin-off, "teen mom," which is now one of mtv's biggest hits ever, second only to "jersey show." media critic, jessica coen, says when a reality show becomes a hit, fame is inevitable. >> mtv can be as objective as they want about it. once these young women are being followed by tabloids and on tmz and on the cover of "us weekly," it's hard to view them as documentary subjects. they're reality stars. >> i know girls who wanted to be pregnant just to get on the show. >> reporter: so, you actually know girls who tried to get pregnant? and did they, in fact, get pregnant? >> there was actually two girls who got pregnant, just for that. and they w