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Copycat ‘Moms’

MTV may be positioning the “Teen Mom” franchise as cautionary tales about the trials of teen pregnancy, but it’s actually having the opposite effect on some of the stars’ friends.

Three of “Teen Mom 2” Jenelle Evans’ pals have gotten pregnant within the past year, while “Mom” Chelsea Houska’s roommate, Megan Nelson, also has a bun in the oven now, reports gossip mag In Touch Weekly.

The idea of becoming famous from being baby mamas — like their now-famous friends — is to blame.

Although Keely Sanders, Amber Painter and Lauren Pruitt are said to have initially lectured against Evans becoming a teen mom, “I think all the girls idolized Jenelle,” their friend Kristina Collins told In Touch. “Lauren has even mentioned how cool it would be if she got her own spinoff show.”

Nelson, claims that her pregnancy was unplanned, but friends disagree. “[Megan] purposely got pregnant in order to become a regular on the show,” one source said.

Despite these claims, a source tells the Post that “none of the friends of the girls on the show have reached out to [MTV] producers to get their own shows or get on ‘Teen Mom’ [or] ‘16 and Pregnant.’ “