The Secret Life of the American Teenager
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After weeks off the air, The Secret Life of the American Teenager returns with a new episode on Monday.

What does the immediate future for this show hold? And how has main character Amy changed over the past year or so?

Star Shailene Woodley answered those questions in a recent Q&A with reporters. Excerpts are below...

On show spoilers: There's a lot of new things. Another maybe pregnancy, weddings; there's a lot of confusion as far as in Ben and Amy's relationship; there's a lot of up and downs with Ricky's character and trying to figure out who he is and what he wants.

A lot of the characters are going through that stage in high school where you're starting to become a person and in that recognition of who you are there's a lot of confusion and you get scared. And I think a lot of teenagers react in not the best ways and I think the whole next season kind of discovers that and goes into depth of that confusing state of adolescence.

On Amy's evolution: I think that all teenage girls kind of go through that mean stage where the world revolves around them. I think it's very hormonal and especially after having a child I think that your hormones are all out of whack and it causes a lot of mood swings.

So I think they were just trying to portray that life isn't perfect after you have baby, you are going to go through exactly like what you said, post dramatic depression. You're going to go through a lot of things that you wouldn't necessarily go through if you hadn't had a child at 15.

We already know that The Secret Life of the American Teenager returns to ABC Family on January 4.

But what can viewers of this surprise hit expect during this set of new episodes? A few surprise storylines, according to show stars!

Speaking to E! News about upcoming plot points, Shailene Woodley (Amy) said:

"There might be another pregnancy, [and] a couple of weddings, hookups, breakups, all that drama."

Woodley added that her character will split time between her relationship with the baby and her relationship with Ricky.

Meanwhile, there this from Francia Raisa (Adrian): "There are a lot of new hookups, especially with me. I'm gonna tease you guys a lot this season. My character's grown a lot in the season that's coming up, and then she has a huge storyline coming up toward the end of the season. It's really good, so dramatic, really juicy."

Any suggestions on what it could be, readers? Or are you too distracted by the upcoming masturbation club to focus on anything else?

The second season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager premieres tonight.

Over the next couple of episodes there will be life (a new pregnancy) and death, the second of which Ken Baumann (Ben) focused on during an interview with TV Guide.

"[The death] affects everybody, but I'd say it affects the youth of the show more so," Baumann said.

Here's a bit more of what he had to say:

On Ben and Ricky in season two: You're not going to get two 15-year-olds who are hunky-dory parenting together in this makeshift family, so it's definitely tumultuous. There's certainly jealousy. There's actually a lot of jealousy. The Ben-Ricky situation gets infinitely more complicated. In Ben's case, he's very optimistic and can be kind of naïve. I think Ricky knows full well it's going to be difficult.

On Amy's relationship with Ben and Ricky: We are shooting episode 12 at the moment and it gets very, very, very dramatic. There will be very dramatic changes between all three of them. There may come a breaking point. Everyone's trying their best to make it work, but it's certainly not going to function very well for probably a very long time.

What can fans expect to see on the new season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager?

For starters, Rumer Willis has landed a role on the ABC Family hit. She'll guest star on the June 22 premiere.

"It's very dramatic how she comes onto the show," Francia Raisa, who plays Adrian Lee, told E! News. "There's always a chance she can come back and do another episode. But I can't say more."

Fortunately, Raisa and co-stars, Shailene Woodley and Daren Kagasoff (Ricky, Amy's baby daddy) did reveal more about what's planned for this summer...

On Adrian's past: "You learn more of Adrian's backstory about why she's so into the sex and why it's not so dramatic for her like most people," said Francia. "And I know there is more sex involved and a lot more regrets when it comes to sex. Some people lose their virginity in the new season."

On the show's awkward relationships: "It's kind of a love triangle," said Shailene. "I mean, I'm in love with my boyfriend [Ben] who is not the father of my baby. And then, the father of my baby [Ricky], you know, I don't really like him. But there's always that question in the back of my mind, like, he is the father, so could he be my boyfriend one day? There's a lot drama just in the sense that my boyfriend, Ben, gets very jealous of Ricky because he's at my house every night taking care of the baby. And Ben thinks something else is going on. It's this difficult triangle."

On a death: "I think everybody is affected by it," said Daren. "Because it kind of brings a realization to every family in the show that this could happen to your family as well. So that is a big element that I think it'll be great for viewers to see. And we were all at the funeral when it was shot. So we all kind of had a place. It brings everyone together."

Sure we've already seen Ben's jealous streak on The Secret Life of the American Teenager clips, but soon we're about to see Amy's!

According to Ausiello Files, a hot girl from Ben's brief summer stint in Italy is going to be coming to town in an upcoming episode of The Secret Life.

We're going to go on a limb here and make the assumption that we'll see Amy's jealous side creep up.

With Ricky really stepping it up and being a great father on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, fans are definitely curious if Ricky and Amy could have a future together.

Well according to Daren Kagasoff, who plays Ricky: "I think deep down he wants to be with her and he wants to try to make this work, but the stage he's at in his life right now, it's just not going to happen."

Kagasoff continues to tell E! Online: "And I think his main focus right now is just trying to be the best dad he can to the kid, regardless of if his relationship with Amy works out. So, that's his main objective—just taking care of the kid."

ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager returns with its second season premiere, "The Big One" on June 22nd.  We've already shown you a quick preview clip of the episode, which revealed Ben's jealous side.

So what else can we expect from the episode?  Just browse some of the season two premiere pictures below to see what's in store:

Shailene Woodley, who stars as Amy on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, recently spoke with E! Online about the drama we can expect from season two when it returns on June 22nd.

Shailene sums up her situation, "I'm in love with my boyfriend, who is not the father of my baby. And the father of my baby, I don't really like him, but there's always that question in the back of my mind: 'He is the father, so could he be my boyfriend someday?'"

Woodley goes on to prview the drama this season by saying, "There's a lot of drama [this season], just in the sense that my boyfriend Ben gets very jealous because Ricky's at my house every night taking care of the baby, and Ben thinks maybe something else is going on."

Want to check out some of that jealousy?  Watch this Secret Life season two clip now.

Rumer Willis, the child of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, is set to have her own child.. on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. 

According to Ausiello Files, the actress will play a pregnant teenager on an upcoming epiosde in August.

The Secret Life begins its second season in just a few short weeks on June 22nd.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager returns in just a few short weeks with its second season.  Have you seen our sneak peek of it yet?

If that's not enough to hold you over, Michael Ausiello reports that Ashley has a new gay sidekick, Griffin, joining the cast. 

Griffin will be played by Brando Eaton, who'se best known for his roles on Mental and Bones.  Oh, and for looking this good without a shirt: