NN.“A MOTHER’S CRY THAT MOVED THE WORLD 💔” — Leanne Morgan’s Tearful Message to Her Daughter Has Everyone Holding Their Breath
Leanne and Chuck’s youngest child, Tess Lucille Morgan, was born on Jan. 20, 1998.
Following high school, Tess went to college at the University of Tennessee but dropped out after a year. In a September 2024 interview on the What I Know So Far podcast, she explained that she has dyslexia and learning disabilities, which made going to school hard for her.
Tess tried several different majors, but none felt right to her, so she decided to take a year off. However, during her time away from the classroom, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
“It made me really think, you know, life can do anything. Anything can happen in life, and I thought, ‘Why am I doing something that I hate?’ ” she recalled.
With that, Tess opted not to return to school, a decision that Leanne and Chuck understood.
“I cried about it and I finally sat down with my parents, and I was like, ‘I just don’t think this is for me. I think I need to go another route.’ And my parents were unbelievably supportive,” Tess said.
In January 2020, Leanne shared more about her youngest child’s journey with cancer in a Facebook post celebrating Tess’s birthday.
“She was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer last summer and finished her treatment plan in October. She is cancer free and we are so unbelievably thankful,” Leanne wrote.
She continued, “No matter what the severity is, there is no feeling like finding out your child is sick. She moved to New York and is thriving. We are all so proud. Her 22nd year will be the best one yet.”
After her recovery, Tess decided to follow her dreams and relocated to the Big Apple to attend the cosmetology school Make-up Designory.
Tess now works as a professional makeup artist and has styled her mom several times.
Currently, she’s joining Leanne in Los Angeles as she works on her upcoming self-titled Netflix sitcom, Tess said on the What I Know So Far podcast. While Leanne steps in front of the camera, Tess is the makeup artist on set.
