Cory Wharton (born March 5, 1991) is an American fitness coach, model, and reality television personality based in Los Angeles, California. Wharton is best known for his appearance on Real World: Ex-Plosion. ^{[3] [4] [9]}.

Wharton was born on March 5, 1991 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned a degree in physical education from Grand Rapids Community College. He went on to transfer to Ohio Dominican University, where he studied sports management. ^[9]

In September 2018, Wharton joined the cast of Teen Mom OG alongside his former partner Kristyn Cheyenne Floyd. Floyd and Cory have each been featured on several shows on MTV, finding a romantic connection on The Challenge: Rivals 3. ^[19]

As of May 2020, Wharton has over 156,000 followers on his Twitter account and over 1.2 million followers on his Instagram account.^[3][4]

He has had an on and off again relationship with fellow co-star Lauren Ondersma.

Wharton also shares a daughter with MTV personality Kristyn Cheynee Floyd. ^[9]

Wharton is currently dating Taylor Selfridge. In 2019, fans of the couple speculated that Selfridge was pregnant with his child. She later revealed that she was not pregnant. ^[16]

In October 2019, the couple, who met during season 1 of Ex on the Beach, announced they were expecting their first child together.^[20]

Wharton and his girlfriend Taylor Selfridge welcomed their first child together, a daughter, on April 22, 2020. Wharton posted a video to his Instagram Story, showing him cradling his baby girl. "Hi," he said in the clip. "Daddy loves you." "She’s here," he added. "Everybody is safe and everybody is healthy. Taylor is fine and the baby is gorgeous."^[20][21]

Wharton and Selfridge later posted the first images of their newborn's face and shared her name - Mila Mae Wharton - going on to reveal that she was born at 9:17 p.m., weighing 9 lbs., 5 oz.^[20][21]

MTV's Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special about the birth of Cory's daughter, Mila Mae Wharton was set to air in June 2020. The special, created entirely with self-recorded footage, documented the final weeks of Wharton's girlfriend Taylor Selfridge's pregnancy as they faced the reality of a global pandemic due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Just before the airing of the special, MTV officially cut ties with Selfridge days after racially insensitive tweets she wrote in 2012 resurfaced.^[26]

Cory insisted he won't be parting ways with MTV and the popular television show, even though they cut his daughter's birth special from one of the episodes too. Getting visibly emotional, Cory took to his Instagram Stories to set the record straight regarding the recent drama. "I wanted to make sure my response isn't just out of pure emotion," he told his fans. "I took the day and the chance to basically write everything out..." he continued, before having to compose himself.^[26]

Taking some deep breaths, he said: "If my little crybaby butt would stop being emotional about this!" He then said: "This needs to be understood, I’m not going anywhere!

Let me be the first one to say I’m not going anywhere.

I’ve learned that burning bridges is not the solution."

"Even though I have no ill-will against MTV, I’m disappointed, I’m hurt and I’m saddened by their decision."^[26]