'Teen Mom's Mackenzie McKee Gushes Over Fiancé Khesanio Hall: 'Never Thought I Would Find Love After Divorce' (Exclusive)

Mackenzie McKee "never thought" she would find love following her divorce from ex-husband Josh McKee. The Teen Mom: The Next Chapter star, who announced Wednesday that she was engaged to Khesanio Hall , opened up about her second shot at love to PopCulture.com ahead of Thursday's Season 2 premiere of the MTV series.

"I never thought I would find love after divorce," said Mackenzie, who shared photos of Hall's beachside proposal on Instagram Wednesday, almost two years after announcing her divorce from her ex-husband. The 16 and Pregnant alum continued, "I had never dated as an adult, so I didn't know how to do that or what it looked like. I had to find a lot of myself before starting to date."

The MTV personality met and began dating Hall while she wasn't being filmed for Teen Mom , but fans got to know the soccer player on the most recent season of Teen Mom: Family Reunion . Mackenzie told PopCulture she hopes that viewers tuning into The Next Chapter will see a new side of her outside of her first marriage.

"I think people just thought I was a cowgirl wife. I feel like I was robbed a lot of getting to show who I am because it was always all about that relationship [with Josh]," she said. "As soon as I was set free to get to be who I am, I promised myself whoever I'm with from here on, he has to allow me to be myself because people have to get to know Mackenzie. I want to get to know Mackenzie and who she is and just have fun again in life. That's what I was looking for in a partner."

Josh and Hall are "completely day and night different people," Mackenzie continued, "but I met Josh at 15 and we got pregnant and then tried to work it out. So there was never a 'Who do I belong with? Who is my person?' It was like, 'Let's try to work it out for the kid because [in] all of my family, no one has seen [a] stepmom, stepdad, split up families, any of that."

Now, as she looks toward building a future with Hall, Teen Mom: The Next Chapter viewers will see Mackenzie think about adding a new member to the family. Mackenzie and Josh are parents to Gannon, Jaxie and Broncs, whom they welcomed in 2011, 2014 and 2016, but the thought of having a baby with her husband-to-be is a tempting one.

"Last time I had a kid was eight years ago, so it's like, do I want to do this? Do I want to risk it?" asked Mackenzie, who has Type 1 diabetes and previously underwent a tubal ligation. "So, we're looking at all the options. I can't even believe I was crazy enough to even consider that [with] how busy I am, but I think we all thrive off of chaos. What does it look like without chaos? So what's more chaos?"

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter Season 2 premieres Thursday, May 30 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV.