7 Little Johnstons star Anna Johnston distanced herself from her family after drama brewed with her parents, Trent and Amber Johnston. With rumors of rising tension, fans are eager to know what happened with Anna and what’s causing the family issues.

What Did Anna Johnston Do on ‘7 Little Johnstons’?

Season 15 of 7 Little Johnstons highlighted problems escalating between Anna and her parents. Anna went to the same college as her mother and both women were set to walk the stage.

However, Anna admitted that her mother attending the same school had a negative impact on her college life, ultimately leading her to want to skip walking the stage at graduation.

“It felt like a competition with me,” she explained in a confessional during episode 9. “Definitely the honors s–t, asking multiple times, ‘Well, what’s your grades? Why are you not in there?’ … It took away from my college experience and I just didn’t want to celebrate it with her.”

‘7 Little Johnstons’ Star Amber Johnston Shared a Different Take on the Anna Drama

The mother of five said the drama with her daughter was “tough” and called out the cycle of Anna’s whirlwind emotions.

“We’re tired of going along with Anna’s ‘snap out of it,’ and then we have maybe three, four, maybe five weeks if we’re lucky of Anna being happy and wanting to be around the family,” Amber explained. “Then we get right back into, Anna, you know, hating every one of us, and not speaking to us. We’re tired of playing that game.”

‘7 Little Johnstons’ Star Anna Johnston Addressed the Drama With Her Parents

Anna told producers that the drama with her parents stemmed from a “bunch of random little things” that just kept “piling up.”

“I’m suppose to be OK with it and ignore and just like, act like, it didn’t happen,” she explained in a teaser of the season 15 finale shared by Access Hollywood. “Or like stuff is said behind my back or we’re going to other/certain people to ask about stuff, like that s–t gets to me. If you want to know about my life, then talk to me.”

Anna visited her parents during the season 15 finale, which aired on March 11, 2025. The interaction was more than awkward as even her siblings could pick up on the tension.

“I think Anna and mom and dad may have gotten into an argument or something and maybe that’s why Anna’s distancing herself from the family,” Anna’s brother Alex Johnston said in a confessional. “But at this point in time, I really don’t know why she’s distancing herself.”

Anna shared her thoughts in a confessional, revealing that the way things appeared on the outside was far from what actually happened at home with her family.

“From the outside, it looks like my family is very welcoming, and I am not being very [welcoming] back,” Anna told the cameras. “But when my parents get mad at me, they’ll get mad at me for however long they want. But then when they’re finally over and they decide they want to talk to me, they expect me to forget about it.”