The reality show Chegou Honey Boo Boo was a huge success, starring Alana Thomson as a child, who reveals she suffers from fatphobia.
Alana Thomson, better known as Honey Boo Boo, is one of the stars of the reality show Pequenas Misses. In short, the former Miss Children was born on August 28, 2005, in McIntyre, Georgia, United States. Furthermore, she is the daughter of June Shannon and Mike Thompson.
Currently, at 16 years old, Alana, 1.37 m tall, made emotional statements about the gosdophobic attacks she suffered over the years.
Honey Boo Boo
Honey Boo Boo became a star when she participated in the reality show “Pequenas Misses” in 2009, when she was just 4 years old. Due to its success, three years later, Alana Thomson debuted her own show, “Chegou Honey Boo Boo”, on the television channel TLC.
In short, the reality show followed Alana and her family, especially her mother Mama June (June Shannon), on their journey in beauty pageants. Anyway, the program was a success and lasted for four seasons, ending in 2014.
The success of the program made Alana’s family well known to the public. Likewise, her mother, June Shannon, known as Mama June, became famous. However, she was involved in several drug-related scandals, which hindered the closing of contracts and even her relationship with her daughter.
Anyway, with the divorce of Honey Boo Boo’s parents, the reality show “Mama June: Vida Nova” began. In short, the new program that started in 2017, ran for three seasons. Well, it was closed in May 2021, after Mama June became involved in drug use again.
Relationship between Honey Boo Boo and her mother
Honey Boo Boo was removed and revealed in the last episodes of the program Vida Nova, that she had left her mother’s house because of her boyfriend’s addiction and behavior, who has a criminal record. Since he was convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004.
However, even though she was separated from her four daughters (Alana Thompson, Lauryn Shannon, Anna Shannon, Jessica Shannon), Mama June did not want to end her relationship with her boyfriend Mark McDaniel.
Thus, Mama June, away from her family, went through difficult times, living in hotel rooms and selling her belongings, including the family residence, to support herself. But in 2019, she and her boyfriend were arrested for drug possession.
Anyway, Mama June’s relationships have always affected her relationship with her daughters throughout her life. In fact, in 2014, her eldest daughter, Anna, accused her boyfriend, Mark McDaniel, of having abused her since she was 8 years old.
Recently, Mama June said on her social networks that she wants to change her life and see her daughters again, with whom she only has contact by phone sporadically.
“I’m not saying I’m perfect, every day is a struggle and some days I just want to disappear,” Mama June wrote.
However, her family is not convinced of her change, and with that, Mama June’s mother wrote an outburst and appealed to her daughter:
“You need to think about your own daughters and granddaughters who love you and who miss you. I would never have thought that you would end up this way and that you would let a man take over and take everything you worked for.”
Fim do reality show
With the end of the reality show in May 2021, all Alana Thomson wants is to get rid of her image as a child star. Thus, in an interview, the former Miss Children said:
“My mother didn’t name me Honey Boo Boo. My name is Alana”, said the teenager.
She continued:
“I think people still expect me to be little Honey Boo Boo, but I’m not anymore. Just because I’m from the south, people expect to see me wearing a cowboy hat, driving a 4×4 all the time, but I’m not like that… But as long as I like myself, everything’s fine.”
Alana also emotionally reported the constant attacks of fatphobia she suffered:
“I don’t understand why people act this way. Just because I have a little extra meat on my bones do you hate me? I will never understand the attacks on my body… I know I’m beautiful and I know my amazing body, so I just don’t care.”
Furthermore, asked about the impact of her fame on her friendships, Alana responded:
“To be honest, I don’t have many friends, there are very few. I feel like people are like, ‘Oh my God, I’m friends with Honey Boo Boo.’ I don’t really trust anyone, so I don’t have any friends.”
Finally, Alana revealed that her relationship with her mother, Mama June, although not easy, is slowly returning. After all, when Mama June was arrested for drug possession, custody of Alana passed to her older sister, Lauryn Efird.
“Many people in the world do not understand how many people are actually affected by drug and alcohol use. It’s very, very difficult. It’s something I really don’t wish on anyone,” declared the teenager.
Current life
Currently, Alana is 16 years old and has been dating a 20-year-old student for almost a year. Despite the age difference, Alana’s family approves of their relationship. In fact, they spend most of their time together. And, according to Alana, her boyfriend is one of her few friends.
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