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In College With Big Dreams: Meet the New 'Honey Boo Boo'

'Honey Boo Boo' Is 'No Longer
a Caricature of Her Own Making'

VIDEO

May 14, 2025 2:46 PM CDT

'Honey Boo Boo' Is 'No Longer a Caricature of Her Own Making'

Alana Thompson talks Mama June, new biopic, and the goal she's working toward

(Newser) - Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson still maintains the bubbly personality that charmed reality-TV audiences. But she's now "a calm and reflective young adult" who's "no longer a caricature of her own making," according to People , which features the 19-year-old college student on its cover....

Honey Boo Boo Star on
Mom's Addiction, Life at 15

CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

Aug 26, 2021 11:05 AM CDT

Honey Boo Boo Star on Mom's Addiction, Life at 15

'I'm proud of myself for how far I've come,' Alana Thompson tells 'Teen Vogue'

(Newser) - Don't call her Honey Boo Boo. About to turn 16, Alana Thompson feels far removed from the child pageant star she was a decade ago, even if she's still filming reality shows. No longer the center of attention as she was in TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras and...

Honey Boo Boo Mom Said to Be Dating Child Molester

Honey Boo Boo
Canceled After
Child Molester
Claims

UPDATED

Oct 24, 2014 11:44 AM CDT

Honey Boo Boo Canceled After Child Molester Claims

TLC says it's ending show after reports of Mama June canoodling with ex-con

(Newser) - Little Alana Thompson's reality-TV career is over, at least on TLC. A TMZ report yesterday claimed that Here Comes Honey Boo Boo matriarch June Shannon is dating a convicted child molester who abused one of Shannon's own 8-year-old relatives—and now TLC has officially axed the hit show....

The Real Honey Boo Boo:
'A Tiny, Dimpled Monster'

OPINION

Jun 19, 2014 1:52 PM CDT

The Real Honey Boo Boo: 'A Tiny, Dimpled Monster'

Reality TV is to blame: Christy O'Shoney

(Newser) - If you watched Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson on the Tonight Show last week, you saw what you've probably come to expect from her: a sassy little girl who refused to give Jimmy Fallon a friendship bracelet and showed off her cheerleading moves. But Christy O'Shoney attended...

Honey Boo Boo
Brawls With
Girl Scouts

Mar 1, 2013 9:42 AM CST

Honey Boo Boo Brawls With Girl Scouts

Did we mention Honey Boo Boo isn't even a Girl Scout?

(Newser) - Honey Boo Boo is in hot water with the Girl Scouts ... even though she's not a Girl Scout. The tiny reality star started hawking Girl Scout cookies—on behalf of a friend who actually is a scout—on her Facebook page, until the organization shut the whole thing down,...

'Honey Boo Boo'
Might Get $40K
for Whole Season

Sep 5, 2012 5:25 PM CDT

'Honey Boo Boo' Might Get $40K for Whole Season

Family gets a modest $2K to $4K per show from TLC

(Newser) - Here Comes Honey Boo Boo might be the newest smash hit reality show, but 7-year-old pageant contestant Alana Thompson and her offbeat family in rural Georgia aren't exactly getting crazy rich. The TLC show registered a strong 3 million viewers for its last episode— more than any network got...

America,
Brace Yourself
for 'Honey
Boo Boo'

tv review

Aug 8, 2012 12:52 PM CDT

America, Brace Yourself for 'Honey Boo Boo'

New TLC show is 'horrifying' yet 'sweet': Hank Steuver

(Newser) - A new TLC show called Here Comes Honey Boo Boo debuts tonight, and Hank Steuver at the Washington Post finds himself "powerless to look away." The main reason is 6-year-old Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, a beauty pageant contestant from rural Georgia who all but stole the...