Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon.Photo: Lauryn Shannon/ instagram
Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannonloves watching her younger sisterAlana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsonpursue her dreams and grow into the “wonderful person” that she’s becoming.
Earlier this week, Pumpkin gave an update on the family’s living situation, revealing that Honey Boo Boo is continuing to stay with her.
When a fan asked on Pumpkin’s Instagrampostif Honey Boo Boo was “back with her mom or with her dad,” Pumpkin replied, “she’s still with me.”
Joshua Efird and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon with their daughter, Ella Grace, and Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson.Lauryn Shannon/ instagram
Honey Boo Boo is Mama June’s youngest daughter with exMike “Sugar Bear” Thompson.
Nearly two years ago, Mama June, 41, wasarrestedon possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia charges after she allegedly had crack cocaine and a crack pipe on her, a spokesperson for the Macon County District Attorney’s Office told PEOPLE, adding at the time that the substance was undergoing testing.
The reality star was arrested with boyfriendEugene “Geno” Edward Doak, who was charged with third-degree domestic violence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, PEOPLE previously reported. Both werecharged with feloniesfor drug possession in September 2019, and the couple’s attorney enterednot guilty pleason their behalf the following month.
Mama June Shannon and boyfriend Geno Doak.Robin L Marshall/Getty
As of April, The Blastreportedthat an Alabama judge ordered Mama June’s criminal trial to be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. At the time, all hearings were reportedly pushed to the fall.
“I would love to come home and stay with you, tell you about my day, but I can’t do that because I’m scared,” she said. “I’m scared to stay at your house.”
“I just want mama back,” she said later on in the episode.
In April, Pumpkin opened up about caring for Honey Boo Boo, admitting that it’s been difficult “for both me and her to adjust.”
“My mom has four kids. Three of us are grown and can take care of ourselves and can cook for ourselves and we all pay our own bills. But at the end of the day, Alana’s still 14 and she needs her mom,” PumpkintoldEntertainment Tonight.
Said Pumpkin, “… It’s been very difficult because… she is younger and she needs her mom. So it’s been very hard for both me and her to adjust to me being her ‘sister mom,'” she added. “And then of course her not being around her mom. She’s lived with her mom her entire life and now she had to uproot and move out of that home and move in with us.”
That same month, Pumpkin shared aphotoof herself and Honey Boo Boo to Instagram, captioning the snap: “Not only do I get the pleasure to be your sister but I also get to watch you transform into a wonderful person & go after your dreams 🖤🥰 @honeybooboo.”
Months later, theMama June: From Not to Hotstar revealed in an Instagramvideoin August that she andGenohad hit thesix-month milestone in their sobriety journey.
source: people.com
