Mar. 16, 2025
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Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsonis a high school graduate!
The formerHere Comes Honey Boo Boostar, 17, graduated from Wilkinson County High School in McIntyre, Georgia, on Saturday.
In attendance at the ceremony were Thompson’s mother,Mama June Shannon, and sister,Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, who each shared video from the event on Instagram. In the clips, Alana can be seen in a yellow cap and gown receiving her high school diploma.
Mar. 16, 2025
Mike ‘Sugar Bear’ Thompson (left) with Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson and Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird.Photo:Tommaso Boddi/WireImage; Slaven Vlasic/Getty ImagesIt appearsMike “Sugar Bear” Thompson’s relationship with daughterAlana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsoncontinues to remain estranged.Alana’s sister and legal caretaker,Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird, exclusively tells PEOPLE that Mike, 51, is “not involved at all” in his only daughter’s life.“He wasn’t even at Alana’s graduation,” says theMama June: From Not to Hotstar, 23, ahead of the show’s season 6 finale.
Mar. 16, 2025
Thompson, 17, who was a passenger in the car during the chase, was not charged and is only a witness in the case, according to the publication.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Thompson confirmed the outlet’s reporting of the arrest to PEOPLE after the news broke. (PEOPLE has reached out to a representative for Thompson.)
According toThe Reporter, the incident took place around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday when an officer ran the tag of a Dodge Charger in front of a gas station on Highway 24.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Alana Thompson/Instagram
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsonis showing off her new nose piercing.
In avideoshared via Instagram on Wednesday, the formerToddlers and Tiarasstar is seen with two nose piercings for the very first time, one in each nostril.
The reality star, 16, got her first one before her 15th birthday in the fall of 2020,Page Sixreports.
In the video, Thompson makes no mention of her recent body piercing. Instead, she promotes her new merchandise to her followers — a line oflimited-edition T-Shirts available at AlanaThompson.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsonisn’t heading off to college alone.
TheMama June: From Not to Hotstar confirmed her boyfriend,Dralin Carswell, is packing his bags to follow her to the university of her choice. “I’ll be moving off campus for security reasons and because Dralin is coming with me," Thompson, 17, toldEntertainment Tonight.
The pair are headed to Denver, where Thompson will be pursuing a degree in nursing.