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Alana Thompson

Alana Thompson

Alana Thompson (better known as Honey Boo Boo, born on August 28, 2005) [1] is a reality TV star. She gained fame after being features on an episode of TLC’s reality TV show Toddlers and Tiaras

Reality TV

Alana Thompson became known as Honey Boo Boo on TLC's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. The pilot episode of her show attracted 2.2 million viewers in 2012. She was first introduced to audiences in TLC's beauty pageant reality show Toddlers & Tiaras . Her mother has been criticized for giving her "Go Go Juice," a blend of Mountain Dew and Red Bull, before pageants. In 2014, she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. She was just a child on season 5 of TLC's Toddlers and Tiaras, according to E News. Toddlers and Tiaras, which had some controversial moments, chronicled the everyday lives of children from various backgrounds who compete in the beauty pageant circuit. They all went for the gold, but she stole the hearts of viewers everywhere with her sass and witty Joke s. She became the show's breakout star thanks to her sheer confidence and total bluntness on camera. She was never afraid to speak her mind, and was always dropping now-famous catchphrases like "redneckonize" and "a dolla makes me holla!" to help her stand out. She isn't filming for reality TV shows, she's selling her own merch on her eponymous website. She also has her own Cameo account, which apparently pulls in some serious cash, according to The Blast.

About

Alana Thompson has grown up and the world came to know and love her "Honey Boo Boo" after she made all of her viewers cheeks ache with laughter during her time on television. You might recognize the hilarious youngster from her days on TLC's Toddlers and Tiaras, or perhaps from her own show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. She became known for her famous one-liners like, "If you fart 12 to 15 times a day, you can lose a lot of Weight," and "I just look good 'cuz I wanna look good." She is also the reality TV child star is all grown up nowadays, though she's just as funny as a teenager as she was when she was a little spitfire. Gone are the days of her "famous Daisy Duke Routine," as she is up to a whole lot more than beauty pageants these days. She's moved on to more meaningful pursuits, like getting good grades in school, being the best aunt she can be, sorting out family drama with her mother and father, and even running her own Business.

Personal Life

She was born to Mike Thompson and June Shannon also she is the youngest of four girls.

Her sisters are named Anna, Lauryn, and Jessica. She was more than just an adorable little girl in a tiara. At just 6 years old on the show, she had more attitude than most grown women. She is a young girl to get involved in any relationship and there are no rumors of her link-up reported till date. She mostly spends her free time with her sisters and enjoys hanging out with them. She is a bookworm and loves to read books. Her Family calls her read-a-holic due to her interest in reading. She is a social media Influencer and loves to write blogs as well. She also has an official Facebook account and her fan page is run by her family.

Biography

She is is so well-known, largely because of the totally random, stomach-creasing things she tends to blurt out all the time.

While on TLC, she was always sharing deep, critical thoughts like, "I wish I had an extra finger then I could grab more cheese balls."

Likewise, she was constantly spreading optimism and girl power, with lines like, "Miss Georgia 2011 is very pretty, and I don't think she farts."

The kid always spoke her mind, never holding back her blunt and often unsolicited opinions.She

Honesty landed her plenty of interviews, but her impulsive actions and misbehavior during those interviews only brought her more fame. Like the time she pretended to sleep while Dr. Drew was interviewing her. Or the time she just started singing during an interview on CNN. Or when she couldn't sit still with Jimmy Kimmel. No matter who was interviewing her or why, she was always up to something something other than answering questions.[9] As a popular member of the show, She and her family were given their own TV show on TLC, "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" which was ultimately cancelled due to June's association with sex offender, Mark McDaniel."[11]

Education

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She is going through a lot of Family drama on the show Mama June, From Not to Hot that hasn't stopped her from being a good Student. On the series, she tells her older sister Lauryn "Pumpkin" Shannon that school is "good" and that she has all As and Bs in her classes. Shannon replies that she's happy to see her thriving in her academic pursuits, in spite of her rocky family situation.[10]

Trivia

  • Her favorite color is pink.

  • She is of Irish and French ethnicity.

  • Her favorite foods are seafood and fried chicken.

  • Loves hip-hop, rap, pop and country music.

  • Once shared her room with her sister, Pumpkin.

  • Internationally, she is known as Honey Boo Boo, but in the UK, she is exclusively titled "Swamp Mama"[11][14]

Real Name

She got to the peak of Success from her series name but her birth name is Alana Frances Thompson. She loves being called Honey Boo Boo and feels happy when fans call her by her stage name because that was made her Famous after all and she is recognized by it globally.

Career

She is famous for possessing a funky personality despite being a little girl, She got a lead role in the series because of which her reality show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo aired 4 hit seasons with some special episodes.

The cast of the show included her real family members who also got famous with the names: Mama June (June Shannon), Sugar Bear (Mike Thompson), Pumpkin (Lauryn Shannon), Chubbs (Jessica Shannon) and Chickadee (Anna Shannon but now Anna Cardwell).

By the end of the 1st season, Alana’s sister Anna gave birth to Kaitlyn Cardwell.

She loves her niece a lot and said that Kaitlyn is like a real Barbie doll.

She won the esteemed Beauty queen Award at a very young age.

Her most famous show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo was canceled by TLC because of the rumors against Mama June (June Shannon) for having an extramarital affair with a sex offender.

Mama June and Lauren (Pumpkin) denied the rumors and said it as a false accusation against them.

But the new episodes of season 5 were not aired and ended with the last episode, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, The Lost Episodes.

Net Worth

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She entered the world of Entertainment at a very young and has successfully secured her place by her natural acting skills. She did numerous TV shows through which she bagged thousands of dollars in her pocket. She has a net worth of $ 300,000, which is indeed a big Achievement for a girl at this age. This just a beginning of her career, let's see what else she’s going to do in her life.[18]

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