Last week saw Alana Thompson celebrate her 21st birthday, more than a decade after bursting onto screens as a sassy child pageant queen on TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras.The reality star, who went by the nickname Honey Boo Boo, now lives a very different life away from the cameras, having swapped pageantry for pediatrics while she trains to be a children’s intensive care nurse.Yet it’s not just Alana who is known from the family, with her parents and siblings also getting a taste of the limelight when she landed her own TLC spin-off show – Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Yet in the years since her relatives found fame, they have all gone on to achieve very different fates. Fame has provided different avenues for the family, with one turning to OnlyFans, another suffering from a public breakdown and one member of the family tragically dying. So what became of the stars of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo? Fourteen years on from the show’s premiere, the Daily Mail reveals all. What happened to the stars of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo? The varied fates of the family – from an OnlyFans career to a tragic death Last week saw Alana Thompson celebrate her 21st birthday, more than a decade after bursting onto screens as a sassy child pageant queen on TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson Alana famously earned her nickname after making the spontaneous one-liner ‘a dollar made me holler, honey boo boo!’ resulting in her becoming a fan favourite and landing her own reality show with her family. After becoming the breakout star of Toddlers & Tiaras, her own series, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, launched in 2012.The TLC series followed Alana and her family as she competed in the fierce world of pageantry, and despite receiving negative reviews from critics, it proved to be a ratings hit.However, the show came to an abrupt end two years later following claims that Alana’s mother ‘Mama’ June Shannon was dating a convicted child sex offender.Three years after the show’s cancellation, Mama June landed her own series, Mama June: From Not to Hot, in which her alcoholism and complicated relationship with Alana was thrust into the spotlight. Alana later landed a Lifetime biopic in 2025, in which she shared more about her troubled upbringing. She told People at the time: ‘I did not want this movie to be throwing punches at my mama and making her out to be the bad guy.’But I didn’t hold back and if she gets mad, at the end of the day it’s the truth.’Alana then threw herself into her studies, telling Teen Vogue: ‘I want to be the best I can be, and I want to make my money, and I also want to make straight A’s, so I just try my hardest.’However, she admitted she struggled to keep up with the lifestyle that fame brought her but had moved on from her Honey Boo Boo persona, and was fully working on embracing herself.She added: ‘I would say that I do like this Alana now, rather than the younger Alana.’Alana is in a relationship with Dralin Carswell, who she met in 2021 through mutual friends and revealed she wants to start a family – but wouldn’t want to put them on TV.After being subject to unfounded pregnancy rumours, she revealed: ‘I want to have kids eventually. I don’t want to have a lot of kids, I want maybe two, that’s it, but not for a long time.’I’ve been in the spotlight for so long, I’ve just seen all the hate that I got when I was younger. I don’t know if I would want to put my kid through that. I might just wait until they get old enough to make that decision for themselves.’For now, Alana is working on her nursing ambitions, and is studying nursing at Regis University in Denver and working as a Patient Care Technician in pediatrics at a local hospital in Colorado. She previously told Teen Vogue: ‘I just always told myself you know that you want to do something better with your life and bigger with your life than just being on TV.’So you’ve got to get up and go, you’ve got to graduate so you can make it to college and be the nurse that you want to be… I love that I’ve persevered past who people thought I was.’ ‘Mama’ June Shannon Over the years Mama June hit headlines after it was claimed she was dating a convicted child sex offender, she also struggled with addiction and yo-yo dieting (left, in 2013, right, 2026)In 2014, Mama June made headlines when it was claimed she was dating a convicted child sex offender – leading to the cancellation of the family’s reality show.Mama June was said to have rekindled a relationship with Mark McDaniel, 53, who was jailed for ten years for the abuse of her daughter Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell, when she was eight.The reality star also dated Michael Anthony Ford, the father of her daughter Jessica ‘Chubbs’ Shannon, who was later jailed for two years for the sexual exploitation of a child in 2005.Yet three years after the show’s cancellation, Mama June landed her own series, Mama June: From Not to Hot.It was later rebranded as Mama June: Family Crisis after she descended into a spiralling addiction to crack cocaine, provoking a furious rift with her children that played out dramatically in the headlines and on television.Mama June ultimately went on the wagon and her relationship with Alana has mostly mended – though they were seen on reality TV last year fighting about Alana’s child star earnings, $30,000 of which June confessed to spending on herself.Her fractious relationship with her family exploded into the public eye when June and her husband Geno Doak were arrested and charged with felony drug possession, triggering a rollercoaster drama that ripped the family apart on reality TV.Alana ended up being raised by her older sister Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird and brother-in-law Josh Efird, who were granted legal custody in 2022.Mama June eventually got sober and is now married to one Justin Stroud, whom she met in rehab in 2021 while getting her addiction under control.The reality star has also publicly battled with her weight over the years, with her weight reaching 500lb before she went down to around 150lb, then back up as she did yo-yo diets.She has also suffered a number of health issues in recent years, revealing that along with having to undergo a total hysterectomy, she had other ongoing ailments.Mama June previously told the Daily Mail: ‘I am still dealing with the medical issues, and I don’t want to go public with those until we find out where we are and what the treatment is going to be.’So, the only thing that I’ve came public with is a hysterectomy, not the other health issues.’Mike ‘Sugar Bear’ Thompson Mike Thompson, also known as ‘Sugar Bear’ is the father of Alana and the ex-partner of Mama June. It is not known if he has any involvement with his daughter now (left, 2013; right 2022) Mike Thompson, also known as Sugar Bear, is the father of Alana and the ex-partner of Mama June. The two never officially wed, but they exchanged vows in a commitment ceremony in May 2014. They split in September of that year. ‘Sugar Bear and I have decided to take some time apart to figure out some things in our relationship,’ Mama June told TMZ at the time. ‘We are taking things day by day, but regardless of what happens, the girls will always be our number one priority.’Sugar Bear went on to wed Jennifer Lamb in February 2017; however, the two are no longer together.He battled with prescription drug abuse, which is said to have originated from his struggles with diabetes, which were chronicled on Alana and June’s reality shows.Sugar Bear also struggled with ‘severe anxiety and depression’, which can both make one more susceptible to addiction and drug abuse, or make the conditions worse. In 2025 he was the subject of a death hoax after rumours were spread online that he was in a fatal car crash. Yet while Sugar Bear is no longer in the public eye, he was quick to assure fans that he was alive and well. The nature of his relationship with daughter Alana is currently unknown, but in 2023 Alana’s sister Lauryn told People that Sugar Bear wasn’t involved ‘at all’ in raising his daughter.Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell The family were dealt adevastating blow when Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell, died in December 2023, at the age of 29 after a battle with stage four adrenal cancerMama June’s eldest daughter, Anna Cardwell was nicknamed Chickadee and was the daughter of June’s ex-boyfriend, David Dunn.She welcomed her first child, daughter Kaitlyn Elizabeth, in 2012 at the age of 17. Kaitlyn’s biological father has not been disclosed.Two years later she tied the knot with Michael Cardwell, and they welcomed a daughter, Kylee Madison, in 2015. Anna and Michael separated two years later.Anna, who would make various appearances in Mama June’s reality show revealed in January 2022 that she was working at a car dealership.However, the following year tragedy struck when Anna was diagnosed with stage four adrenal cancer.She married partner Eldridge Toney shortly after learning of her diagnosis. Anna died at home in December 2023, at the age of 29, on her daughter Kylee’s eighth birthday. Mama June announced the heartbreaking news the following day, penning: ‘With the breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us. ‘She passed away in my home last night peacefully at 11:12 PM. She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months she passed away with her family around her like she won’t [sic].’Amid her cancer treatments, Anna was able to watch her little sister Alana graduate from high school.In a tribute, Alana penned: ‘I’m so glad that you waited til I was home to take your last breath!’I would’ve loved for you to get to see me graduate college but i know you will forever cheer me on in heaven! We will all make sure your legacy lives on forever. And i promise to always make sure to celebrate our birthday like you never left!’The sky looks a little bit different today. We will always love you Anna. You hit me hard with his one Anna but i know your in a better place now and pain free forever! [sic].’Before she died, Alana agreed that her mother would take Kaitlyn in – but Mama June had to wage a legal battle over the issue against Michael, who wanted custody of both Kaitlyn and his biological daughter Kylee.Mama June was determined to retain guardianship of Kaitlyn, saying: ‘Anna wanted Kaitlyn to stay with her biological family, and I’m going to fight to my last breath till I don’t have any more fight in me to make sure that is how it works.’Jessica ‘Chubbs’ Shannon Jessica Chubbs Shannon, known as Chubbs, is Mama June’s second eldest daughter. In 2015 she passed a milestone when she became the first in her family to graduate from high schoolJessica Chubbs Shannon, known as Chubbs, is Mama June’s second eldest daughter. In 2015, she passed a proud milestone when she became the first in her family to graduate from high school.’Woohoo she made it I’m so proud of her (sic),’ Mama June Shannon penned on Facebook alongside a photo of her daughter.Mama June added that Jessica had a place to study nursing at South Georgia State College. In 2022, Jessica tied the knot with girlfriend Shyann McCant but the pair split just two weeks after their wedding was aired on Mama June: From Not to Hot.Shyann later admitted she had been unfaithful, writing on Facebook: ‘Yes, I cheated. ‘I take full responsibility for that. I’m not making excuses, and I’m not trying to change what happened…’I’ve owned my mistakes. That’s all I can do. We’ve all made mistakes. We’ve all got a past. That’s nothing new.’ Jessica, who was stepmother to Shyann’s eight-year-old daughter, addressed the cheating on her own Facebook two hours later.’At the end of the day, all I want is for everyone to be happy,’ she wrote, then, pointing to her stepdaughter. ‘The only thing that truly matters to me is that little girl. As long as she’s happy, loved, well taken care of, and I get to watch her grow into an amazing young woman, that’s all I care about.’Last week, Jessica revealed her divorce had been finalised and two days later announced she is in a new relationship – but she did not disclose her partner’s identity. Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon Lauryn Shannon, known as Pumpkin, is Mama June’s third daughter. She has four children and recently started sharing racy content on OnlyFans, enabling her to pay off her mortgageLauryn Shannon, known as Pumpkin, is Mama June’s third daughter and became a mother herself at the age of 17 when she welcomed a daughter with ex Josh Efird.The couple got married a year later, then had a son named Bentley as well as twins Sylus and Stella.Lauryn also helped raise little sister Alana when the state of Georgia awarded her custody in 2022 amid Mama June’s addiction struggles. This year, Lauryn started sharing racy content on OnlyFans, revealing her new income had allowed her to pay off her mortgage, clear all of her debt and start saving for the future.She then revealed that she cleared $10,000 on her first day on OnlyFans and can now earn up to $15,000 per day.Lauryn previously revealed that she wanted to start her page in the Covid pandemic but husband Josh wouldn’t allow it. She currently films raunchy content with her boyfriend Darrin Kitchens, who is Josh’s cousin, following their divorce in 2024. The couple currently have a number of sex tapes for sale on Pumpkin’s OnlyFans page, which are being sold for around $100 each, while Lauryn also works in strip clubs. In an episode of Mama June: Family Crisis from last year, Lauryn admitted that she’d moved on from Josh with his cousin during a family dinner.’So, I’ve been, like, kinda seeing this dude,’ she began. ‘He’s been in Josh’s family for a long time…. It’s his cousin.’Pumpkin then quickly clarified: ‘They’re not blood cousins!’