Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson Speaks After Sister’s Cancer Diagnosis
Here comes Honey Boo Boo, high school graduate.
Alana Thompson, who rose to fame as a child on TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, graduated Wilkinson County High School in McIntyre, Georgia on May 20.
“Proved the haters wrong,” the 17-year-old captioned a TikTok video of herself walking onstage in a yellow cap and gown at the commencement ceremony. “Next stop graduating college! #honeybooboo #fyp #2023 #trending #senior #graduation”
At the ceremony, Alana was joined by her mom, Mama June Shannon, and sisters Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, 23, and Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, 28, who is battling cancer. The proud matriarch shared several pics and videos from the graduation event on TikTok and Instagram, including a photo of Alana with her sisters and a clip of the family cheering on the teen. June wrote, “Yes we was hollering the whole time.”
In another post, June reminisced about the challenges her family has faced as she further praised Alana.
“I know we have been through ALOT and I know the road hasn’t been a easy one for you for one but girl u done it,” she wrote. “I’m so very proud of you you never gave up even when there was times we all know u was over getting up early n going to school and even what we have been through in the last few years u never quit or gave up and I’m so very proud of YOU for that I love you so much.”
TikTok / Mama June Shannon
June continued, “Alana u did it everyone was there to cheer n holler your name every chance we got n yes y’all I hollered WORK IT SMOOCHIE one last time as she walked across the stage to get her diploma even though the two people that thought the world of you wasn’t there to see u walk across the stage I know nana n papa especially nana was screaming down at you today as you walked across that stage #emotional #wetv #honeybooboo #mamajune #graduationshirts #graduate #highschool #family #nextchapter”
Lauryn also praised her sister,
