
Alana Thompson has been known to the world as "Honey Boo Boo" for almost a decade.
First appearing on the widely popular US reality TV series Toddlers & Tiaras in 2012, Alana and her mum, June Shannon (otherwise known as Mama June), quickly became household names.
The then-six-year-old pageant queen, fuelled by go-go juice (a mixture of Red Bull and Mountain Dew), charmed audiences with her sassy personality and go-to catchphrase "Honey Boo Boo Child" and gained such popularity, she was given her own reality series, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, that same year.
Spot Alana and June. Image: TLC.
The show ran for four seasons and gave everyone a good look into her chaotic family life with Mama June, her dad, Mike "Sugar Bear", and three sisters: Anna "Chickadee", Jessica "Chubbs" and Lauryn "Pumpkin".
While filming season five, the network cancelled the show after they found out June was dating a registered sex offender, whose victims allegedly included Alana's sister. However, June denied it.
"The statement of me dating a sex offender is totally untrue. I would not ever ever ever put my kids in danger, I love my kids too much.
"That is my past. I have not seen that person in 10 years and don’t seem to want to see that person," she said during a Facebook video.
Honey Boo Boo and her family on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Image: TLC.