See Honey Boo Boo’s Transformation From Child Pageant Contestant to Confident Adult
She's grown up in the spotlight! Alana Thompson has changed a lot since her days on the TLC reality series Toddlers & Tiaras. The former reality star (a.k.a. Honey Boo Boo) appeared on the show from 2009 to 2012 and documented her time as a child beauty pageant contestant. Fans got to know Alana and her now-famous mother, Mama June Shannon, on season 5.
Alana was such a hit amongst fans that TLC ended up offering her a self-titled spinoff, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, giving a glimpse at her private life. She later appeared on her mom's reality show, Mama June: From Not to Hot, starting in 2017.
However, the older she got, the more Alana preferred a life out of the spotlight. She occasionally gave fans glimpses and her senior prom and high school graduation photos in 2023, before heading off the college life in Colorado.
In Touch has Alana's transformation in photos.
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This story was originally published May 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM.