Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson Addresses Criticism Over Age Gap With Boyfriend Dralin (Exclusive)

Sheri Shepherd is looking to the legends of daytime TV for inspiration. Fresh off her move to New York City for the show's launch, Shepherd said she's hoping to incorporate Ellen Degeneres-style humor with Oprah-esque interviews when premiers on September 12 on Fox. «A little bit of Ellen,» Shepherd told ET's Rachel Smith. «A little bit of inspiration of Oprah, a lot of the laughter of Ellen and put that together, and then you got Sherri and I am like, let’s go!» In advance of her show's first season, Shepherd named Lizzo, Michelle Obama, and Michael B.

Will Packer is rooting for Will Smith.At the New York City premiere of, ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the producer, who headed up the the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. He revealed what he thought of the 53-year-old actor's recent public apology for charging the Oscars stage and slapping Chris Rock across the face.«I love the fact that he's being so transparent about his process,» Packer said of Smith. «Clearly he is going through his own personal rehabilitation.»Showing support for the star, Packer noted, «I’m pulling for him. I’m pulling for him to continue his own process, but I think this is for him.

Jennette McCurdy's relationship with her  co-star, Ariana Grande, may be strained, she's still hoping the 29-year-old musician reads her memoir, . «I don’t know if she'll read the book or not,» McCurdy told ET's Rachel Smith, «but I think it’s a really entertaining read regardless of who you are, so I hope she does.»In the memoir, out Tuesday, McCurdy recalled feeling jealous of Grande as she missed work in pursuit of her burgeoning singing career.«The week where I was told Ariana would not be here at all, and that they would write around her absence this episode by having her character be locked in a box. Are you. Kidding me,» McCurdy wrote in her memoir.

Garth Brooks is celebrating the end of his three-year world tour with champagne and festivities!ET's Rachel Smith was exclusively with Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, at the epic afterparty following his final stop on the North American leg of his Garth Brooks Stadium Tour!Amid the revelry, Brooks spoke with Smith about the tour wrapping up and said that he truly doubts he'll be headlining a tour of this magnitude in the foreseeable future.«I don’t think we'll ever do a stadium tour again, ever. It’s just too much on the crew,» Brooks shared. «These guys haven’t been home in six months.»However, Brooks celebrated the fact that his road crew is «finally gonna get to go home and see their families.»That being said, Brooks admitted that retirement from live performing isn't in the cards, and when it comes to tours, «It’s never the last one.»Yearwood, meanwhile, shared that the champagne wrap party celebration was somewhat «bittersweet» by nature, «Because you enjoy every second along the way.»«The last show is always the special one.

Back to school! Before Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson returns for her senior year of high school, sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon is gushing over the milestone.

Joy Behar has been on for nearly its entire quarter-century run, and the celebrated TV personality is opening up about the reason she's stayed with the program for as long as she has.The 79-year-old veteran TV personality sat down with ET's Rachel Smith to talk about the show's new co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and she joked about what keeps her coming back to the show each season.«Money,» Behar says with a laugh. «And also geography.

Joy Behar is welcoming a new conservative voice to with open arms! On Thursday, ABC announced that Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House director of strategic communications during President Donald Trump's administration, will be joining the show as a permanent co-host — to the delight of Behar. The 79-year-old veteran TV personality shares with ET's Rachel Smith why she thinks Farah Griffin's time on will run a little «smoother» than that of Meghan McCain, who was a conservative voice on the show when she co-hosted for four seasons, leaving last year.«Alyssa has got a whole different personality. I think it will be smoother, frankly,» Behar admits to ET.

. Still, there was an intimidation factor during her time as a regular guest co-host this past season, and two of her fellow panelists stood out.The 33-year-old revealed to ET's Rachel Smith that debating Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin came with its own set of challenges. For starters, Behar is known for not pulling any punches, especially when it comes to her own convictions.

WWE superstars Bianca Belair and Montez Ford have a cute-meet story, though it almost never happened because Ford was a little hesitant to get the ball rolling!The loving couple invited ET's Rachel Smith to their Orlando home where they spoke about their adorable love story (#goals), the possibility of expanding their family and how they want to celebrate their next wedding anniversary. Ford's the first one to admit that it was Belair who took initiative, even if there was mutual interest.«It was a mutual thing, but I was the one that was kinda, like, a little hesitant and she, you know, like always, took the lead,» Ford says.Belair still remembers the first words that came out of her mouth when she laid eyes on his Adonis-esque 6-foot-1, 230-pound frame.«The first time I saw him,» Belair recalls, «I was telling my friends, 'Ooh, that is a beautiful man.

Mama June Shannon isn’t thrilled about her daughter Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s potential weight loss surgery – at least not yet. The 42-year-old reality TV personality spoke to TMZ this week and shared her thoughts, saying she hopes Alana will at least wait until she’s of legal age.

Mama June isn't thrilled about her daughter Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson's potential weight loss surgery — at least not yet. The 42-year-old reality TV personality spoke to  this week and shared her thoughts, saying she hopes Alana will at least wait until she's of legal age.«I’m supportive if this is something Alana wants to get, but I would say she needs to wait until she’s 18 years old,» June said, noting Alana didn't tell her about the procedure she might be getting.June went on to share that she plans to talk to Lauryn «Pumpkin» Shannon — who has guardianship of Alana — about her disapproval.

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undergo a life-saving surgery once she turns 17 on Aug. 28.Soon after her b-day, she will be jetting off to New York City to receive a suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve from weight loss doctor Steven Batash.The suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve (ESG) is a non-surgical outpatient procedure where doctors sew up 70-80% of one’s stomach.

Jordan Peele is known for bringing nightmares to the silver screen, but dreams a little bigger and moviegoers will have the chance to actually step into the world of his latest horror entry.The Oscar-winning director and ’s cast chatted with ET’s Rachel Smith at Universal Studios Hollywood, where the set of Jupiter’s Claim, a pivotal location in the movie, is becoming part of the iconic attraction.“This is a piece of the set that is a sort of mom-and-pop theme park owned by a former child star in the film, so it's very meta,” Peele explains. “It's on the Universal backlot tour and it's the first time anything like this has happened, where the actual set is showcased as the movie is coming out.”He adds, “I am very proud.”As Peele noted, until Jupiter’s Claim, the debut of a attraction has never before opened day and date with the corresponding project's release date.

Turns out Honey Boo Boo isn’t 100% set on having weight loss surgery — but if she does, it’ll be because she has “no motivation” to put in the work herself to diet and exercise.

Mama June's secret marriage to Justin Stroud in May. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with Mama June's daughters, Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson and Lauryn «Pumpkin» Efird, who revealed they too were «shocked» by the news.Lauryn explained that she first learned about the marriage when she received a letter in the mail from the Georgia courthouse where June and Justin got married, sharing that she initially thought it was a notice for a court date.

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is still not 100 percent sure she’s going to actually go through with her weight-loss surgery, citing concerns over going under during the procedure and the ensuing pain.

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is still not 100 percent sure she's going to actually go through with her weight-loss surgery, citing concerns over going under during the procedure and the ensuing pain.During a conversation with ET's Rachel Smith at Lauryn «Pumpkin» Shannon's house in Atlanta, Alana addressed recent reports that she'll be going under the knife following her 17th birthday next month and undergo a $13,000 procedure called suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve from a Queens, New York, doctor. These reports say the goal's to slim down from around 275 pounds to 150 pounds.Alana tells ET that while the weight-loss surgery is «still in the works,» it's certainly not something she's 100 percent ready to do, at least not yet.«I just wanna make sure that this is actually something I wanna do before I just go and do it,» Alana tells ET. «I wanna make sure that it's, like, not something that's, like, gonna kill me.

Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, plans to undergo weight-loss surgery to live a healthier life.  The reality TV star, 16, will be heading to New York City in late August for her surgery after her 17th birthday, Alana’s rep Gina Rodriguez confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday.  The "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" alum will receive a suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve from weight loss doctor Steven Batash, with the price tag of approximately $13,000.  The TLC star reportedly weighs 275 pounds and wants to slim down to 150.  After attempting numerous diets and increasing her exercise over the past year, Thompson didn’t receive the results she was looking for and is worried that her weight is genetic.  She believes weight-loss surgery is the solution to reaching her goals.  Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, plans to undergo weight-loss surgery to live a healthier life.  (Garrett Press/MEGA) Thompson will be getting the procedure alongside her boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, 20, who shares similar weight-loss goals and wanted to go through the experience together.  The pair have been dating since 2021 and made it Instagram-official in September.  The former "Toddlers & Tiaras" star previously opened up about dealing with body-shaming from people on social media, as she posed for Teen Vogue in August.  "I don’t understand why people think this way," she told Teen Vogue during her interview.  "Just because I got a little bit of extra meat on my bones, you want to hate me? I’ll never get body-shaming… Like, I know I’m beautiful, and I know I got a banging body, so… I don’t care." Honey Boo Boo will be getting the procedure alongside her boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, 20, who shares similar weight-loss goals.

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