Honey Boo Boo is getting real about how she felt during Mama June and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird‘s custody battle!
10.05.2023 - 22:59 / perezhilton.com
Mama June Shannon is opening up more than ever about the struggles with addiction that led up to her 2019 arrest.
While speaking with DailyMail.com on Wednesday, the Toddlers & Tiaras alum got candid about her cocaine abuse and how it almost completely destroyed her family. As you know, June has been caught in quite the whirlwind of controversies, as well as having her strained relationship with her children be aired out through her several reality shows — it’s not been an easy road for the 43-year-old, but things are finally looking up.
When asked what she would say to her younger self in the midst of her addiction, the reality TV matriarch said:
Mama June admitted she often has moments where she is hard on herself because she spent so much money while battling her addiction. How much money did she blow on, well, blow? You would not believe! She revealed she spent over $3,000 PER DAY on cocaine when she was at her lowest — that’s over $1 million per year! She blew over a MILLION BUCKS on cocaine! She lamented:
The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star revealed she snorted so much cocaine it started to damage her vision — so she switched to smoking it. As you know, she was finally busted for drug possession in 2019. If you were wondering how she ended up losing custody of Alana Thompson, look no further, we guess…
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Now that she’s three years sober, though, the WEtv star is looking to the future. And although it’s not an easy future, she’s ready to fight for it. Over the past couple years Mama June has been suffering with some unexplained medical issues that left her hospitalized with severe headaches and dizziness. She said she still doesn’t have a diagnosis — and even went on
Honey Boo Boo is getting real about how she felt during Mama June and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird‘s custody battle!
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Mama June's daughter, is celebrating a sweet milestone amid her chemotherapy treatments. The 28-year-old posted photos from her daughters' end-of-year graduation ceremony on Tuesday and couldn't hold back her pride as Kaitlyn, 10, and Kylee, 7, took the stage. «I am one proud mama right now and I also can’t believe I am going to have a middle schooler and a second grader give me a minute while I go cry my eyes out,» she wrote. «I am so proud of my girls and everything they have accomplished.» Anna beams in the pics, wearing a maroon maxi dress and coordinating head-wrap.
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