Honey Boo Boo has defended her age-gap relationship with boyfriend Dralin Carswell – warning trolls to “get out of my face”.
The pageant star, 17, who rose to fame on shows like Toddlers & Tiaras and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, is currently dating 21-year-old college student Dralin.
But she has faced some pretty heavy backlash for their age gap.
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Honey Boo Boo, real name Alana Thompson, argued on the Dumb Blonde podcast: “Half of ya’lls mom’s are like 43 and their dad’s are like 70 so get out of my face.”
The star looks a lot different nowadays, and was pictured with boyfriend Dralin on her Instagram page wearing a simple black t-shirt and shorts as they headed to the park together.
Her family have also been supportive of her new relationship, with her sister Lauryn Shannon – who now has sole custody of Honey Boo Boo – telling Entertainment Tonight: “She’s not getting married, she’s not having a kid, she’s doing very good in school.”
She said the pair are “on the same wavelength” despite the four years between them.
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Honey Boo Boo’s mum ‘Mama’ June Shannon added: “She is getting a lot of hate because she’s in an interracial relationship [and] he is older.
“At the end of the day, Alana’s not that 6-, 7-year-old child y’all fell in love with 11 years ago. Alana has grown up, she’s graduating high school next year, guys.”
Honey recently sparked engagement rumours with Dralin after fans went crazy over a ring on her left ring finger – but since then, fans have been left fretting they have split already.
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When Honey posted a mirror selfie with the caption: “After me, it’s really hard to top it”, fans frenzied in the comments section.
One begged: “You haven’t posted with your boyfriend in a while,” as another replied: “If you read the caption I think she says it all.”
However, it seems Honey’s latest podcast appearance has put an end to those rumours.
On the same podcast, Alana also confessed she doesn’t want to see a therapist because she has “trust issues”.
She said: “Me personally I don’t like therapy because I have trust issues. So I don’t think sitting there talking to a person I don’t even know is going to help me.”
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