Honey Boo Boo, whose real name is Alana Thompson, says she has a new mom. That's because Mama June Shannon went from weighing 460 pounds to a size 4. Shannon doesn't mind people knowing about the details of her weight loss. In fact, she has an upcoming show where she documents the process she encountered.
Children tell all
According to her children in an interview on "Entertainment Tonight" on Wednesday, February 22, Mama June underwent a dramatic full-body transformation that included several surgeries, having a trainer and making some lifestyle changes.
Shannon's daughter, Pumpkin, shared that her mother struggled to lose weight. The 17-year-old daughter said her mother was trying to lose weight, but she reached a plateau. In May 2015, Shannon had a gastric sleeve which enabled her to move from the plateau and slowly lose weight again. She reached another plateau after the gastric sleeve. Then a trainer stepped in to help her because she wasn't losing any more weight. Eleven-year-old Honey Boo Boo said her mother doesn't eat like she used to eat, and she has lost a lot of weight.
Once the 37-year-old reality star began to lose the weight, she had a lot of extra skin hanging from her arms, chin, and stomach. However, she has had the extra skin removed.
While she was making changes to her body, she went one step further and had her breasts reduced from a size 44 to 36 to match the rest of her body.
Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell said her mother has more confidence now that she is looking better and feeling better. She can wear blue jeans and fashionable clothes that she likes. She couldn't do that before when she was weighing so much.
Mama June's new show
Mama June Shannon has stayed away from the public so she can make her big reveal on her new show, "Mama June: From Not to Hot." The show is a docu-dramedy where her show trainer, Kenya Crooks, said Shannon will document her weight loss. The series premieres on Friday, February 24 at 10 p.m. on WE tv.
Are you surprised to find out that Mama June has lost so much weight? Are you going to watch her new show to see what she looks like?
