Mama June Has Four Daughters — but Where Are They Now? Here's What to Know
Mama June Shannon is repairing her relationship with her four kids, Alana, Pumpkin, Jessica, and Anna. Here's where her daughters are now.
May 5 2023, Updated 10:04 a.m. ET
It's no secret that reality star June "Mama June" Shannon has weathered many scandals, including her arrest on drug possession charges, dating a registered sex offender, and losing custody of her youngest daughter in April 2022.
The Mama June: Family Crisis star opened up to Distractify in May 2022 about turning over a new leaf and reconnecting with her daughters.
Throughout the years, audiences have been introduced to all four of Mama June’s daughters. Where are Mama June’s kids now?
Jessica, Alana, Lauryn, and and Lauryn's husband Josh pictured in 2021 with Lauryn and Josh's kids Ella and Bentley
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson (born to Mama June and Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson on Aug. 28, 2005) is no longer the tiara-wearing toddler that we met in 2012, though she has continued to participate in reality TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, The Masked Singer, and Mama June: Road to Redemption.
In 2019, her half-sister Lauryn was granted temporary custody of her after Mama June was arrested. In 2022, Lauryn was granted sole custody of Alana.
On May 23, 2022, Alana posted to Instagram to announce that she was accepted into Georgia Military College's dual enrollment program for the 2022 fall semester. She attended her senior prom in April 2023 with 21-year-old boyfriend Dralin Carswell.
Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird
Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon (born to Mama June and Michael Anthony Ford on Jan. 7, 2000) married husband Joshua Efird shortly after they welcomed their daughter Ella in December of 2017. Their second child, son Bentley, was born in July 2021. The couple then welcomed twins in May 2022: a girl and a boy!
As previously mentioned, Pumpkin and her husband were granted temporary custody of Alana in 2019 and then full custody in 2022.
Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon
Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon (born to Mama June and Michael Anthony Ford on Oct. 12, 1996) was the first in her family to graduate with a high school diploma, per Us. She then graduated from college in 2018.
In 2020, she and her sister Anna spent around $80,000 on plastic surgery, including liposuction and a gastric balloon. Jessica, who also began documenting her weight loss journey on social media, told People that the procedures were "life-changing."
Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell
Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell (born to Mama June and David Dunn on Aug. 28, 1994) is Mama June’s oldest daughter.
In 2017, Anna announced her split from her ex-husband and father of her two children, Michael Cardwell, and moved in with her ex-stepdad Sugar Bear and his wife Jennifer Lamb, but it wasn’t long before Anna would find love again. In early 2019, Anna revealed that she was dating Eldridge Toney.
In 2020, Anna — who underwent plastic surgery alongside her sister that year, as previously mentioned — bought her dream home for her to live with Eldridge and her two daughters.
Sadly, in January 2023, Anna was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, as reported by People. Then, on May 4, 2023, Mama June told Entertainment Tonight that Anna had been diagnosed with adrenal carcinoma, which she described as "very rare and very aggressive."
She told the outlet that Anna's daughters are aware of her illness, and that the family is hopeful for her recovery.
