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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Caitlin Hornik

Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson recalls being ‘so scared’ she’d find Mama June dead during her drug addiction spiral

Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson is telling her story in a new Lifetime movie - (Getty)

Alana ”Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is finally telling the wild story of her childhood fame and family dysfunction in her own words.

Thompson, now 19, is the narrator of the new Lifetime biopic I Was Honey Boo Boo, which revisits her viral Toddlers and Tiaras debut and subsequent rise to stardom, followed by her family’s downward spiral. Moments from her life are reenacted by a cast of actors, and Thompson adds her own commentary to the scenes.

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