June Shannon (Thompson) Net Worth
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June Shannon, also known as June Thompson or Mama June, is an American reality television personality.
She has a net worth of $50 thousand and gained fame as a cast member of the TLC reality series “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” along with her family.
Early Life
June Shannon, also known as June Thompson, was born on August 10, 1979, in McIntyre, Georgia. Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and she has three siblings and two half-siblings. June suffered from cataracts in her childhood, which went untreated and resulted in her becoming legally blind.
June Shannon’s Early Motherhood
June Shannon became pregnant with her first daughter, Anna, at the age of fourteen and gave birth just a few days after turning fifteen. She had to drop out of high school but was able to earn her GED later. June went on to have three more daughters named Jessica, Lauryn, and Alana.
June Shannon’s Reality TV Career
June Shannon and her family, known as the Shannons, first appeared on “Toddlers & Tiaras” in 2012. Her daughter Alana, known as “Honey Boo Boo”, occasionally competed in beauty pageants. The family gained a following and their own TLC spinoff show, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”, which ran for four seasons until 2014.
In 2017, June starred in her own reality show on We TV, “Mama June: From Not to Hot”. The show documented her weight loss transformation after undergoing major weight loss surgery and cosmetic procedures. Later seasons covered her health issues, legal troubles, and rocky relationship with boyfriend Geno Doak. The show was rebranded as “Mama June: Family Crisis” after June and Geno were arrested for felony drug possession in 2019.
June Shannon’s Relationships with Sex Offenders
June Shannon, mother of Jessica and Lauryn, was previously in a relationship with Michael Anthony Ford, who is now incarcerated for attempting to exploit a minor female online. After their relationship ended, June began dating Mark McDaniel, who was later convicted of sexually abusing her eldest daughter Anna. Both Ford and McDaniel are now registered sex offenders. June’s continued association with McDaniel resulted in the sudden cancellation of her reality show, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”. June later dated Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson, the father of her daughter Alana, but the couple ended their relationship in 2014.
June Shannon’s Partner Has Criminal History
Eugene Edward “Geno” Doak, June Shannon’s romantic partner, has a criminal record that includes felony charges and a history of serving time at Coastal State Prison. He also has a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence. On March 13, 2019, the couple were arrested in Alabama on charges of domestic violence, and were allegedly found with crack cocaine and a crack pipe. June was charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, while Doak received the same charges along with an additional charge of third-degree domestic violence.
