Do you remember reality TV star Honey Boo Boo? Honey Boo Boo, real name Alana Thompson, grew up.
On Wednesday August 25, Teen Vogue posted an interview with the former contest queen, who is about to turn sixteen. Being a part of her mother’s WE TV show Mama June, she has been subjected to internet trolls and hateful comments on social media, some of which are fatphobic. She thinks Gen Z isn’t really for the body positivity movement.
“I feel like my generation is probably making things worse. Everyone talks about body positivity, body positivity until they see a body they don’t like,” she said. declared. “I don’t understand why people think this way. Just because I got some extra meat on my bones, wanna hate me? I will never have bodily shame. “
Despite the vile comments, Thompson knows she has a “body that hits” and is confident. This confidence extends to her ability to call people if they call her “Honey Boo Boo” in school or still believe she is a child.
“My mom didn’t name me Honey Boo Boo. My name is Alana, “she said.” They are two completely different people. I would say I love this Alana now, rather than young Alana. “
Although she attends school like a normal child, her social life is not typical.
“To be honest, I don’t have a lot of friends. Not at all, ”Thompson said before adding that her only friend is her boyfriend. “Because I feel like people are like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m friends with Honey Boo Boo,'” she shared. “I don’t really trust anyone, so I don’t have any friends.”
She said that when she tries to make friends, she has to test them for three or four months. She waits to see if they call her “Honey Boo Boo” or offer to pay something, because people think she is rich.
Reality TV has negatives like having trouble making friends, but she thinks it’s for the best in the long run.
“I want to have a life, you know? I want to be able to support my kids when I have kids and stuff like that, ”she explained. “It’s definitely something that’s good right now, [and] good for later in life.
