Honey Boo Boo's Transformation: See Photos From Young to Now | In Touch Weekly
She’s grown up in the spotlight! Alana Thompson has changed a lot since her days on the TLC reality series Toddlers & Tiaras. The former reality star (a.k.a. Honey Boo Boo) appeared on the show from 2009 to 2012 and documented her time as a child beauty pageant contestant. Fans got to know Alana and her now-famous mother, Mama June Shannon, on season 5.
Alana was such a hit amongst fans that TLC ended up offering her a self-titled spinoff, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, giving a glimpse at her private life. She later appeared on her mom’s reality show, Mama June: From Not to Hot, starting in 2017.
However, the older she got, the more Alana preferred a life out of the spotlight. She occasionally gave fans glimpses and her senior prom and high school graduation photos in 2023, before heading off the college life in Colorado.
In Touch has Alana’s transformation in photos.
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Alana was destined for stardom at a young age. She made her TV debut on Toddlers & Tiaras in 2009.
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She was outspoken and comfortable in her own skin!
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June was often present to help Alana succeed in her pageants, as the young reality star is seen here oozing confidence.
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The TV personality would root her little girl on while standing in the audience.
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Life began to change for Alana and her family as they took a limousine to get makeovers ahead of ‘s 16h birthday. Honey Boo Boo showed off her smoothed out locks.
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Alana became a reality TV sensation when her reality show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, premiered in 2012.
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One year after Here Comes Honey Boo Boo premiered, Alana and June explored New York City in April 2013.
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Alana bunded up while heading to an appearance on Good Morning America in 2014
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The reality star got dressed up for the red carpet launch of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars in November 2015, jetting out to Los Angeles for the occasion
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In 2017, Alana was photographed out and about in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The following year, the TLC personality went for a shopping spree during a trip to New York, wearing flawless makeup with soft curls.
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Alana and June attended the second annual Bossip Best Dressed List event in Los Angeles, where the proud mom showed off her weight loss transformation.
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The Georgia native wore makeup and styled her own hair for the 2019 Bridezillas red carpet premiere in New York City.
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“IDK I’d wife me,” she captioned a selfie in October 2021.
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While she pursued her fitness goals, it seemed she would have plenty of support from June!
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“I’m doing gluten-free and dairy-free as much as possible,” the mother of four exclusively told In Touch about her lifestyle changes in November 2020.
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Alana flaunted her nose ring and long acrylic nails in new black-and-white selfies shared on January 10, 2021, which appeared to be captured on set of filming their family’s reality show.
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Sister and Alana enjoyed celebrating Easter together as a family in 2021.
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Alana opted to go make-up free in August 2021 and told fans, “I don’t care, I live MY WAY.”
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Alana showed off her double nose piercings in a video shared via Instagram in June 2022.
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She made a bold statement with her long, dark eyelashes during a meet and greet with fans in August 2022.
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The teen showed off her full face of makeup via Instagram in September 2022.
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Alana flaunted her style in a red tank paired with matching sneakers in January 2023.
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Alana graduated from Georgia’s Wilkinson County High School on May 20, 2023. A month later, she revealed she’s heading to Regis University in Denver, Colorado, in the fall where she planned to study for a career as a neonatal nurse.
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Alana visited New York City’s Empire State Building on a rainy day in May 2025. She was in town to do press for her Lifetime biopic, I Was Honey Boo Boo, which premiered on May 17, 2025. It was one of Alana’s first public outings since graduating from high school in 2023.
“Everybody thinks they know me in a way that they actually don’t. So, I thought now would just be a perfect time to just tell my story and my voice and I think it’s going to be great,” the reality star told Us Weekly about the project.
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