Featured Image Credit: TLC. Instagram/@honeybooboo
Topics: Film and TV, Celebrity, Entertainment
Rachel Lang
Topics: Film and TV, Celebrity, Entertainment
Well, would you look at that, Honey Boo Boo is all grown up.
The high school senior shared a slew of images to social media that showed off her pink cap and gown, complete with a pink and gold tassel to flick to the other side of her grad hat after the official ceremony.
"Grad pictures pt.2!' she wrote in her caption," the Toddlers & Tiaras star wrote in the caption.
"I have less than 30 days until I graduate. I am so proud of myself and how far I have become. There were points that I didn’t even think I would make it this far but I made it."
Other photos showed the former beauty pageant contestant, whose real name is Alana Thompson, was also seen on the campus of her Georgia high school in a black jumper adorned with the word 'senior'.
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In another post, the reality TV star shared some pre-prom photos with her boyfriend Dralin Carswell, who is 21.
Carswell was arrested for drunk driving in February and was accused of attempting to flee from the scene of a routine traffic stop in Monroe County.
Honey Boo Boo was in the passenger seat, local paper The Reporter wrote at the time.
Many took the chance to lambast the 17-year-old as a senior for her weight, choice of dress, and choice of partner.
One person on Instagram lashed out at the ex-beauty pageant star, writing: "Wait, wasn't he arrested for invading (sic) police with her in the car? Also, you have to get healthy, girl."
Another made a brutal comment about her weight.
They wrote: "My girl you need to start exercising because you won't live long if you continue with what your (sic) doing."
Honey Boo Boo eventually turned the comments off her prom and graduation photos to prevent people from further harshing her vibe.
She did eventually speak out about the photo furore, telling Entertainment Tonight that she 'doesn't really care'.
The reality TV star then accused her fans of having an issue with her interracial relationship, and the four year age gap between the teen and an actual grown adult.
"In our relationship, the two most things that everybody is always talking about is our age gap and definitely because he's Black and I’m white and we're an interracial couple," she said.
"I don’t care because, like, at the end of the day, my sister approves, his mom approves, and we're happy, so what fans got to say or what haters got to say I don’t really care."
Her sister, Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Shannon added that Honey Boo Boo is 'emotionally mature' despite her age.