{"id":97809,"date":"2025-04-08T23:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T03:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=97809"},"modified":"2025-04-08T23:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T03:32:09","slug":"lifetime-greenlights-the-new-biopic-i-was-honey-boo-boo-with-alana-thompson-revealing-her-story-of-rising-to-fame-and-the-secrets-behind-the-cameras-premiering-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/08\/lifetime-greenlights-the-new-biopic-i-was-honey-boo-boo-with-alana-thompson-revealing-her-story-of-rising-to-fame-and-the-secrets-behind-the-cameras-premiering-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Greenlights the New Biopic, &#8220;I Was Honey Boo Boo&#8221; with Alana Thompson Revealing Her Story of Rising to Fame and the Secrets Behind the Cameras, Premiering May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97810\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I-Was-Honey-Boo-Boo.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I-Was-Honey-Boo-Boo.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I-Was-Honey-Boo-Boo-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Rising to fame at just six-years old on the show <em>Toddlers &amp; Tiaras<\/em>, Alana Thompson, famously known as &#8220;Honey Boo Boo,&#8221; returns to television with the new Lifetime biopic, <em><strong>I Was Honey Boo Boo<\/strong><\/em>. Premiering on Saturday, May 17 @ 8PM\/7c, Alana narrates the movie, offering a glimpse into what happened behind the scenes from her perspective. She reveals how her on-screen confidence concealed the harsh reality of constant criticism and family struggles, particularly with her mother, Mama June.<\/p>\n<p>While on the kids&#8217; pageant circuit, Alana (Vale Cooper, Happy Face) became known as &#8220;Honey Boo Boo,&#8221; as the world discovered her and her colorful family, led by her mother, Mama June (Chelsea Larkin, <em>The Second City<\/em>). Alana&#8217;s dynamic persona captivated audiences and caught the attention of producers, catapulting her and her family to meteoric stardom as reality TV stars. But behind closed doors were forced smiles, silent tears, and the lingering sense of uncertainty for what the future held for Alana and her family. 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