Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, is back in the spotlight ...

The 'Toddlers & Tiaras' alum has been building her brand since her first television appearance in 2012 Noel Vasquez/Getty ; Alana Thompson/ Instagram Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is long past her ...

In 2012, TLC filmed a tiny, hyperactive 6-year-old girl with curly blond hair as she flailed about in an interview chair, declaring herself a “beauty queen” and a “superstar.” She dissed her fellow ...

Alana Thompson is reclaiming her story. The former child star, famously known as "Honey Boo Boo," is returning to television to narrate her own Lifetime biopic, I Was Honey Boo Boo, premiering on May ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Lifetime’s exploring the wild story of former reality star Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson in the new biopic I Was Honey Boo Boo. Narrated by Thompson, the film explores ...

Perhaps we should let 19 year old Alana Thompson introduce "I Was Honey Boo Boo", it is the biopic about her life after all. "Beyond the glitter, the pageants, and the catchphrases, there was a lot ...

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is long past her pageant days. Alana made her television debut during season 5 of TLC’s child beauty pageant reality series Toddlers & Tiaras. Alongside her mother, Mama ...