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Honey Boo Boo, 16, Defends Relationship With Older Man After Backlash

Honey Boo Boo, 16, has defended her relationship with an older man following a backlash on social media.
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Honey Boo Boo, 16, has defended her relationship with an older man following a backlash on social media.

The reality TV star, whose real name is Alana Thompson, told Entertainment Tonight that she ‘doesn’t really care’ what people have to say about her 21-year-old boyfriend, Dralin Carswell.

She told the news outlet: “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.

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“I don’t care because, like, at the end of the day, my sister approves, his mum approves, and we’re happy, so what fans got to say or what haters got to say I don’t really care.”

The 16-year-old went on to say that there’s ‘never like an awkward moment’ between the pair.

She added: “We’re always just talking about something.”

The star’s mum, Mama June, also defended the relationship when interviewed by TooFab.

She told the publication: “Yes, I’ve met Dralin. They’ve been together for over a year.

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“People need to realise that she’s going to be 17 in August and that Pumpkin [Alana’s sister] and Josh were the same age as they were.”

She continued: “She is getting a lot of hate because she’s in an interracial relationship, he is older.

“But at the end of the day, Alana’s not that 6-7-year-old child y’all fell in love with 11 years ago. Alana has grown up, she’s graduating high school next year, guys!”

Recently, Honey Boo Boo was forced to respond to engagement rumours that were circulating online.

After she was spotted wearing what appeared to be a diamond ring, a rep told E! News ‘it’s just a ring’.

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