June Shannon

Honey Boo Boo's Sugar Bear and Mama June are husband and wife.

Well, maybe. They won't say if they've actually gotten married or just committed to each other. In any case ... there was a big wedding-type thing!

There were vows, a cake, a camo gown and tons of family and friends present to honor Mama June (June Shannon, 33) and Sugar Bear (Mike Thompson, 41).

Honey Boo Boo herself (Alana Thompson, 7) and big sisters Pumpkin, Chickadee and Chubbs all joined the duo in their Georgia backyard for a ceremony.

A rowdy Cinco de Mayo BBQ followed.

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She's shed 100 pounds in just a few months, so does this mean June Shannon is in dancing shape?

ABC reportedly hopes so.

With that network announcing the new cast of Dancing with the Stars on February 26, rumors are circulating that the woman responsible for Honey Boo Boo will be included among the latest slate of movers and shakers.

Also among those being considered by the series? Boxer Victor Ortiz; former Bachelorette Emily Maynard and reality TV show star Kourtney Kardashian.

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Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. And there goes a few dozen rolls on June Shannon.

The patriarch of TLC's First Reality Show Family tells TMZ she has shed 100 pounds since her series began filming.

But she didn't suddenly start cooking with any healthy recipes or jump on any treadmills. She simply lived her life in front of the camera.

"I haven't done any surgeries...no diet pills... never went to the gym," June says. "But with the show I've been more active. They have me running around and going different places... I guess it's paying off."

Is it ever! You tell us now, fellas, when it comes to a slimmed down June Shannon: Would you hit it?

Man. You pull one drunken gorilla suit prank and this is the response you receive.

Tony Lindsey - better known as "Crazy Tony" on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - has been banned from that TLC series by June Shannon after he was arrested in November for playing in traffic (in a gorilla suit) along a Georgia highway.

Shannon tells TMZ that she loves Tony "as a friend," but that was "a crazy story" and she wants to keep her hit show "family oriented."

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Did you think it was over, THGers? Did you think you had seen the last of Alana Thompson and her family?

HA! Think again.

The seven-year old beauty pageant champion and her quirky clan will be featured this Sunday in a special Halloween episode of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

To get viewers in the mood, TLC has released the following clip from the installment, in which June Shannon expresses her disdain for mayonnaise. Her EXTREME disdain for mayonnaise.

It's akin to how many folks feel about this strange woman and her children. Watch now:

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Clip: Halloween Special

Honey Boo Boo cannot vote. It's unclear if she can even spell the word "vote."

But the seven-year old TLC star appeared alongside her mother on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and told the host she is endorsing President Barack Obama.

Her reasoning? Mitt Romney has said his favorite reality TV series trainwreck is Snooki.

Honey Boo Boo on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Part 1)

Other topics included in the interview, the first part of which is posted above and the second below: couponing, nicknames and the mystery of June's baby daddies.

Just kidding about the final item...

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June Shannon can't take a joke, not when it comes to her loved ones.

Appearing on TMZ Live yesterday, the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo matriarch was asked about the way in which South Park mocked her family earlier this month.

And she at first tried to take the high road, telling the site:  "Being a big person, I didn't take offense ... that show is just not a show that I would want to be on in the first place."

South Park Clip: Parody of Honey Boo Boo

But pressed about a storyline that focused on seven-year old Alana Thompson receiving a heart transplant from a pig because she ate too much junk food, Shannon replied:

"It was kinda trashy."

She's talking about South Park, just to be clear. Not Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. We understand the confusion.

Forget signs of the Apocalypse. We're may be inching nearer the Mom-pocalypse.

A month after reports claimed Kris Jenner looked down on June Shannon and the entire Honey Boo Boo family, a source says the Kardashian matriarch now wants to get into business with the mother of four.

"The Thompsons don’t really have any professional representation outside of TLC," Star Magazine claims this week. "And Kris thinks she can get them some serious endorsements and more money from the network. They’re getting a fraction of what Kate Gosselin got.”

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has been picked up for additional episodes, although it's unclear just what kind of raise June and company received.

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June Shannon, the mother of six-year old Alana Thompson, knows there are haters out there. She's aware of the scorn aimed in the direction of her family due to their antics on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

But Shannon is also familiar with the ratings, as the show draws around three million viewers per week.

And, during an appearance on the season premiere of Anderson yesterday, the unit's matriarch was asked to explain her program's popularity. Turns out, the Shannons are just keep it real, folks!

Honey Boo Boo and June Shannon Interview

On the same episode, host Anderson Cooper touched on his public admission this summer and why he came out as a homosexual.

June Shannon may not come across as the sharpest knife in almost any drawer, but the matriarch on Here Comes Honey Boo can at least do some basic math.

So while the criticism against TLC, this series and the family at its center may grow stronger by the week, the ratings do the same.

Indeed, "for every person that's hating on us, there's three people that love us," Shannon tells TMZ when asked about her critics. "It's weird that haters know more about our show than our amazing fans."

Shannon believes "a lot of people relate to" the Thompsons, a unit comprised of six-year old Alana, her three sisters and Alana's biological father, Mike.

But not many out there can relate to the salary this family rakes in for each episode. Shannon has shot down reports that put her weekly take-home at $4,000 and simply says in this latest interview:

"We're very well compensated."

How do you feel about the Thompsons?