June Edith "Mama June" Shannon was born on August 10,1979 and is the matriarch of the Shannon family, the mother of Anna, Jessica, Lauryn, and Alana.
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10 Facts About Mama June
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Mama June's youngest daughter, Alana, was born in 2005, fathered by Mike Thompson, from whom June split in 2014.
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Mama June subsequently underwent bariatric surgery, having part of her stomach removed as part of a sleeve gastrectomy, in 2016 and reportedly lost more than 300 pounds thanks to the surgery as well as the help of dieting and personal trainer, Kenya Crooks.
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Mama June later began dating Justin Stroud before the two married in March 2022.
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Mama June ultimately lost a substantial amount of weight and in 2019, Mike proposed to her a second time with a new diamond wedding ring.
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Mama June suffered from heart trouble in 2015, leading him to incur $150,000 in hospital bills.
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He, along with Mama June, was arrested in March 2019 for drug possession in Alabama.
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In December 2014, Anna appeared on an episode of Dr Phil, alongside her grandmother, Sandra, to discuss the disappearance of money from her savings account, which Mama June had access to, and the backlash she received as the result of endorsing products claiming to treat the Ebola virus and cancer.
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In 2015, Alana and Mama June appeared on an episode of The Doctors, who urged Mama June to take control of Alana's weight, which had reached 125 pounds, making Alana clinically obese.
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In 2021, Alana and Mama June competed in season six of The Masked Singer as the wild card contestant "Beach Ball" which was the first contestant to have a double-sided head.
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