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Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Mama June shrugs off calls for her to be axed from reality TV after stealing daughter Alana's money
Mama June Shannon has shrugged off calls for her to stop profiting from reality television after she stole over $30,000 from daughter Alana ' Honey Boo Boo ' Thompson - insisting she now simply ignores all the negative comments. The matriarch, 45, sparked outrage last year when she admitted she had spent thousands of dollars of Alana's money on living expenses, including manicures and household bills. Joining in the studio for an exclusive interview last week, June was asked for her response to those who don't want to see her on their television screens again following the scandal. Along with her daughter, Alana, 19, she was also pressed on whether she still keeps an eye on the comments from social media users. 'I used to fight like everybody when I first started this adventure years ago, because I wanted to go after everybody that was talking bad, but now I'm just like, okay, it makes my views go up, argue in the comments if you want to,' she said, referring to being trolled. June, who has a history of substance abuse and was charged with felony possession of drugs in 2019, said that much of the only abuse she is subjected to is due to her past addiction and Alana's money. 'The biggest thing I get is the money, the drugs, or "why is she talking so loud?" I'm like, if you've been around, if y'all want me to get real loud, I'll get real, real loud,' she continued. Nowadays, June isn't engaging with the trolls. 'I just say, watch the show, thank you for commenting, thank you for putting us on the algorithm, thank ya'll for your concerns,' she added. 'I just answer it and go about my business.' June argued that she will always be subjected to criticism no matter what she does, and she has reckoned with this. 'If I move a certain way or I say a certain thing… like I know tonight when I go live on start talking after the show airs, they're going to talk about that,' she said. 'They're going to talk about that a year from now. It's just like they keep flogging that horse and you're just like, that's already been dealt with.' In April 2024, June admitted she spent $30,000 of daughter Alana's money on 'life expenses.' Alana was so distraught by the news that at the time she stated she was considering legal action against her mother, who had attempted to talk her way out of the confrontation. Speaking exclusively to at the time, June said that she had only spent Alana's Dancing with the Stars paycheck and did not steal her entire life's savings. 'I did not spend 12 years of money. It was only from one show [Dancing with the Stars],' she said. 'Alana has money in a Coogan account [a special blocked trust fund account for child stars] that she is choosing not to touch – and it is in the six figures. It's like is over $200,000.' Alana's total fee for Dancing with the Stars amounted to $60,000, but after Californian taxes, June claimed all that remained was $35,000. 'It is really only $30,000,' she continued. 'That's not a lot of money. We paid the bills with that, it went on whatever her needs were, whether it was getting her nails done or her lashes done or whatever it was. 'We also stayed out in California back in 2018 when she was on Dancing with the Stars and that did cost. 'Unfortunately, I didn't have a ton of money myself. I used that money to reinvest in her and support us through that time because we stayed out in California for almost a month after she got off Dancing with the Stars. 'So that's the only money in question. It's not hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was only the money from the one show, and I put the recommended amount of money, which was 20 percent into her savings. 'And, you know, this may sound rude, but legally I don't have to pay or give any money back.'
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Married At First Sight star Elizabeth Sobinoff reveals why she left the spotlight
Married at First Sight star Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Sobinoff has revealed why she left the spotlight. On Friday, the two-time reality TV bride shared a humorous Instagram reel to her Stories from the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids with the caption: 'POV: Me after leaving a social event that was full of inauthentic conversations.' Lizzie, 34, added some choice words of her own explaining her brief foray into the influencing industry after her appearances on MAFS in 2019 and again in 2020. 'What it felt like when I attended the maybe five influencer events I've ever been to...' she wrote, sharing the post to her 370,000 followers. In a second post, Lizzie added that she doesn't consider herself to be an influencer like most reality stars become following their time on the show, before revealing why. 'And no, I'm not what most people would call an influencer,' she continued. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I did it for five minutes of my life. It wasn't for me. I just have a bit of a following because of the show.' Lizzie was dubbed 'Australia's Most Confident Bride' in season six when she was disastrously paired with groom Sam Ball and was rumoured to have been paid $100,000 by Channel Nine when she returned in season seven. New Idea reported the former retail store manager had been paid 'the whopping fee for a four-week appearance on [season seven] while the rest of the cast were paid $150 a day.' The former reality TV star is now happily married to her engineer husband Alex Vega, and is mum to an 18-month-old baby girl and a newborn baby boy who was born in April. During Lizzie's first appearance on MAFS, her occupation was listed as 'Store Manager' and during her second, it was listed as 'MAFS contestant'. In April 2019, she signed with celebrity talent agency CGM Talent, which no longer exists. 'So I'm pretty excited to mention that I'll be working with @ctmgroupau for all things management. Cannot wait to work with a team that understand my direction! For MGMT Enquiries, TV and radio and brand collabs, DM the team or email- talent@ Lizzie wrote on Instagram at the time. Lizzie partnered with brands such as Booby Tape, Sculpt, Tan Tootie, and Tribe Skincare. The bulk of her posts did not include an advertising hashtag, which wasn't yet required by Australian law, but did often include discount codes. Presumably, Lizzie was paid for her posts and also for the use of her discount codes. Lizzie limited comments on her account after the birth of her daughter in 2023, citing the negativity that often permeates on Instagram. 'My comments have been limited for a while now. Due to the nature of social media. It tends to breed negativity, not always but it definitely can,' she explained. 'I love to post BUT I have set boundaries…. And that's not a bad thing.' In April 2024, she also took to social media to defend MAFS brides from trolling about their appearances. 'I saw an Instagram post about an injector going into detail about a girl on the current season of MAFS' face,' she said. 'Coming from someone whose been on MAFS twice, these are people. Two, it's not fair to their mental health when you start picking apart their appearance like that because they will see it.' 'I don't know this girl's storyline, I just was upset at how no one takes into consideration that she is a human and has feelings. Maybe say it's triggering for me at how I was torn apart by a lot of the PUBLIC,' Lizzie continued. 'In that particular line of work I'm under the assumption that you want to improve someone's confidence, make them feel good about themselves. I see this as counterproductive. Just for views?' she added. Lizzie was famously fat- shamed by her first Married At First Sight groom Sam Ball on season 2019 of the show. 'I've never really dated girls as big as Elizabeth to be honest. It's obviously a topic that's troubled her in the past,' he on the reality series. Sam also sparked outrage after revealing his plans to help Lizzie lose weight after their televised nuptials. 'She's got a beautiful face... Maybe I'll get her running in the mornings... but she'll be right. We'll get her going,' he said. Lizzie and Seb Guilhaus hit off immediately during her second showing on MAFS in 2020, and stayed together after the show, before parting ways in 2021.
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE 'Can't even get on Today Extra': Nine's secret list of banned talent - and why the network refuses to work with them. Plus, a uni romance between political rivals becomes the talk of Canberra: INSIDE MAIL
Where stars are born... and buried Here's a story that'll give reality TV stars nightmares.
