Lifetime is giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the life and profession of Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, and the previous childhood actuality star is on board to relate.
As revealed by Individuals, Thompson will narrate Lifetime’s upcoming biopic, I Was Honey Boo Boo, which is able to delve into the Toddlers & Tiaras alum’s childhood stardom. The movie is ready to premiere on Saturday, Could 17, at 8/7c and can give viewers a glance into Thompson’s youth as a actuality tv star from her perspective.
In accordance with the official synopsis, “[Thompson] reveals how her on-screen confidence hid the cruel actuality of fixed criticism and household struggles, notably together with her mom, Mama June.”
“Alana’s dynamic persona captivated audiences and caught the eye of producers, catapulting her and her household to meteoric stardom as actuality TV stars,” the synopsis continues. “However behind closed doorways had been compelled smiles, silent tears and the lingering sense of uncertainty for what the longer term held for Alana and her household.”
It concludes, “After a collection of scandals and authorized troubles, Alana’s world was turned the wrong way up and he or she was finally positioned within the care of her older sister, Pumpkin. Now in school, Alana is set to shake off the labels which have adopted her, make clear the darker aspect of kid stardom and forge a path to beat generational trauma and challenges.”
Comfortable Face star Vale Cooper performs the younger Alana, whereas Isabelle Ayres stars because the older Alana. As well as, Chelsea Larkin (The Second Metropolis) portrays Mama June, Georgia Small (A Christmas Quantity One) performs Pumpkin, Mia Turley stars as Younger Pumpkin, and Neil Chinneck (Name The Midwife) performs Sugar Bear.
Thompson and her household presently star within the WE television actuality collection, Mama June: Household Disaster, which paperwork their numerous ups and downs. Final season, viewers noticed Thompson and Mama June at odds over cash owed to Thompson from her work as a toddler star.
I Was Honey Boo Boo is the most recent in Lifetime’s “I Am/I Was” biopic franchise, which takes a deeper look into some of popular culture’s most fascinating folks. Earlier movies within the collection have included I Am Elizabeth Sensible, I Am Victoria Gotti, I Was Lorena Bobbit, and I Was Octomom.
The movie is produced by Cineflix Productions and ITV America’s Thinkfactory Media in affiliation with GroupM Movement Leisure. Govt Producers embody Jeff Vanderwal, Sherri Rufh and J.C. Mills of Cineflix; Adam Reed and Tim Cohen-Laurie of Thinkfactory; and Richard Foster and Chet Fenster of GroupM Movement Leisure. The script was written by Emily Silver and Katie Boland directs.
I Was Honey Boo Boo, Premieres, Saturday, Could 17, 8/7 c, Lifetime