Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson Teases Marriage Plans With Dralin Carswell

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson exclusively told E! News how she feels about marrying her boyfriend Dralin Carswell, noting that a wedding isn’t currently her top priority.

Here comes the bride? Not anytime soon for Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson.

While the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo alum shared that she and her boyfriend Dralin Carswell are “doing good,” she insisted a wedding is still a long way off for the couple.

“Not until after school, probably,” she told E! News correspondent Will Marfuggi in an exclusive interview, “just because it’s so expensive and a wedding is a lot of work.”

But while the couple—who made their romance public in September 2021—doesn’t have a timeline in mind for her walk down the aisle, Alana, 19, teased, “It’s in the future.” (For more with Alana, tune into E! News May 15 at 11 p.m.)

The reality star—who appeared on the TLC series alongside her mom Mama June Shannon as well as sisters Anna “Chickadee” CardwellJessica Chubbs” Shannon and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon—also shared her hopes of having a family of her own in the future.

“I want to have kids eventually,” she continued. “I don’t want to have a lot of kids—I want maybe two, that’s it—but not for a long time.”

Although Alana is certain about her desire to have children, she’s less sure about raising them in front of cameras. After all, her own early stardom brought incredible highs and crippling lows, which are chronicled in the new TV movie I Was Honey Boo Boo.

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“I’ve been in the spotlight for so long,” she noted. “I’ve just seen all the hate that I got when I was younger. I don’t know if I would want to put my kid through that. I might just wait until they get old enough to make that decision for themselves.”

But in the meantime, Alana is enjoying being “in a really good spot” in her life, adding, “I don’t think it could get better right now.”

I Was Honey Boo Boo premieres May 17 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on Lifetime. For more TV premiere dates, keep reading.

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