Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson turns 7 + Episode discussion

Honey Boo Boo's birthday celebrations were never going to involve a simple slice of cake and a couple of balloons.

Instead the spirited reality star marked her big day with a trip to Walmart - where her mother treated her to a tube of Silly String.

The star of TLC's Here Come Honey Boo Boo then let rip, spraying the string all over herself, and a photographers car.

Wearing a T-shirt bearing the legend 'down and dirty Redneck style', the seven-year-old charged around with her three sisters as they all sprayed the string.

The family had stocked up on the shopping trip, loading a trolley with soda and other treats.

According to the Hollywood Reporter she and her family are paid a tiny $2,000 per episode of the controversial reality show.

This compares to six-figure salaries for other reality stars on the channel.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that in total the Thompsons will earn around $40,000 for the ten episode season, plus a 'small 'location fee'' for any filming carried out in the family home'.

Since their show aired the Thompsons have come under increasing scrutiny.

Honey Boo Boo's mother June, 33, has been criticised for 'drugging' her daughter after feeding her a mixture of Red Bull and Mountain Dew before shows, which she dubbed 'go-go juice'.

And she has also been forced to deny laughing at the newest member of the family, her newborn granddaughter Kaitlyn, who has two thumbs on each hand.

But despite this 'Mama June' has denied that she regrets opening her home to the cameras.

'No,' she told People magazine. 'I don't have anything to hide.'

And she claims that the 'go-go juice' was a one-time incident.

The family were also investigated by child protection authorities in Georgia after a video surfaced of Honey Boo Boo dancing on a bar.

No charges were filed following the investigation.

'It was the worst four days of my whole entire life,' June says.

She says the bar appearance was 'a meet-and-greet at a concert.'

But, she adds: 'After I left, I realized, "I'm not gonna put Alana in that situation again because it was crazy."'







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Happy birthday to the happiest Toddlers & Tiaras kid their is. New episode starts at 10:00 PM EST. Be sure to tune in and discuss as the family tries on wigs and Sugar Bear feels frisky after seeing June in hers.