Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson Is Annoyed by Mama June's 'Ridiculous' Big Check After She 'Stole My Money'

Published: June 5, 2025

In an exclusive sneak peek at the June 6 episode of Mama June: Family Crisis, Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson isn't ready to move past the money problems with her mother.

The teen says Mama June thinks repaying her money is "a game," but she isn't over her mother stealing funds from her Coogan account.

"This isn't just like a little hurdle to jump over. This is like a whole mountain to climb over," Alana tells her mom.

In the episode, Mama June is ready to make amends and finally repays her daughter $30,000 after the teen previously complained that her mother stole out of her Coogan account.

Alana appears at a loss for words, but she calls it "ridiculous" in a confessional, adding, "The only thing I can say is ridiculous. It's like, she thinks it is a game, and she's like, 'Alana, here's your check.' Like, no, this isn't a game."

She finally asks her mom, "What are you expecting me to do with this?"

"You're gonna take the bank," Mama June replies simply.

After the waitress takes their orders, the matriarch makes a special request. She asks, "And real quick, before you go, can you take a picture of us real quick?"

"What are we taking a picture for?" her daughter questions as she looks bewildered.

"She wants a picture," she tells cameras. "Like, get a grip. You didn't just sell me a car. She's a joke."

Despite her annoyance, the pair take a photo together while holding the check. The moment is orchestrated by Mama June as she wants her daughter to "feel like she won a damn sweepstakes."

Her mother finally hands her a cashier's check, which accepts while also thoroughly examining the authenticity of the check.

Alana admits that the payment will help her build the future she wants, saying, "Of course, this money is gonna help me pay for school and help me get the education that I want."

"But at the end of the day, it was the principal, and it's like it should have never happened," she adds. "Still, don't ever think I'll get over the fact that my mom stole my money."

When Mama June asks if the mother-daughter duo are "good now," her daughter explains, "I mean, we're good as far as the money, but like, deep down, it's gonna take some time. This isn't just like a little hurdle to jump over. This is like a whole mountain to climb over."

In May, the reality star told PEOPLE that she never saw single cent from her shows Toddlers & Tiaras and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

"I never had gotten all the money," Alana shared. "I have never, ever received the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo money. I've never seen it. Never ever even heard of it, if I'm being completely honest. I don't know what happened to it."

As fans may recall, on the last season on Mama June: Family Crisis, Alana and Mama June faced off after Mama June admitted to taking funds out of Alana's Coogan account, a trust where parents of child stars are legally required to deposit a percentage of their earnings.

Mama June: Family Crisis airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on WEtv.

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