Why Mama June Is Happy That She Gained Weight Following Drug Addiction Problem

Mama June Shannon stunned everyone when she debuted her slimmer frame on her reality show, “Mama June: From Not To Hot,” after undergoing an extreme makeover about five years ago. At present, she’s put some weight back on and she says she’s happy with it.

Mama June has decided to address her weight gain that was featured in the first episode of her new show, “Mama June: Road to Redemption,” which premiered on Friday.

On the show, the reality star admitted that she and boyfriend Geno Doak put on some weight after completing their rehab stint and while living the sober life in Florida for the past seven months. She said her lover gained about 100 pounds while she gained about 60 pounds, according to Daily Mail.

In an exclusive interview with TooFab, Mama June shared that she’s not at all upset with her weight gain because her weight is not her top priority at the moment. For now, she is more focused on her sobriety as it could help her reconnect with estranged daughters Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon.

“If you've ever been in addiction, you have to know your sobriety has to be #1 and forefront. This may be bad on my part, but it takes precedent over my relationship with Geno, my relationship with my family, my production team,” she said.

“With my weight loss, I have as I like to tell people, gained that healthy Covid weight. I've put on probably about 60-70 pounds. Am I happy the way I am? Yeah. When I was a Size 2 at 150, I was way too damn small. Now I'm 250 and I feel good. Even when I was 500, people didn't believe I was 500,” she added.

Though she’s pleased with her weight gain, Mama June made it clear that she would still like to work on her body and shed some pounds since her new size is causing “some medical issues.”

Meanwhile, Mama June dropped a bombshell ahead of her new show’s premiere when she revealed that she spent almost $1 million on drugs at the height of her addiction. She even shared an instance when she had to send her dealer $80,000 through a mobile app just to satisfy her cravings for dope.