Mama June Opens Up About Her Experiences With New Husband Justin Stroud

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June Shannon, most well known for her appearance on the TLC series Here Comes Honey Boo Booas «Mama June,» is opening up about her new husband Justin Stroud. June and Justin got married secretly in a Georgia courthouse in the spring of 2022. Over the years, June has had her fair share of relationship troubles, but she has a new perspective following the secret marriage ceremony.

June's first appearance on TLC was on Toddlers And Tiaras, with her daughter Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson. Following that, audiences got to know her and her family on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. During her time on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, June was with Mike «Sugar Bear» Thompson, who is Alana'sfather. The two were not legally married, but the couple separated in 2014. Following the split, June began dating Geno Doak, which lead to a series of rough patches for the two, ranging from struggles with Geno's drug use to custody battles resulting in June losing custody of Alana.

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While June has remained relatively quiet about her new man, she is now opening up about her feelings toward Justin. In an exclusive clip obtained by People, June saidthat she is «grateful for the person that [she] found.» She expressed that things with Justin are a stark contrast to her past with Geno, saying that her former relationship was «abusive.» She explained that her life with Geno wasone of the darkest periods of her life. «I lost everything,» she said.«I went through about $250,000 of dope [cannabis]in four and a half months.» June said that her situation became so troubling at one point, "that my dope people were concerned — they didn't want to give me dope." She described her