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Honey Boo Boo and BF Dralin Carswell’s Relationship Timeline Ahead of ‘Family Crisis’ Season 7
PREMIUM EXCLUSIVE: MAMA June's youngest daughter, Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson walks hand in hand with her older boyfriend - proving their relationship is still going strong. The 16-year-old reality TV star has been dating 20-year-old Dralin Carswell for more than 14 months. These photographs show the couple posing for the camera as they took a walk near her home in McIntyre, Georgia, USA. The lovebirds were seen strolling around the city park wearing matching black shorts and black Nike T-Shirts that read: “Have a Nike Day." In other cute shots they could be seen laughing and posing in a tree while another image captured Dralin feeding her a scoop of frozen ice from the Frozen Frog store. The couple’s romance was initially revealed last August when the pair went Instagram official. But Alana removed the online photograph of them together after Internet trolls criticized the relationship due to their age difference. Alana - who first appeared on TV aged six in the show ’Toddlers and Tiaras’ revealed in Teen Vogue that she didn’t have many friends besides Dralin. Despite the mean online comments about their four-year age gap, her sister and legal guardian Lauryn 'Pumpkin’ Shannon is said to approve of the relationship. 13 Apr 2022 Pictured: Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson , Dralin Carswell. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA847581_002.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and boyfriend Dralin Carswell are still going strong after making a cross-country move to Colorado.
Dralin, who began dating the reality TV star in 2021, has only received praise from Alana’s family, with her sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird (née Shannon), vocally appreciating him for treating Alana “with the utmost respect.”
In May 2025, Alana opened up about her thoughts on marrying Dralin in the future.
