Mama June Shannon and her family have a lot of drama to deal with in season six of Mama June: Family Crisis.
In the first episode which aired on Friday, the 43-year-old reality star and her daughters still have a strained relationship and seem to barely speak to each other after the events of last season.
At first, the Shannon family matriarch was seen moving to Alabama with her husband, Justin Stroud, without telling any of her daughters.
Her 23-year-old daughter, Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’, is still angry with her mother while raising four children with her husband, Josh Efird, as well as her younger sister, Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson, now 17.
This all happened as the second eldest daughter, Jessica Shannon, 26, became increasingly estranged from her family and, as Pumpkin suspected, was hiding a big secret.
Season premiere: Mama June Shannon and her family have a lot of drama to deal with in the sixth season of Mama June: Family Crisis
Strained relationship: In the first episode which aired on Friday, the 43-year-old reality star and her daughters still have a strained relationship and seem to barely speak to each other after the events of last season.
The episode begins with Mama June having breakfast with her new husband and talking about the mysterious symptoms plaguing his health.
Justin – whom she married at the courthouse after being released from prison for breaching her probation – expressed concern and raised a big issue about their marriage.
“That’s not how I wanted it to go,” he said. ‘Like, this whole wedding, you know? And how was it. It’s not what I wanted.
June exclaimed, “You took me out to lunch to tell me you want a divorce?”
Then, Justin quickly rephrased and explained that he wanted to give his fiancée a real wedding.
Later in the episode, June seemed stressed out about planning the wedding — though she’s still sure she and her daughters will work out their time differences — while dealing with a severe headache.
The next day, Justin rushes him to the emergency room after he begins to experience loss of sensation in half of his face and body.
During a tense phone call, her daughter appeared worried that June – who has been sober for three years – had started using drugs again.
Newlyweds: At first, the Shannon family matriarch was seen moving to Alabama with her husband, Justin Stroud, without telling any of her daughters
Marriage woes: Justin – whom she married at the courthouse after being released from jail for breaching her probation – has expressed concern and raised a big issue about their marriage. “That’s not how I wanted it to go,” he said. ‘Like, this whole wedding, you know? And how was it. It’s not what I wanted.
Trouble in paradise? June exclaimed, “You took me out to lunch to tell me you want a divorce?” Then, Justin quickly rephrased and explained that he wanted to give his bride a real wedding.
Health issues: Later in the episode, June seemed stressed out about planning the wedding – although she’s still sure she and her daughters will work out their time differences – while dealing with a severe headache
Interested: The next day, Justin takes him to the emergency room after he begins to feel a loss of sensation in half of his face and body. In a tense phone call, her daughter seemed worried that June – who has been sober for three years – had started using drugs again.
Previously, Mama June gave full custody of her youngest daughter Alana to Pumpkin and her husband.
She was also tasked with paying $800 in child support every month — a paltry amount, Pumpkin said in the episode, considering all of Alana’s top dues as she prepared to graduate from high school. ‘secondary studies.
As such, Pumpkin and Josh – who just welcomed twins last season – struggle to make ends meet and juggle four children under the age of five, plus a wayward teenager.
At one point, Pumpkin had to end her surprise visit shortly after showing up at Jessica’s new apartment without notice.
(She was there to ask her older sister why she had been so distant and insensitive since leaving her house.)
Josh was out shopping with their two-year-old son, Bentley, when his card declined at the gas station, and Pumpkin had to come to the rescue.
In a confessional, they explained that even with Mama June’s contributions, they need more support from their family.
Before Jessica gave up sleeping on their couch and left the overwhelmed couple’s home, Pumpkin and Josh also expressed how much they missed her help.
Overworked: Her 23-year-old daughter, Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’, is still angry with her mother while raising four children with her husband, Josh Efird, as well as her younger sister, Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson, now 17 years
Caring for her sister: Previously, Mama June ceded full custody of her youngest daughter Alana to Pumpkin and her husband, Josh. She was also tasked with paying $800 in child support every month — a paltry amount, Pumpkin said in the episode, considering all of Alana’s top dues as she prepared to graduate from high school. ‘secondary studies.
Raising five children: As such, Pumpkin and Josh – who just welcomed twins in the last season – struggle to make ends meet and juggle four children under the age of five, as well as a capricious teenager
Checking in on her other sister: At one point, Pumpkin had to end her surprise visit shortly after showing up at Jessica’s new apartment unannounced. (She was there to ask her older sister why she had been so distant and insensitive since leaving her house.)
Season six: The first episode of the new season of Mama June: Family Crisis aired Friday on WE tv. The following episodes will air every Tuesday on the AMC ALLBLK streaming service
Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell did not appear in the first episode as the 28-year-old TV personality recently revealed she was battling stage 4 cancer.
The rest of the season will see if the family can mend their relationship and reunite before June’s wedding ceremony and Alana’s graduation.
Plus, what life-changing secret is Jessica hiding?
The first episode of the new season of Mama June: Family Crisis aired Friday on WE tv. The following episodes will air every Tuesday on the AMC ALLBLK streaming service.