Lauryn Efird: Last News

Mama June Shannon‘s daughter Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon is in the market for a sperm donor! And she’s looking right at her brother-in-law to do the job!

Mama June‘s daughter Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird is getting ROASTED for a school lunch she made her little one!

Mama June's relationship with her kids, one poorly timed question manages to cast a pall on the family's fun day at the park.In ET's exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of , June and her daughters -- Jessica Shannon, Lauryn Efird and Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson — are hanging out at a playground with Lauryn's children.As June is rebuilding her connection with her kids, Lauryn explains that she agreed to spend time with her because June's been «holding up your end of the deal too» and making an effort to mend fences with her family.«You really have been showing some kind of effort,» Lauryn says, and June plays with her 5-year-old granddaughter, Ella.Speaking with the cameras in a confessional interview, June expresses her excitement for the afternoon, sharing, «Hopefully this is the first of many meetings with the kids, and I'm really excited that we're gonna have a fun day. I'm just gonna enjoy myself and take it all in.»However, the fun is short-lived, it seems, as June also has an important favor to ask her young granddaughter.«Do you still like to wear pretty dresses?» June asks Ella, who enthusiastically confirms she does.«I need you to help me,» June explains, as her daughters are elsewhere in the park playing with the other kids.

Mama June and her daughters had an emotional therapy session. So emotional, in fact, Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson said it resulted in June giving her a hug for the first time in «about five or six years.»In ET's exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of , June and her daughters -- Jessica Shannon, Lauryn Efird and Alana — are gathered in the kitchen undergoing an intense and extremely emotional therapy session. In the beginning of the clip, Lauryn straight-up tells her mom that any time the girls have made an effort to repair the mother-daughter relationship, she steps away.«Yes, this is a priority for me to fix.

Mama June is trying to win back the love of her kids the only way she knows how — by showing up unannounced at a public event and ambushing them in front of fans.In ET's exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of , Mama June's daughters -- Jessica Shannon, Lauryn Efird and Alana Thompson — are hosting a fan meet-and-greet, alongside Alana's boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, June's sister Doe Doe, and Lauryn's girlfriend, Shyann.The event seems to be going well, and in a private interview, Lauryn expresses her excitement over having the chance to take her partner to an event together.«This the first time me and Shyann have been out together in public for fans to see us, and I really enjoyed it because everybody there have been so supportive, and she's doing pretty well, the fans are great, we haven't had no crazy fans,» Lauryn shared. «She's really enjoying getting to know everybody.»However, that sense of peace and calm may have been short-lived.

, shared exclusively with ET, Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson's dad is confronted with signing over custody of the teenager.In the footage, fans see Joshua Efird, Lauryn «Pumpkin» Shannon's husband, meet with Sugar Bear to have him sign the legal documents. «If the only thing that you’ve been interested in is the best interest for Alana,» Joshua tells him, «then we have to sign some papers.»He explains, «This is, like, for us to gain sole custody of Alana from [Mama] June.»Joshua clarifies he's not coming at Sugar Bear «with a dagger,» and instead just wants to be able to formally take care of Lauryn's sister. «I just want to be able to take care of Alana like I have been taking care of Alana,» he tells Sugar Bear, mentioning that this arrangement would include medical bills and college. However, Sugar Bear is visibly having a difficult time with the situation and admits it's going to be hard for him to sign. As he said, it feels like he's «basically signing her out of my life.»Joshua can empathize with Sugar Bear considering he and Lauryn also have children. «As a father, I could never, ever, ever imagine having to sign my rights away to my child especially to another person,» he says in a confessional.

The battle for custody of Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson is over.The 16-year-old reality star was the center of a heated contest between her mother, Mama June Shannon, 42 and the teen's older sister, Lauryn Efird, 22.Lauryn, also known as Pumpkin, was awarded permanent custody of the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star, according to The Sunwhich claimed to look at court papers filed in Georgia. Custody battle: The custody battle over Alana 'Honey Boo Boo" Thompson is over.

Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Shannon is pregnant with twins less than one year after she gave birth to her son, Bentley Jameson, withhusband Joshua Efird by her side.The 22-year-old reality star is reportedly in her third trimester, and due to give birth to a boy and a girl in June, according to TMZ.Lauryn and Joshua also have a four-year-old daughter named Ella Grace, and Bentley Jameson will celebrate his first birthday in July. Baby on board! Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Shannon is pregnant with twins less than one year after she gave birth to son Bentley Jameson with husband Joshua Efird by her side; seen on InstagramJoshua looked into his son's eyes in one snap as he cradled the newborn close to his chest with a hospital wristband on his arm to announce their baby's birth in July.'After being admitted into the hospital last night at 2-3 centimeters with heavy contractions our baby boy has finally made his debut,' she captioned the series announcing Bentley's birth in July.