Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson just went public with her older boyfriend, Dralin Carswell. But the reality superstar already sparked engagement rumors when she was noticed wearing a diamond on her ring finger.

Alana and Dralin had been first publicly related closing September. The couple made headlines for his or her four-year age hole – while Alana is 16 years previous, Dralin is 20-years old and enrolled in school. But resources claimed the couple had been head-over-heels for each other despite public criticism.

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“Dralin and Alana are connected on the hip and hang out together at all times,” one source instructed The Sun. “He used to be quiet at first, but he’s like one of the crucial circle of relatives now. He’s just as a laugh and crazy as the rest of them.”

The Truth About Alana’s Diamond Ring

But Alana sparked engagement rumors previous this month after she was once spotted wearing what appeared like a diamond on her ring finger. This temporarily resulted in on-line hypothesis over whether she and Dralin have been making plans to tie the knot.

However, a representative for the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo alum has set the record directly – it’s no longer a real engagement ring. As consistent with E! News, the representative confirmed it’s no longer an engagement ring or anything symbolic, adding it’s “only a ring.”

Alana is fairly private about her personal existence now that she’s now not on TLC. The former Toddlers & Tiaras megastar recently lives with her older sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, who was awarded custody of the teen earlier this year.

Mama June Shannon was ordered to pay her eldest daughter $800 per 30 days in kid enhance until Alana turns 18-years-old. The resolution got here after Mama June’s years-long fight with dependancy and the legislation.

Although Alana is no longer living with her debatable mother, Mama June has been vocal about her daughter’s courting. "You cannot pull them out of each other's asshole,” she previously said. "She wears lengthy lashes. She has long nails and now she's in an interracial dating," Mama June continued "She does get a large number of hate on that. She just chooses, to avoid the negativity, not to put everything out similar to me."

In addition to her sister, Lauryn, 22, is raising 5 of her own children, including a set of twins that she welcomed earlier this month.

Sources: The Sun, E! News, PEOPLE,

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