Redneck matriarch June “Mama June” Shannon recently made headlines by accusing the baby daddy of 9-year-old daughter Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson of cheating.
But now 35-year-old June may have a new shoulder to cry on.
The National ENQUIRER has discovered that the rumor mill in their hometown of McIntyre, Ga., is buzzing that Mama June is getting close to one of Honey Boo Boo’s hunky bodyguards.
The Enquirer has identified the man as 44-year-old Mike Batenga.
When asked by an ENQUIRER reporter on Sept. 24 what was going on between him and June, Batenga replied: “No comment.”
The strapping bodyguard also thwarted The ENQUIRER’s attempts to speak directly with Mama June.
But family friend “Crazy” Tony Lindsey – who was banned from TLC’s “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” – claims the two are close.