'I'm going to look completely different': Mama June gears up for weight loss surgery in sneak peek of new reality show From Not To Hot
Mama June Shannon will star in Mama June: From Not to Hot, an upcoming WE tv series documenting her weight loss after gastric sleeve surgery.
The network Wednesday released a trailer for the seven-episode, hour-long show. It will focus on the 37-year-old reality star's winning the battle of body image, as well as her relationship with David Michael 'Sugar Bear' Thompson, the father of her famed daughter Alana, fondly known to TV viewers as 'Honey Boo Boo.'
In a sneak peek the network released on People, the 37-year-old mother-of-four was seen in a hospital bed just prior to her surgery - which had life-threatening implications - talking to daughters Alana and Lauryn (nicknamed 'Pumpkin') about the life changes in the offing after the procedure was complete.
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Taking chances: Mama June Shannon is set to return to TV in Mama June: From Not to Hot, an upcoming WE tv series documenting her weight loss after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery
Family support: Her daughters Honey Boo Boo (left) and Pumpkin were emotional in the moments prior to the surgical procedure
The long and winding road: Mama June is wheeled into surgery in a preview clip
'When I’m done, I’m not even going to recognize my own self in the mirror,' said the sobbing Georgia native, who at her heaviest weighed about 400 pounds. 'I know ya'll are worried about me not coming back ... I'm scared too.'
Amid the tension in the room, Alana provided a dose of comic relief, as she said, 'I kind of have something to say, but I really don't want too ... I'm hungry!'
The Toddlers & Tiaras star then soothed her mother with calming words, with the doctor in the room: 'He's not gonna let you die, you'll be alright.'
Life decision: The mother-of-four said she decided to undergo the procedure amid a number of factors in her life influencing her to alter her appearance
Back in the limelight: The new program will bring the popular mother-daughter duo back to TV
Peace and love: The family (left to right) - Pumpkin, Sugar Bear, Honey Boo Boo and Mama June - posed on the red carpet at a 2015 event in LA
At that point, June filled in viewers with a narrative bringing them up to date on her comings and goings since her show was canceled in October of 2014 amid a scandal that arose, linking her to a former flame - and registered sex offender - named Mark McDaniel.
She said that after moving to a new place with the last of her savings, she ditched a cheating Sugar Bear and looked to slim down in hopes of sparking a new relationship.
Mainstream success: Mama June chat with Jimmy Fallon on his former late night show in 2013
Out and about: The reality star was snapped in July of 2013 at NYC's SiriusXM Studios
Viewers would witness 'a new side of Mama June as she transforms her body, and her life, while still maintaining her signature sense of humor,' WEtv president Marc Juris said in a statement on Wednesday. 'We are rooting for her as she goes on her amazing journey and we know the audience will too.'
Mama June: From Not to Hot starts airing February 24 on WE tv.
Road to fame: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo aired on TLC from 2012 until 2014
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