Alana Thompson — better known as Honey Boo Boo — is set to compete on Dancing With The Stars: Juniors. when it premieres Sunday, October 7. But the reality star is hard at work training. In a new interview, the 12-year-old revealed she’s already hit her breaking point! Will she survive the first episode? Click through the gallery to find out what’s going on.
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Alana is best known for her appearances on reality shows Toddlers & Tiaras, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, and Mama June: From Not to Hot. Now, the pageant queen is taking a huge leap into dancing, and she's super nervous!
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“I did hit a breaking point at one time,” she confessed to
People. “
Mackenzie Ziegler is on the show and I was like, ‘I’m never going to be better than her.’ But I kind of got past it because you don’t have to be the best dancer to win. It’s not just about being the best dancer. It’s about having fun, too.” Mackenzie appeared on
Dance Moms with sister
Maddie, though she doesn't dance as much anymore.
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“And everyone around me was so supportive,” she added. Her dancing partner is
Tristan Ianiero and their mentor is adult dancer
Artem Chigvintsev. Artem has never won
DWTS. The junior couples
debuted last night on the program.
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“Some days I would get super nervous and frustrated, but Artem and Tristan were supportive and told me I was going to be great. If you’re questioning your abilities — I mean, I thought dancing was going to be the hardest thing ever to learn and to do, but it wasn’t as hard as I thought once we got the hang of it. If you’re going to do something, don’t be afraid to do it and just do it!”
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"It meant a lot to have most of my sisters there because they both flew in from Georgia, which is like a four-hour flight," she said. "It meant so much to have them there. And it meant a lot to have my mom there. She was so supportive. Just knowing they’re they to support me means everything."
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Are you rooting for Honey Boo Boo on Dancing With The Stars, Jr? Sound off in the comments!
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Alana is best known for her appearances on reality shows Toddlers & Tiaras, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, and Mama June: From Not to Hot. Now, the pageant queen is taking a huge leap into dancing, and she's super nervous!
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“I did hit a breaking point at one time,” she confessed to
People. “
Mackenzie Ziegler is on the show and I was like, ‘I’m never going to be better than her.’ But I kind of got past it because you don’t have to be the best dancer to win. It’s not just about being the best dancer. It’s about having fun, too.” Mackenzie appeared on
Dance Moms with sister
Maddie, though she doesn't dance as much anymore.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“And everyone around me was so supportive,” she added. Her dancing partner is
Tristan Ianiero and their mentor is adult dancer
Artem Chigvintsev. Artem has never won
DWTS. The junior couples
debuted last night on the program.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Some days I would get super nervous and frustrated, but Artem and Tristan were supportive and told me I was going to be great. If you’re questioning your abilities — I mean, I thought dancing was going to be the hardest thing ever to learn and to do, but it wasn’t as hard as I thought once we got the hang of it. If you’re going to do something, don’t be afraid to do it and just do it!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
"It meant a lot to have most of my sisters there because they both flew in from Georgia, which is like a four-hour flight," she said. "It meant so much to have them there. And it meant a lot to have my mom there. She was so supportive. Just knowing they’re they to support me means everything."
Are you rooting for Honey Boo Boo on Dancing With The Stars, Jr? Sound off in the comments!
Photo credit: Getty Images
