June “Mama June” Shannon says her boyfriend, Justin Stroud, isn’t in it for the celebrity.
“We simply began chit-chatting, and I began stalking him,” the “Mama June: Street to Redemption” star joked in a new interview with “Entertainment Tonight.”
“All people all the time says he’s a clout chaser,” she added. “F—ok, I used to be chasing him!”
Shannon famous that she moved into Stroud’s residence as their romance blossomed.
“Folks don’t notice. When me and Justin first met, I moved in with him, to his residence. We each had our separate properties, however I moved in with him. And no, he’s positively not a clout chaser,” she defined. “He does his personal stuff. I do my very own stuff, however we do a whole lot of stuff collectively.”
Although Shannon, 42, has been on tv for greater than a decade, the “Toddlers & Tiaras” alum mentioned that Stroud, 34, claimed he had no concept who she was once they started courting in 2021.
“He didn’t know who I used to be to start with, actually. He didn’t know,” she mentioned of the auto mechanic. “And he did inform [the producers], ‘No, I don’t wish to be a part of it. I don’t wish to do it.’ He had a full-time job. He owns companies. He has his personal life.”
Shannon added, “So it has been form of an adjustment to him, however he’s like, ‘F—ok it.’ He acquired throwed into it, so he’s like, ‘Let’s experience.’”
The fact TV matriarch, who’s “in restoration” after battling drug habit, mentioned that she and Stroud, who can also be sober, are serving to one another keep blissful and wholesome.
“You simply acquired to be supportive. There’s days, as a result of simply because some persons are going to return clear doesn’t imply — it doesn’t turn into peaches, flowers, and rainbows,” Shannon mentioned of the couple’s dynamic.
“Lots of people say, ‘Properly, two in restoration can’t be collectively.’ Properly, that’s a lie,” she elaborated. “We’re going to show that … We’ve been by hell and again. We’ve recognized one another for a yr. Most relationships don’t undergo the obstacles that we now have needed to undergo within the final yr, they don’t even undergo it within the lifetime of their relationship. So I believe actually, that’s made us stronger.”
Shannon mentioned that she is grateful to have discovered “someone who understands” her.
Shannon and Stroud every appear to grasp the fun of being caught doing mundane duties by paparazzi.
Over the previous few months, the pair have been photographed ring buying at a mall in suburban Alabama, kissing on a carousel in Los Angeles and cozying up for a romantic hike, additionally within the Metropolis of Angels.
“Mama June: Street to Redemption” returns Friday, Might 13, at 9 p.m. ET on WE television.
