Born in Georgia in 1979, June reportedly got pregnant with her oldest child, Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell when she was 14. She then dropped out of high school, and later earned her GED, according to Cosmo. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Shannon revealed that she also dated significantly older men at a young age, claiming,
"I was dating men who were in their 20s, their 30s. My mom knew about it."
She added,
"I was just honestly looking for the attention I wasn't getting at home."
Little did June know that attention would arrive in spades when reality TV came calling.
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Starting a family in her teens | 0:15
Reality TV sensation | 0:49
Relentless body-shaming | 1:49
Losing her vision | 2:35
Struggling with addiction | 3:03
Getting the 'old' Mama June back | 3:38
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