Mama June’s daughter Honey Boo Boo, 16, holds hands with boyfriend, 20, as brother-in-law threatens to ‘break his neck’

for the new season, set to air May 13, the 16-year-old could be seen flirting with her boyfriend Dralin Carswell while holding a football.

The duo later walked while holding hands before sitting down with the family for the reality star's birthday.

Joshua Efird, Honey Boo Boo's brother-in-law, then gave Dralin, 20, a speech, saying: "The only thing I ask for is respect and for you to treat her really really good and if you don't man I'm just going to break your neck."

Honey, formally known as Alana, then put her face in her palm out of embarrassment.

HONEY IN LOVE

The preview clip followed The Sun breaking the news in August that the teen TV personality was dating a college student.

By then, the child star had been dating Dralin for six months, and according to sources, her sisters approved of the match.

An insider confirmed that the 20-year-old attended a Nashville technical school before the pandemic hit, but now resides in Georgia near Alana and her sister Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Shannon, 21, who is also her legal guardian.

The insider exclusively told The Sun: “Dralin and Alana are attached at the hip and hang out together all the time.” 

Honey Boo Boo’s sisters, including Pumpkin, Jessica, 24, and Anna, 27, also approve of Dralin, too.

The insider continued: “He was quiet at first, but he’s like one of the family now. He's just as fun and crazy as the rest of them.” 

“He has a Camaro, that’s like his baby, and he lets her drive it sometimes.

"Right now she is saving up for her own car though, she wants a Jeep.” 

SOCIAL MEDIA OFFICIAL

The pair quietly made their relationship Facebook official in March, when Dralin updated his status to “In a Relationship.”

On the same day, Alana posted a photo of the pair together on her private account.  

In the comments on that picture, Dralin called her his “bae” and dropped in a heart emoji.

Though the rest of Alana's family is friends with him on social media, her mother, Mama June Shannon, is not connected to Dralin on the platform.

BEST FRIENDS

The 16-year-old touched on her relationship in her recent interview with Teen Vogue. 

During the conversation, she said her boyfriend is probably her only real friend since she has found it hard to connect with peers due to her fame.