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Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
'OutDaughtered': Danielle & Adam Busby Share Update on Daughter's Medical Diagnosis
'OutDaughtered': Danielle & Adam Busby Share Update on Daughter's Medical Diagnosis originally appeared on Parade. OutDaughtered viewers have seen Danielle and Adam Busby speak about their daughter, Parker, having anxiety—and recently, they gave fans an update on how she's doing now. On June 26, the parents of six opened up about Parker's journey on their More Than Reality Podcast. She is one of the TLC stars' 10-year-old quintuplets along with Ava, Olivia, Riley and Hazel. (They also share an older daughter, Blayke, 14.) 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 "A lot of people have been asking about Parker because we went down that road with Parker where we'd started noticing at a very young age she had anxiety," Adam said during the podcast episode. "We did something on the show to kind of highlight what we were doing to seek help, what we were doing to like work with her and stuff." Since then, Parker has made impressive strides in coping with feelings of anxiety. "I mean I even am like, 'I can't believe this used to be my most anxious child who needed some form of security all the time,'" Danielle said. The OutDaughtered production team also noticed a marked difference in Parker after the show's two-to-three-year hiatus. "Whenever the crew came back, they were like, 'Is this the same kid?'" Adam shared. "A big part of her coming out of her shell is just her being comfortable in her own skin and realizing just how good she is at gave her a lot of confidence." Danielle explained that parental encouragement has been a major factor in helping Parker navigate anxiety. "'You can do this, let's try it'—it's baby steps even though at times it might not be something she wants to do, but we know it's something that could help her," the busy mom shared. "We can tell she wants to do it but the anxiousness holds her back." Signs the Busbys noticed in Parker when she was younger included getting an upset stomach at times and then "spontaneously" throwing up, putting her hands over her ears when she got overwhelmed in large groups of people and more. Helping her mentally prepare for events or activities that might trigger anxiety symptoms is one way Adam and Danielle have helped their daughter in addition to aiding her in finding her voice to express her thoughts and feelings. Dance classes helped build her confidence, too. All 10 seasons of OutDaughtered can be streamed on Max. Next: 'OutDaughtered': Danielle & Adam Busby Share Update on Daughter's Medical Diagnosis first appeared on Parade on Jun 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
There's a new reality show about virgins. It's not what you think.
Just days after his shaggy hair and somehow shaggier eyebrows were on display in TLC's new show, Alex Stunz came to Yahoo's New York office with a much more subdued appearance. His hair and beard were neatly combed, and his button-down shirt complemented his eyes. It's likely that the makeover was a part of the new TLC reality show he stars in, Virgins, which premiered June 9, but to spoil his onscreen arc would be a catastrophe. The series is about exactly what you think it is: four singles living across the United States share their lives and their struggles to sexually connect with other people. What you might not expect is the empathy it shows its cast in a sea of franchises that invite viewers to gawk at unusual lifestyles. Alex refers to his virgin status as 'my situation,' as if it's a problem to fix. He likes his life — his sisters describe him as 'social and outgoing' — but he'd love it if his bed saw some action, even if it is in his parents' house. Society is obsessed with virginity, which in turn has made Alex somewhat obsessed with his 'situation.' 'If I met a girl at the bar and wanted to bring her home, could I? Yes,' he says in the show's first episode. 'Would I? No. Only because, to me, it's embarrassing. Men in their 30s, maybe, should be living on their own.' Alex has failed to launch. Being bullied in school harmed his self-esteem, and now, at 34, he still lives in his parents' attic, which they refer to as his 'hole.' He's close with his older sisters, who are both unafraid of poking fun of him, encouraging him to 'just get laid' and begging him to use the back shaver their mom got him for Christmas. Alex told Yahoo Entertainment that when he shared the trailer for the new show, his friends and family expressed a lot of support. They called him 'brave,' saying, 'good for you.' His whole community seems to be rallying around the idea of him finding a life partner, just as they would in the olden days. Sitting across from Alex in the conference room with us is Rhasha, whose beauty has already compelled someone on the street to ask if she's the host of an HGTV series. (She's not, yet, but she'd be down.) Her story is perhaps the most unusual on the show. 'I'm a divorced virgin,' Rhasha says in the first episode, widening her eyes as if she can sense the audience gasping at her admission. She explains that she married an international student whom she had fallen for so he could stay in the country, but their marriage remained celibate, despite her desires. It harmed her self-confidence, which is why I found it so surprising that she was willing to broadcast some of her most personal secrets on TLC. It's riveting television, but is it the right move for someone hoping to take her power back? 'I didn't know if it was the move or not, to be honest. I was just looking for help after my divorce,' she told Yahoo Entertainment. 'It felt right, because what's yours is meant to be yours.' Both Alex and Rhasha's storylines are a bit over-the-top, as any reality show is wont to be — Alex's involves getting chest hair waxed after tantric speed-dating sessions, and Rhasha was tied up and suspended in the air by a mysterious bandana-clad man named Scarecrow after confessing that she's into bondage play. But instead of treating them like freaks of nature, the show gives them every opportunity to open up and relate to viewers who might be experiencing a similar situation in their own lives. They told Yahoo Entertainment that they weren't particularly worried that people might be pointing and laughing at them onscreen. They both knew this was a drastic step, but their circumstances were unusual, and it could be the key to sexual liberation. 'Without the help of someone, I probably would not experience meeting someone and having sex,' Rhasha said on the show. 'And I need that in the grossest of ways.' The two other virgins featured on the show are 35-year-old Los Angeles resident Deanne and 37-year-old Hollywood entertainer Sonali. Deanne, who's ambitious and successful, struggles to make compromises on her high expectations for men. Sonali was raised religious and fears intimacy. Though those two women weren't with us in the conference room, all four were texting later that day in the group chat they named 'Virgin OGs.' The cast of TLC's Virgins are all searching for love and a physical connection, but they've got to come to terms with how they're letting societal expectations mess with their heads. The show forces the virgins to confront the kind of topics not usually seen in sex ed: masturbation, BDSM, vaginismus, shifting religious standards and even how our expectations can get in the way of our desires. According to Leigh Norén, a sex and relationship therapist and social worker who isn't part of Virgins, talking about the unusual or embarrassing parts of dating on a show like this 'could potentially be helpful at normalizing [these] experiences.' 'Even for those who have a lot of sexual experience, talking about sex while dating can feel really awkward,' she told Yahoo Entertainment. 'Virginity has always been important within our culture. A lot of it stems from religion and the common focus on abstaining from sex before marriage.' Norén explained that virginity is particularly sexualized for women, but men are just expected to perform sexually. That creates different but profound problems that are often not discussed. Instead, having them brought out into the open helps to break stigmas around sex and sexuality. Together in a conference room, I watched Alex and Rhasha smile and prompt each other about their journeys, without allowing for any spoilers, of course. They both told me that they're '100%' glad they came on the show — which might be a double entendre, I'm not sure. Regardless, they seem infinitely more confident in front of me than when I watched them on my screen. If talking about taboos like virginity is the first step to overcoming them, these two newly minted reality stars soared toward conquering that goal, no matter what happens. Self-confidence seems to be key in the journeys all four virgins are embarking on this season. It's required to put yourself out there, and necessary when it comes to standing your ground in the search for the 'right person' to have your first sexual encounter with. Wearing the most fabulous off-shoulder top that she swears is thrifted, Rhasha declares herself to me as 'Rhasha, no last name, like Madonna.' The same woman I'd watched giggle onscreen about being 'nasty' before quickly adding 'sorry mom' was so unabashedly herself that she didn't mind telling a journalist who was taking notes about her demeanor exactly how she wanted to be portrayed. Of course, once you've been broadcast on TV telling a relative stranger exactly how you'd like to be spanked, you might find me a lot less intimidating. Whether or not it'll be 'Virgin Summer' remains to be seen, though. I asked Alex and Rhasha if they were planning to listen to Lorde's forthcoming album, coincidentally called Virgin, when it comes out June 27. They hadn't heard of it, but maybe it's not the anthem they need anymore.
The South African
2 days ago
- Climate
- The South African
Cape Town Weather: Checkers store in Sea Point FLOODED (pics)
Cape Town weather can be capricious at the best of times. The Mother City got a taste of torrential rain on Wednesday, which included widespread flash floods. Rain affected Sea Point for most of the day, but the most intense downpour came just before 5 pm, accompanied by thunder and lightning. What's in store for the weekend? The outdoors was mostly a no-go zone in Cape Town on Wednesday, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do when the chocolate cravings hit. It was worth looking like a drowned rat after a quick excursion to a Checkers store in Sea Point to yield some delicious treats. Tireless Checkers employees had to act fast with buckets. Image: jamofreemantle / IG The rain is expected to persist through Saturday, but there might be some respite on Sunday, accompanied by a smidgen of sunshine. TLC said Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls. However, this is the window when experienced hikers do exactly the opposite. If you're a lucky fish and going to the Springboks vs Barbarians in Green Point on Saturday, take a jacket. Take many jackets. Maybe start an umbrella company, even. Get the latest weather updates from Andrew Adamu. How do you pass the time during miserable weather spells like this in Cape Town? Let us know by leaving a comment below or sending a WhatsApp to 060 011 0211. Also, subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
There's a new reality show about virgins. It's not what you think.
Just days after his shaggy hair and somehow shaggier eyebrows were on display in TLC's new show, Alex Stunz came to Yahoo's New York office with a much more subdued appearance. His hair and beard were neatly combed, and his button-down shirt complemented his eyes. It's likely that the makeover was a part of the new TLC reality show he stars in, Virgins, which premiered June 9, but to spoil his onscreen arc would be a catastrophe. The series is about exactly what you think it is: four singles living across the United States share their lives and their struggles to sexually connect with other people. What you might not expect is the empathy it shows its cast in a sea of franchises that invite viewers to gawk at unusual lifestyles. Alex refers to his virgin status as 'my situation,' as if it's a problem to fix. He likes his life — his sisters describe him as 'social and outgoing' — but he'd love it if his bed saw some action, even if it is in his parents' house. Society is obsessed with virginity, which in turn has made Alex somewhat obsessed with his 'situation.' 'If I met a girl at the bar and wanted to bring her home, could I? Yes,' he says in the show's first episode. 'Would I? No. Only because, to me, it's embarrassing. Men in their 30s, maybe, should be living on their own.' Alex has failed to launch. Being bullied in school harmed his self-esteem, and now, at 34, he still lives in his parents' attic, which they refer to as his 'hole.' He's close with his older sisters, who are both unafraid of poking fun of him, encouraging him to 'just get laid' and begging him to use the back shaver their mom got him for Christmas. Alex told Yahoo Entertainment that when he shared the trailer for the new show, his friends and family expressed a lot of support. They called him 'brave,' saying, 'good for you.' His whole community seems to be rallying around the idea of him finding a life partner, just as they would in the olden days. Sitting across from Alex in the conference room with us is Rhasha, whose beauty has already compelled someone on the street to ask if she's the host of an HGTV series. (She's not, yet, but she'd be down.) Her story is perhaps the most unusual on the show. 'I'm a divorced virgin,' Rhasha says in the first episode, widening her eyes as if she can sense the audience gasping at her admission. She explains that she married an international student whom she had fallen for so he could stay in the country, but their marriage remained celibate, despite her desires. It harmed her self-confidence, which is why I found it so surprising that she was willing to broadcast some of her most personal secrets on TLC. It's riveting television, but is it the right move for someone hoping to take her power back? 'I didn't know if it was the move or not, to be honest. I was just looking for help after my divorce,' she told Yahoo Entertainment. 'It felt right, because what's yours is meant to be yours.' Both Alex and Rhasha's storylines are a bit over-the-top, as any reality show is wont to be — Alex's involves getting chest hair waxed after tantric speed-dating sessions, and Rhasha was tied up and suspended in the air by a mysterious bandana-clad man named Scarecrow after confessing that she's into bondage play. But instead of treating them like freaks of nature, the show gives them every opportunity to open up and relate to viewers who might be experiencing a similar situation in their own lives. They told Yahoo Entertainment that they weren't particularly worried that people might be pointing and laughing at them onscreen. They both knew this was a drastic step, but their circumstances were unusual, and it could be the key to sexual liberation. 'Without the help of someone, I probably would not experience meeting someone and having sex,' Rhasha said on the show. 'And I need that in the grossest of ways.' The two other virgins featured on the show are 35-year-old Los Angeles resident Deanne and 37-year-old Hollywood entertainer Sonali. Deanne, who's ambitious and successful, struggles to make compromises on her high expectations for men. Sonali was raised religious and fears intimacy. Though those two women weren't with us in the conference room, all four were texting later that day in the group chat they named 'Virgin OGs.' The cast of TLC's Virgins are all searching for love and a physical connection, but they've got to come to terms with how they're letting societal expectations mess with their heads. The show forces the virgins to confront the kind of topics not usually seen in sex ed: masturbation, BDSM, vaginismus, shifting religious standards and even how our expectations can get in the way of our desires. According to Leigh Norén, a sex and relationship therapist and social worker who isn't part of Virgins, talking about the unusual or embarrassing parts of dating on a show like this 'could potentially be helpful at normalizing [these] experiences.' 'Even for those who have a lot of sexual experience, talking about sex while dating can feel really awkward,' she told Yahoo Entertainment. 'Virginity has always been important within our culture. A lot of it stems from religion and the common focus on abstaining from sex before marriage.' Norén explained that virginity is particularly sexualized for women, but men are just expected to perform sexually. That creates different but profound problems that are often not discussed. Instead, having them brought out into the open helps to break stigmas around sex and sexuality. Together in a conference room, I watched Alex and Rhasha smile and prompt each other about their journeys, without allowing for any spoilers, of course. They both told me that they're '100%' glad they came on the show — which might be a double entendre, I'm not sure. Regardless, they seem infinitely more confident in front of me than when I watched them on my screen. If talking about taboos like virginity is the first step to overcoming them, these two newly minted reality stars soared toward conquering that goal, no matter what happens. Self-confidence seems to be key in the journeys all four virgins are embarking on this season. It's required to put yourself out there, and necessary when it comes to standing your ground in the search for the 'right person' to have your first sexual encounter with. Wearing the most fabulous off-shoulder top that she swears is thrifted, Rhasha declares herself to me as 'Rhasha, no last name, like Madonna.' The same woman I'd watched giggle onscreen about being 'nasty' before quickly adding 'sorry mom' was so unabashedly herself that she didn't mind telling a journalist who was taking notes about her demeanor exactly how she wanted to be portrayed. Of course, once you've been broadcast on TV telling a relative stranger exactly how you'd like to be spanked, you might find me a lot less intimidating. Whether or not it'll be 'Virgin Summer' remains to be seen, though. I asked Alex and Rhasha if they were planning to listen to Lorde's forthcoming album, coincidentally called Virgin, when it comes out June 27. They hadn't heard of it, but maybe it's not the anthem they need anymore.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
She was Honey Boo Boo
In 2012, TLC filmed a tiny, hyperactive 6-year-old girl with curly blond hair as she flailed about in an interview chair, declaring herself a 'beauty queen' and a 'superstar.' She dissed her fellow child beauty pageant contestants, calling them 'honey boo boo child' and introducing her mother, 'Mama June' Shannon, as the 'Coupon Queen.' Her high energy and penchant for creating viral soundbites in a playful Georgia accent (like 'dollar makes me holler' and 'everybody's a little gay') made her a meme and a reality TV staple for the next decade. But that was Honey Boo Boo, not Alana Thompson. Technically, they're the same person. Thompson will still smile and take a photo with you if you recognize her as her younger alter ego out in public, but she's got an identity of her own now beyond the caricature of a redneck reality star. She's ready to tell her story. 'I decided that now was a good time because I feel like everybody thinks they know my story,' she told Yahoo Entertainment in the same familiar Southern twang of her youth. 'I think it's going to be an eye opener for everybody because everybody thinks they know … me.' The 19-year-old is now studying nursing at Regis University in Denver. When she's featured on the latest iteration of her family's long-running reality show, Mama June: Family Crisis, she's doing her best to separate herself from the chaos of her upbringing. That's what she hopes her new Lifetime biopic, I Was Honey Boo Boo, will help accomplish. In the film, actors re-create scenes from Thompson's past. Those scenes are threaded together with statements from Thompson in the present. Though she talks extensively — and candidly — about her mom and sisters in the film, which first aired in May, she didn't run any of her plans or statements by them beforehand. 'Everything that was said, I just said it. I knew that I wanted to share my story and be the most authentic — I did not want to lie about anything, so I literally told them that I'm filming a documentary series,' Thompson explained to Yahoo Entertainment. 'Just know that nothing is left untold.' Nearly every child star who maintains an audience into adulthood has to reckon with the same thing: How do I confront my past but continue forging a present that's both satisfying and separate from what made me famous? For Thompson, the solution is simple. She's just going to keep telling the truth. That starts with the reality of the emotional abuse that she endured both onscreen and off. Thompson wasn't just a child star — she was 'mama's little moneymaker,' per a reenactment in her movie, within a family constantly rocked by scandal. In I Was Honey Boo Boo, present day Thompson says, 'It was always the same thing. I wanted Mama, but her love was only transactional.' After Thompson was crowned queen of the Toddlers and Tiaras universe, she got her own show: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which ran for two seasons. It was technically canceled in 2014, when Shannon was caught spending time with a registered sex offender. It was reborn — now with Shannon, whose 300-pound weight loss made headlines, as its title character — on WeTV in 2017 as Mama June: From Not to Hot; then rebranded to Mama June: Road to Redemption in 2021, when Shannon began trying to get sober after an arrest for drug possession; and once again, retitled Mama June: Family Crisis, in 2023. The franchise has been criticized for years for poking fun at its subjects in its portayal of Thompson's family as 'a horde of lice-picking, lard-eating, nose-thumbing hooligans south of the Mason–Dixon line,' 'a car crash' and 'people to point and snicker at.' Despite the way the shows seemed to suggest that the family should be laughed at because of the way they look and talk, they just kept coming back, demanding to be seen. Having cameras around all the time wasn't easy — especially when her family was enduring so many difficulties — but Thompson didn't mind putting on a show. "Growing up in the spotlight, there's things I probably would have did different, but it was hard and it was fun at the same time. I have always loved being the center of attention, and I've always loved making people laugh,' Thompson told Yahoo Entertainment. 'I loved every second of it. There was never a time I was like, 'I don't want to do this.'' Much of I Was Honey Boo Boo's runtime is spent detailing the emotionally abusive relationship between Thompson and her mother. Shannon first appeared as a loving-if-misguided mother figure who nurtured Thompson's love of pageants, yelling 'Work it, Smoochie!' from the audience as Thompson performed and feeding her 'go-go juice' (Mountain Dew and Red Bull) to get her hyped up. She produced just about as many viral quotes as her daughter too. But as time went on, Shannon's substance abuse and relationship conflicts became a serious problem in their home, causing financial and interpersonal strife. At one point, Thompson's sister Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Efird became her legal guardian. By the time she became an adult and left the care of anyone she's related to, Thompson had been the star of three reality shows. 'For me, it's not about fame and it's not about the money,' she says in the biopic. 'Honestly, my story is simple. It's about a mom and a daughter and breaking the cycle of emotional abuse.' But the money still matters — or else it serves as evidence that the relationship between Thompson and her mom has always been fraught. Over and over, Thompson explains in the biopic that her mom would cling to her when she needed money, then let her go when she didn't. Thompson has claimed that she never received any of the money she earned as a child star. She doesn't even know how much she'd be owed, at this point. On Season 6 of Mama June: Family Crisis, Shannon confessed that she'd taken some of the money allotted to Thompson in a Coogan account, a trust in which parents are required to set aside the earnings of their child star children. Shannon paid it back but never apologized. 'I would tell people to take it one day at a time and just know that there is light at the end of the tunnel,' Thompson said. 'Not every day is going to be your worst day, and not every day is going to be your best day, so just take it slow and work with what you got.' She just wishes that she could go back in time and tell herself that. 'To know where I [was] five or six years from now to where I am today is such a big, dramatic change,' she said. 'It makes me more motivated to see what else I can do in the future.' When Thompson looks back at old memes and videos of herself, she feels both sadness and happiness. Being able to rewatch Here Comes Honey Boo Boo feels a lot like watching a home video. But sometimes, those memories sting. 'We used to be so close as a family … we're close again now, but when the cameras really started coming out, we wasn't as close anymore. It's a little sad,' she said. Burdened by bullying and a hectic filming schedule, Thompson left traditional school to be homeschooled when she was young. Years later, her return to public high school is shown as a major turning point in Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. She's exceptionally smart, which wouldn't surprise anyone who considers how many witty and instantly iconic statements she's responsible for, and defies the not-so-bright stereotypes forced upon people with accents like hers. Thompson is fully committed to school right now, focusing as much as she can. She's officially a junior in college and hoping to become a pediatric ICU nurse. 'I just want my adulthood to be, like, me accomplishing my goals,' she said. 'Eventually, in the future, I want to be a mom and stuff. I don't like to go too in detail because I don't even know what's going to probably happen tomorrow!' Thompson still loves performing, though. 'I like turning on the spark and being energetic and being … fun when in the room. I don't like to have a little sad party,' she said. That's a relief to hear, because Thompson's still technically a part of her family's reality show. They've all come together in recent years after losing her sister Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell to cancer. Thompson said that, in spite of whatever relationship she has with her mom, she's 'very grateful' for Mama June: Family Crisis. 'It's one of the main reasons I'm able to pay for college. I am very grateful for it, but it's a lot, trying to do college and have the show and everything,' she said. On the show, she's Alana now. In her everyday life, most people still call her Honey Boo Boo when they come up to her. It's not as bad as it used to be, though. 'I remember us first coming to Hollywood, and we were bombarded by paparazzi,' she said. 'I probably get [approached] maybe like five or six times a day. When I first got famous, it was like 20 or 30 times a day.' Thompson laughed when she realized that five or six confrontations per day is still quite a lot, but she's never known anything different. People might have their perceptions of her — they always have — but she's focused on who she's becoming. 'Everybody's always gonna have their own opinion on me, regardless of what I say, but I just want people to know that I really am a hard worker. I really am this happy little bubbly girl … I'm so sweet and I'm not as stuck up and all famous-person as people think I am,' Thompson said. 'I just want people to know that this is my truth.'
