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Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Efird is engaged to her boyfriend Darrin Kitchens less than one year after the couple joined OnlyFans together.
In an interesting twist, Kitchens is the cousin of Pumpkin's ex-husband and baby daddy Josh Efird, who she divorced in 2024.
Lauryn, the star of TLC's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and its current spinoff Mama June: From Not To Hot, announced the joyful event on TikTok this week.
The 26-year-old's sister, Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson, 21, and her beau, Dralin Carswell, 25, were present when Kitchens popped the question.
Kitchens proposed on a rooftop in Atlanta, Georgia, which he had rented for the romantic moment, per TMZ, with candles, red roses and a giant 'Marry Me' sign lit up with red light bulbs to set the scene.
'I am literally STILL over the moon!!!' Lauryn wrote in the caption of her TikTok slideshow. 'Last night Darrin proposed, with [Alana] right by my side, and I seriously couldn’t have asked for anything better. These last 2 years have been a WILD ride, but it’s a wild ride I wouldn't wanna take with anyone else.'
Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Efird is engaged to her boyfriend Darrin Kitchens after two years of dating - and announced the joyful event with a TikTok slideshow
Lauryn's sister, Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson, 21, and her beau, Dralin Carswell, were on hand to witness the proposal, which took place on a rooftop in Atlanta, Georgia
The mom-of-four currently works as an OnlyFans creator and even films X-rated videos with Kitchens
While Kitchens happens to be a cousin of Efird's, they are not blood related.
The OnlyFans model filed for divorce from Efird in August 2024 and it became finalized a month later, with the couple agreeing to joint and legal custody of their four children, Ella Grace, eight, Bentley Jameson, five, and four-year-old twins Sylus and Stella.
The mom-of-four went on to describe the evolution of her relationship with Kitchens, who fully supports her OnlyFans work and even films X-rated videos with her.
'We’ve had SO many good times, made so many memories,' she gushed, 'and I'll never lie… we've definitely had our disagreements too. But at the end of the day, this love has always felt so different from anything I've ever experienced.'
Speaking directly to Kitchens, Lauryn continued: 'The way you support me, the way you love me, the way you love my kids, and most importantly, the way you ALWAYS lift me up means more to me than you’ll ever know.
'You've stood beside me and for that I'm so thankful I get to do life with you.
'I'm so excited for this next chapter, for our future, for our family, and for all the memories we still have ahead of us.'
Calling Kitchens her 'forever' man, Lauryn wrote: 'I love you more than you'll ever know baby. Here's to forever!!!
Lauryn jumped into her fiancé's arms after he popped the question
Lauryn is very close to her younger sister Alana aka Honey Boo Boo, who she has raised since 2022 when their mother June Shannon faced legal and personal struggles in her life
The OnlyFans model showed off her sparkling split shank diamond engagement ring
'The Future Mrs. Kitchens has a NICE RING to it,' Lauryn wrote in her TikTok post
In addition to creating OnlyFans content, the 26-year-old also works as a stripper and appears at adult conventions
'The Future Mrs. Kitchens has a NICE RING to it,' she added while showing off her split shank diamond engagement ring.
Cameras were on hand to capture the magical moment, which will be featured on the family’s WE tv reality show, Mama June: Family Crisis, per TMZ.
The engagement comes after Lauryn blasted a Georgia private school on social media for revoking her daughter Ella's admission.
School administers made their decision after discovering Lauryn's explicit adult content on her OnlyFans account, which did not 'align' with their school values.
'I was told that my social media does not align with their school. Excuse me, what?' Lauryn fumed on Facebook.
'I was brought into an office and told that my daughter would not be accepted because of MY social media. Not hers. MINE,' she added.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Lauryn said that her main issue with the school was the 'lack of communication' and that she felt that her time had been wasted going through the lengthy admissions process, only to then have Ella's acceptance letter withdrawn days before she was due to start school.
'I had already prior visited this school and was never made aware that they disliked my social media content,' she said.
The family's original claim to fame was the TLC reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which was canceled in 2014
Lauryn was previously married to Josh Efird, the father of her four children and a cousin of her new fiance
'Never once was that discussed. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, one hundred per cent, and it's at their discretion, but they could've made it very clear before we started this process that she wouldn't be allowed there.’
Lauryn stated that Ella will now be homeschooled and that she doesn't want her daughter at a 'judgy' school that would look down on her family.
'We've found a homeschool teacher who's willing to provide the higher criteria Ella needs and now she will enjoy the comfort of not being put into a judgmental system,' she said.
Lauryn posts explicit and 'hardcore' adult content on OnlyFans and revealed on The TMZ Podcast she makes between $14,000 and $15,000 per day.
'It's not just about the money. It's being able to provide my kids with such a better lifestyle,' she told the outlet.
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